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White House announces new religious affairs leaders, first Muslim religious freedom ambassador Biden will nominate Rashad Hussain, who served in other roles under the Obama administration, as his U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.

July 30, 2021 Jack Jenkins, Kathryn Post and Joseph Hammond

(Religion News) The White House announced Friday (July 30) a slate of nominations and appointments for top religious affairs roles, including the first Muslim American nominated to be the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. President Biden will select Rashad Hussain as […]

Omar reflects on personal experiences with hate in making case for new envoy

July 21, 2021 Laura Kelly

(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday reflected on her own painful experience with Islamophobia to push the Biden administration [to] appoint a special envoy to monitor anti-Muslim hate in the U.S. and worldwide. Omar was joined by other Muslim members of […]

Ilhan Omar leads group calling for special envoy to combat Islamophobia

July 20, 2021 Annie Grayer

(CNN) Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is leading a group of Democratic lawmakers in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia, as instances of anti-Muslim hate crimes continue to rise worldwide. Omar, one of three […]

Swalwell had meetings with Qatari charity tied to terrorist groups Qatar Foundation spends hundreds of millions of dollars per year to influence U.S. colleges

July 20, 2021 Chuck Ross

(Free Beacon) Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.), the House Intelligence Committee member who was targeted by a foreign spy during his early days in Congress, has met twice in the past nine months with a Hamas-linked charity that spends hundreds of millions […]

Big campaign cash haul for Rana Abdelhamid in primary challenge to NYC Democrat Carolyn Maloney

July 12, 2021 Chris Sommerfeldt

(NY Daily News) A Queens community activist challenging New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney in the 2022 midterm elections set a new fundraising record for progressive primary candidates in the first quarter of her campaign, her latest financial disclosure shows. Rana Abdelhamid, 28, […]

Terry McAuliffe touts endorsement from anti-Israel group Endorsement from pro-BDS activist group raises questions about VA Dem's approach to Israel

July 6, 2021 Collin Anderson

(Free Beacon) Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe welcomed an endorsement from an activist group that staunchly defends the anti-Israel boycott movement, calling into question his past opposition to the campaign. In a June tweet, McAuliffe said he was “tremendously grateful” to […]

Social media erupts after Linda Sarsour pushes antisemitic conspiracy in Surfside collapse

July 6, 2021 Tim Pearce

(Daily Wire) Women’s March cofounder Linda Sarsour was barraged with criticism after she promoted an antisemitic conspiracy about the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, on Twitter. On June 27, an expert recovery team with the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) joined emergency crews […]

ADL president blasts Ilhan Omar for CNN interview: Don’t ‘distract from your own anti-Semitic statements’ 'Rep. Omar needs to lead with accountability, not denial'

June 30, 2021 Brandon Gillespie

(Fox) Anti-Defamation League President Jonathan Greenblatt blasted Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Wednesday after she defended comments equating the U.S. and Israel to the Taliban and said Jewish members of Congress weren’t “partners in justice.” The far-left “Squad” member made the comments during […]

Ilhan Omar walks back criticism of Jewish Democrats after controversial interview Addressing latest accusations of antisemitism, congresswoman links black and Jewish fights for justice

June 30, 2021 Unlisted Author

(Middle East Eye) US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar appeared to walk back her earlier criticism of her Jewish Democratic congressional colleagues for not having “been partners in justice,” after being accused of antisemitism. “I am someone who has survived war and experienced injustice […]

Rep. Ilhan Omar refuses to apologize for comments on Israel, Hamas

June 29, 2021 Jacob Kornbluh

(Forward) Rep. Ilhan Omar declined to apologize on Tuesday for comments she made earlier this month listing the United States and Israel alongside Hamas and the Taliban as entities that needed to be held accountable for what she called “unthinkable atrocities.” Asked […]

Kevin McCarthy: Ilhan Omar’s remarks are not just ‘anti-Semitic,’ they’re ‘anti-American’ McCarthy called for Omar to be removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee

June 15, 2021 Nikolas Lanum

(Fox) House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy slammed Ilhan Omar as “anti-Semitic” and “anti-American” on Tuesday and called on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to remove the Minnesota Democrat from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. During an appearance on “Fox & Friends,” […]

House Republicans introduce resolution to censure the ‘squad’

June 14, 2021 Mychael Schnell

(Hill) A trio of House Republicans on Monday introduced a resolution to censure and condemn Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) for what they call “defending terrorist organizations and inciting anti-Semitic attacks across […]

Pelosi says House leadership ‘did not rebuke’ Omar over comments about US, Israel, Hamas and Taliban

June 13, 2021 Veronica Stracqualursi

(CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said House leadership “did not rebuke” Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar last week, after criticism from the left that the caucus was unfairly targeting Omar and mischaracterizing her comments about the US, Israel, Hamas and the […]

Omar retweets video by anti-Israel group investigated by FBI for possible terrorism ties While ISM says it's 'non-violent,' its founders have endorsed Palestinians' right to 'armed struggle' in the past

June 13, 2021 Houston Keene

(Fox) “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., retweeted a video produced by an anti-Israel organization previously investigated by the FBI for possible terrorist ties. On Tuesday, one day after she posted a now-infamous tweet likening the U.S. and Israel to terror groups […]

Dem tells high school grads they’re entering a world of ‘capitalism’ and ‘white supremacy’ Encourages them to remember 'jihad' and reject objectivity

June 11, 2021 Luke Rosiak

(Daily Wire) A school board member gave a graduation speech in which she told a mainly immigrant class of high schoolers that they were entering a world filled with “racism, extreme versions of individualism and capitalism, [and] white supremacy,” and encouraged them […]

Hamas releases statement denouncing Rep. Ilhan Omar for equating them with ‘crimes’ of America, Israel

June 11, 2021 Greg Price

(Daily Caller) Hamas issued a statement on Friday denouncing Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar for her equation of them and the Taliban to Israel and the United States. Issued by Dr. Basem Naeem of Hamas’ international relations office, the U.S.-designated terrorist organization said […]

Rashida Tlaib says she doesn’t have freedom of speech in tweet to her 1.4 million followers

June 10, 2021 Anders Hagstrom

(Daily Caller) Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib claimed that Muslim women in Congress don’t have freedom of speech in a Thursday tweet to her 1.4 million followers on Twitter. Tlaib’s comments came in response to House Democrats condemning Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan […]

Omar: I wasn’t equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries

June 10, 2021 Cristina Marcos and Tal Axelrod

(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Thursday sought to clarify controversial remarks she made earlier this week during a House hearing, saying she was not equating the U.S. and Israel with terrorist organizations. “On Monday, I asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]

12 Jewish Democrats say grouping of Israel and the US with Hamas and the Taliban gives terrorists cover, call on Ilhan Omar to clarify

June 9, 2021 Ron Kampeas

(JTA) Twelve of the 25 Jewish Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said the grouping of the United States and Israel with the Taliban and Hamas in remarks about pursuing war crimes prosecutions gives “cover to terrorist groups” and called on […]

Jewish Democratic lawmakers consider condemning Ilhan Omar for likening Hamas to Israel and US

June 9, 2021 Ron Kampeas

(JTA) Jewish Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives met Wednesday to discuss antisemitism. The 25 members of the unofficial caucus ended up fulminating about a fellow Democrat, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, for appearing to liken Hamas and the Taliban to Israel […]

Canadian imam calls Muslim Jew-hatred ‘just, logical,’ prays for jihadi victory ‘everywhere’

June 4, 2021 Joshua Klein

(Breitbart) Canadian Imam Younus Kathrada justified hatred toward Jews in a shocking recent sermon that claimed their “injustice” toward others and rejection of Islam and its prophets, while warning a mosque is no place for those unable or unwilling to hate. In […]

Eric Adams’ South Queens Muslim support fades Yemeni leaders report that Israeli-Palestinian comments shook backers

June 3, 2021 Max Parrott

(Queens Chronicle) Muslim communities in South Queens, which formerly had expressed support of Eric Adams’ mayoral bid, have reined it in over the past month based on his comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The political arm of the Yemeni American Merchants Association, […]

Senate Dems confirm anti-Israel activist to top spot at US Postal Service

June 2, 2021 Adam Kredo and Matthew Foldi

(Free Beacon) Just before the Memorial Day weekend, Senate Democrats quietly confirmed a longtime anti-Israel activist to serve on the United States Postal Service’s Board of Governors, raising further questions about the Biden administration’s embrace of those who serve on the front […]

A question about candidate’s Muslim faith roils Democrats’ debate for Virginia lieutenant governor

May 26, 2021 Antonio Olivo

(Washington Post) The six Democrats vying to become Virginia’s lieutenant governor might have expected fireworks during their first and only debate before next month’s primary election. But they probably didn’t expect them to come from one of the two moderators, who asked […]

Tlaib and Sanders ally tells people ‘don’t condemn sh*t’ on anti-Semitism

May 24, 2021 Anders Hagstrom

(Daily Caller) An ally to Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib and a former campaign staffer to Democratic Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders urged progressives to stop condemning anti-Semitism in a social media post Saturday. Comedian and activist Amer Zahr posted the video to […]

Palestine advocates slam Biden’s ‘victory lap’ over Gaza ceasefire White House sent an email on Friday highlighting comments from pro-Israel advocates and others praising Biden for role in securing truce

May 21, 2021 Ali Harb

(Middle East Eye) As Palestinians were still looking for survivors under the rubble in Gaza, the White House officially tried to claim victory, citing praise by pro-Israel lawmakers and advocacy groups for President Joe Biden’s handling of the crisis. The administration’s approach […]

Facebook won’t take down an ad that Rep. Ilhan Omar’s office says could lead to harassment and death threats

May 20, 2021 Cat Zakrzewski and Tony Romm

(Washington Post) Facebook has refused to remove a widely viewed attack ad that links Rep. Ilhan Omar to Hamas, even after her aides told the tech giant the message is inaccurate, hateful and threatened to subject her to death threats. The controversy […]

Arab Americans blast President Biden and Democrats over Israel support

May 18, 2021 Niraj Warikoo and Miriam Marini

(Detroit Free Press) Saying they feel betrayed, thousands of Arab Americans protested across Dearborn on Tuesday afternoon as President Joe Biden arrived in the city to tour a Ford Rouge plant, blasting the president over his support for Israel during its conflict with Palestinians. […]

Arab Americans plan to protest Biden’s visit to Dearborn amid tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict

May 18, 2021 Niraj Warikoo

(Detroit Free Press) As tensions heat up in the Middle East between Israelis and Palestinians, metro Detroit’s Jewish and Arab American communities are reacting with frustration and anger at times, but also are looking at ways to keep the peace among the […]

Refugees arriving in US unlikely to exceed cap set by Trump

May 16, 2021 Julie Watson and Matthew Lee

(AP) President Joe Biden, under political pressure, agreed to admit four times as many refugees this budget year as his predecessor did, but resettlement agencies concede the number actually allowed into the U.S. will be closer to the record-low cap of 15,000 […]

Ilhan Omar fundraises off backlash to anti-Israel comments Omar accused Israel of committing 'acts of terrorism'

May 13, 2021 Joe Schoffstall

(Fox) Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is fundraising off of backlash she’s received for her latest anti-Israel comments as violence between Israel and Hamas heats up. Omar’s campaign launched a fundraiser on Facebook Wednesday after criticism from Republican politicians such as Sen. Ted […]

Young, Muslim and progressive: Is another AOC-style upset brewing in New York? (LINK ONLY)

May 2, 2021 EoI News

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Biden and Islamism: What’s past is prologue

May 2, 2021 Esther

During his April 28 speech to Congress, President Biden asserted that white supremacism is currently the most lethal terrorist threat to the country, implicitly downplaying the threat posed by Islamist terror. The Biden administration has yet to clarify its attitude toward Islamism, […]

Biden SBA pick serves on the board of anti-Israel group Dilawar Syed's affiliation with the BDS movement could hurt his confirmation

April 24, 2021 Alana Goodman

(Free Beacon) President Joe Biden’s nominee for a top Small Business Administration job sits on the board of a group that lobbies in favor of the anti-Israel boycott movement and describes Israel as an “apartheid” state. Dilawar Syed, Biden’s pick for deputy […]

Denmark tells some Syrians to leave, separating families

April 23, 2021 David Keyton

(AP) An email brought Faeza Satouf’s world to a standstill. The 25-year-old Syrian refugee had fled the civil war with her family in an all-too-familiar journey across the sea to Europe, where they finally arrived in Denmark and were granted asylum in […]

House passes bill aimed at stopping future Trump travel ban

April 21, 2021 Cristina Marcos

(Hill) The House passed legislation on Wednesday that would limit executive authority to issue future travel bans like the one imposed by former President Trump against several Muslim-majority countries. Lawmakers passed the bill along party lines, 218-208, with only one Republican joining […]

White House reverses course on refugee cap after Democratic eruption

April 16, 2021 Morgan Chalfant and Rafael Bernal

(Hill) The White House Friday reversed course on refugee admissions, after an earlier announcement maintaining a controversial Trump-era refugee cap was met with disdain by Democrats and immigration activists. Following a day of blowback from Democrats, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki […]

Biden rebuffs Democrats, keeps refugee admissions at 15,000

April 16, 2021 Rafael Bernal and Morgan Chalfant

(Hill) President Biden on Friday signed an order speeding refugee admissions but maintaining fiscal 2021 admissions at 15,000, a cap set by the Trump administration and a number far below the 62,500 figure proposed to Congress earlier this year. The order would […]

Omar leads letter calling on Biden to raise refugee cap

April 16, 2021 Brett Samuels and Morgan Chalfant

(Hill) A group of House Democrats, led by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), wrote to President Biden on Friday calling for him to formally raise the refugee cap to 62,500 after he has delayed the increase for weeks. “Having fought for four years […]

House Judiciary Democrats advance bill to bar future ‘Muslim ban’

April 14, 2021 Rebecca Beitsch

(Hill) Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would bar the White House from blocking immigrants from entering the U.S. based on their religion. The bill is a direct response to former President Trump’s so-called Muslim ban, an executive order signed during his […]

Oklahoma Democrats, Council on American-Islamic Relations denounce state GOP pick for chair

April 12, 2021 Matt Trotter

(Public Radio Tulsa) The Oklahoma Democratic Party and state chapter of a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group strongly disapprove of the Oklahoma Republican Party’s new leader. Former state representative John Bennett was elected state GOP chair this weekend. As a lawmaker, […]

McCarthy asks FBI, CIA for briefing after two men on terror watchlist stopped at border

April 7, 2021 Dominick Mastrangelo

(Hill) House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is asking the FBI and CIA for a classified briefing with other top lawmakers following reports that two people on the … FBI’s terror watchlist were apprehended after crossing the southern border with Mexico. “This […]

State lawyer fired for anti-Islam tweets files speech suit

April 6, 2021 Brian Flood

(Bloomberg) An attorney alleges the Tennessee Supreme Court’s board of professional responsibility unlawfully fired him for posting tweets that an opposing party said displayed anti-Muslim bias, arguing his social media posts were constitutionally protected political speech similar to that of former president […]

CAIR to Blinken: Don’t call it ‘the Palestinian situation.’ It’s ‘apartheid’ or ‘campaign of terror’

March 4, 2021 Patrick Goodenough

(CNS) Two leading American Muslim organizations on Thursday slammed Secretary of State Antony Blinken for voicing opposition to the International Criminal Court decision to open an investigation into alleged crimes in the Palestinian territories. American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and the Council […]

Orange deputy suspended after Facebook post about Muslims ‘taking over America’

March 2, 2021 Grace Toohey

(Orlando Sentinel) An Orange County deputy sheriff was suspended for almost a month after he posted an anti-Muslim rant on Facebook, in one of several posts that prompted a Muslim civil rights group to ask the Sheriff’s Office to investigate. Master Deputy […]

Iowa senator receives ‘hateful’ messages after reading opening prayer by Muslim constituent

February 22, 2021 Ian Richardson

(Des Moines Register) When the Iowa Senate gaveled in Feb. 8, Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott, D-Windsor Heights, stood to offer an opening prayer asking God for inspiration, guidance and peace. The prayer was written by one of her constituents, a young Muslim woman. A few […]

As US refocuses anti-extremism programs on far right, many Muslims still oppose them After the Capitol attack, the Biden White House called for countering violent extremism programs to shift to a focus on white supremacists. But Muslim groups say the programs are still a waste of resources.

February 18, 2021 Joseph Hammond

(Religion News) The storming of the U.S. Capitol brought renewed attention to the threat of far-right and white supremacist groups in the nation, prompting the Biden administration to consider applying counterterrorism-focused programs that have for years targeted Muslim communities. Many in the […]

Biden’s move to expand refugee admissions is his most unpopular executive action so far Tracking of 28 executive actions puts refugee cap increase at bottom of list

February 10, 2021 Cameron Easley

(Morning Consult) President Joe Biden’s first weeks in office have been marked by a customary series of executive actions that voters have largely embraced, with one notable exception: last week’s move to greatly expand the number of refugees allowed into the country. […]

GOP lawmakers seek to remove Omar from committees as Dems press to drop Taylor Greene from panel Republicans argue that Omar has made anti-Semitic comments that are grounds for dismissal

February 2, 2021 Thomas Barrabi

(Fox) House GOP lawmakers are seeking this week to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from her committee assignments as Democrats push for similar action against embattled Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Fox News has learned. The House is […]

Progressive groups push Biden to tap accused Iranian lobbyist for top national-security role As an Iranian national, Trita Parsi probably cannot get security clearance, say experts

December 18, 2020 Adam Kredo

(Free Beacon) A coalition of progressive foreign-policy groups is pressing President-elect Joe Biden to hire an Iranian national accused of lobbying for the Islamist regime for a senior administration role that a non-U.S. citizen would likely be ineligible to hold. As Biden […]