Laura Loomer – Eye on Islamism

Judge orders Laura Loomer and her company to pay more than $120,000 in attorneys’ fees over lawsuit against Muslim rights group

August 4, 2021 Jerry Lambe

(Law & Crime) A federal magistrate judge in Florida ordered far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer and her company Illoominate Media to pay a Muslim civil rights advocacy group nearly $125,000 in attorney’s fees and costs stemming from a lawsuit claiming the group colluded […]

Court rules against Laura Loomer in Twitter ban case Loomer argued she was unfairly booted from the social media platform.

December 29, 2020 Jim Saunders

(Florida Politics) A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld a district judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Florida conservative political activist and media figure Laura Loomer, who alleged a Muslim civil-rights organization helped engineer her removal from Twitter. A three-judge panel […]

‘We don’t have much of a choice’: Florida’s Muslim voters disenfranchised by both parties In largest swing state, most voter advocacy taking place is for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, but not everyone is happy about it

October 23, 2020 Sheren Khalel

(Middle East Eye) As the US November elections edge closer, much of the nation’s attention has zeroed in on swing states, with some, such as Florida, set to be battlegrounds that may determine the outcome. While there are only about 3.45 million […]

Widow of Pulse nightclub shooting terrorist honored by Muslim-American group

October 15, 2020 Javier Manjarres

(Floridian) Noor Salman, the widow of Islamic terrorist Omar Mateen, the Pulse nightclub mass shooter, is now being honored by the Muslim Legal Fund of America center (MLFA) at their annual “The [Angels] Await” charity fundraiser. Salman is listed as a guest […]

Osama bin Laden’s niece says only Trump can prevent another 9/11

September 5, 2020 Jon Levine

(NY Post) Another 9/11-style attack may be just around the corner if Joe Biden is elected president, warns Noor bin Ladin, the niece of Sept. 11 terror mastermind Osama bin Laden. “ISIS proliferated under the Obama/Biden administration, leading to them coming to […]

Biden campaign’s attacks on Linda Sarsour alienate Muslim voters, activists say Muslim advocates say the campaign's statement against Sarsour shows disregard for Muslim voters who may play key role in November's election

August 19, 2020 Ali Harb

(Middle East Eye) Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour offered advice to the Democrats on Tuesday on how to engage Muslim voters: ensure representation, treat Muslims as a decisive voting bloc in swing states and reach out to them in their communities. “The Democratic […]

Twitter fueled attacks on Muslim candidates in 2018, study finds

November 4, 2019 Craig Timberg

(Washington Post) Muslim candidates, including Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, endured torrents of hateful, xenophobic and threatening tweets during last year’s campaign season, much of it amplified through bots and other fake accounts, according to a study to be released Tuesday. […]

Laura Loomer’s suit over Twitter ban suffers setback; Muslim group calls it publicity stunt

October 23, 2019 Abraham Mahshie

(Palm Beach Post) Amid a wave of attacks on social media companies by far-right and conservative activists, a federal judge found Monday that firebrand and congressional hopeful Laura Loomer does not have grounds to sue a local Islamic advocacy group for her […]

Conservative, Jewish American journalist is suing CAIR and Twitter Laura Loomer claims that her ban was issued by a request made by CAIR after repeatedly speaking out against the foundation and its policies.

April 18, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Jerusalem Post) Laura Elizabeth Loomer, a Jewish far-right American activist, filed a lawsuit against the Council on American-Islamic Relations Foundation, CAIR Florida and Twitter for being banned from the social media platform and several other platforms. Loomer was banned from Twitter, PayPal, […]

Greeted by protests, Rep. Ilhan Omar tells LA-area Muslims to ‘raise hell’ in face of intolerance Outside the Woodland Hills Hilton, at least 1,000 people protested Omar's appearance.

March 24, 2019 Ariella Plachta

(LA Daily News) Freshman Congresswoman [Ilhan] Omar of Minnesota urged some 400 Los Angeles-area Muslims packed inside the Woodland Hills Hilton on Saturday to stand defiant and “raise hell” in the face of discrimination they confront as Muslims in America. It’s advice […]

Report: Facebook and Twitter consult with terror-tied CAIR over who gets banned from platforms

January 8, 2019 Jordan Schachtel

(Conservative Review) The Hamas-tied Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which is best known as an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorism financing case in U.S. history, appears to have access to high-ranking Facebook and Twitter executives and has communicated with these individuals […]

Twitter bans far-right activist Laura Loomer

November 21, 2018 Will Sommer

(Daily Beast) Twitter kicked Laura Loomer off its platform permanently Wednesday, making her the latest conservative media figure to be banned from the site. “This is not going to be the end of Laura Loomer,” the far-right activist told the Daily Beast. […]