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11 December 11
“ But a reality TV show that lets Americans relate to the lives of Muslims in the United States is an offensive idea to those who want to demonize Islam. The Florida Family Association (FFA) launched a campaign earlier this year to get companies to pull their advertising from the program. FFA claims that 65 of the 67 companies targeted have done this, including home improvement giant Lowe’s and megabank Bank of America.
— Conservatives are targeting the TLC reality TV show All-American Muslim—and have actually successfully convinced companies to pull their advertising—because it portrays some nice Muslim people. Unbelievable.
14 April 11
The limits of a WOC feminist stance within the context of global racism

Samhita is damn smart. On the veil and the challenges of transnational feminism. With a little Ashley Judd thrown in too. An excerpt:

“The context may be different, but state mandates and coercion on what should be on or off women’s bodies is unjust. Demanding women’s bodies should be covered or uncovered, makes their bodies the ground on which battles of culture are fought. She is reduced to only her sex, objectified either in her being covered or in her being exposed. She becomes the stand-in symbol for either the past or the future, for religious anxiety and for nationalism.”

Read it.

Posted: 2:12 PM
The text translates to: “Oppressed women are easily overlooked. Please support us in the fight for their rights.” The worst.

The text translates to: “Oppressed women are easily overlooked. Please support us in the fight for their rights.” The worst.

15 October 10
French lady attacks Muslim woman and rips of her veil

And she’s not sorry about it at all. She claims, “As a woman, I felt attacked.” Um, no, lady, you felt attacked because you’re an Islamophobe.

14 October 10

Bill O’Reilly on the The View: “Listen to me because then you’ll learn…blahblah…Muslims killed us on 9/11…blahblah.” Also, Whoopi’s outfit is the best.

18 September 10
Via Andrew Sullivan.

Via Andrew Sullivan.

25 August 10
NYC Cabbie Stabbed in Anti-Muslim Hate Crime
20 August 10
“ That religion is against everything America stands for. If we have to let them build it, make them build it nine stories underground, so we can walk above it as citizens and Christians.
— U.S. House candidate Ron McNeil (R-Fl.), in a speech to public high school and middle school students (h/t Daily Show/Colbert Report’s Indecision blog). (via officialssay)

Reblogged: officialssay

18 August 10
Where's the Ground Zero Terror Mosque? 39 Experts Explain!

Apparently it’s basically at the epicenter of the doorstep to the sacred ground of the hallowed ashes where Islamic terrorism mass-murdered America’s heart.

17 August 10

“There is a difference between what you can do and what you should do. For instance, you can build a Catholic church next to a playground. Should you?”

Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh