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Amnesty international warns of rising tide of Islamophobia

Amnesty International (AI) USA has warned about "fear, discrimination and persecution against Muslims" in the United States amid a rising tide of crimes committed against Muslims.

Opposition to ‘mosque’ directly linked to anti-Islam sentiment, poll shows

We now have clear evidence that there's a direct link between public anti-Islam sentiment and public opposition to the construction of Cordoba House, a.k.a. the "Ground Zero mosque."

Al-Azhar condemns honoring of Danish cartoonist and threat to burn Qurans

Heated reactions continue throughout the Islamic world towards the participation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a ceremony honoring the Danish cartoonist who so outraged Muslims all over the world

To Burn or Not To Burn

I am glad that Pastor Jones has decided to cancel the Quran burning event. However, neither I, nor Imam Musri (of Florida) have spoken to Pastor Jones. I am surprised

Church leader, Fred Phelps vows to take over Jones’ Quran burning plans indicating Islamophobic tendencies

According to sources the Phelps clan at Westboro insists it will not back down or be persuaded to change its plans of burning the Quran. In fact this is not

Muslims, Quran Burnings, and the Problem of Freedom of Speech

People often ask me how Muslims can get so worked up about symbolic acts but have trouble summoning the same anger over the killing of innocent civilians. It is understandable,

My Muslim Brothers and Sisters

It's wrong to judge Americans because of the actions of Michael Enright (NYC cab-driver stabbing). It's wrong to judge Americans for the actions of Terry Jones. And it's wrong to

Update: Worldwide protest over Quran burning

The Edinburgh Evening posted an article describing the people’s anger over the burning of the Muslim’s Holy Quran reporting that More than 50 Scottish Muslims arrived at the Consulate building

Obama condemns torching of Quran describing it as destructive act

With the plan to torch copies of the Muslims holy Quran, The Associated press writes that U.S. President Barak Obama publicly condemned the Florida churches plans describing it as, "A

Media frenzy surrounds Quran burning day

It appears that Pastor Terry Jones is getting the media attention he sought two years in a row with the Dove outreach the church's infamous "Islam is the Devil" t-shirts