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US Home to 74% More Mosques Since 2000

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:55:47 CST

Even as protests against new mosques got quite a bit of attention, their numbers in the US grew from 1,209 in 2000 to 2,106 in 2010, USA Today reports. And most of the leaders of those Islamic places of worship believe America is not hostile to Islam, according...

NYPD's Muslim Surveillance Used White House Funds

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:48:42 CST

The NYPD's controversial Muslim surveillance programs were funded in part by millions of dollars directly from the Bush and Obama administrations, the AP reports. Since the 9/11 attacks, $135 million has been provided through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA), which hands out grants, under the watch of...

FBI Training Materials: Muslims Are Dangerous

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:53:40 CDT

A shocking Wired exposé reveals that FBI counterterrorism agents are taught that "mainstream" American Muslims are likely to sympathize with terrorists, and that more "devout" Muslims are more likely to be "violent." The magazine acquired FBI training materials, some from as recently as March, which also say that the Prophet...

Muslim Americans Happier With US Than Everyone Else

Kevin Spak — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:56:04 CDT

If you thought things like Peter King’s hearings or the “Ground Zero Mosque” controversy would leave Muslim Americans feeling disgruntled, think again. Muslims are actually much happier with the country than everyone else, according to Pew poll released today, with 56% saying they’re satisfied with the way things are going,...

Muslim Rep Breaks Down at King Hearing

Kevin Spak — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:34:29 CST

Peter King’s hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims got off to an emotional start today, when Rep. Keith Ellison—the first Muslim American elected to Congress—broke down in recounting the story of a Muslim paramedic who died while responding to the 9/11 attacks and was later, according to...

We Need a Muslim Brady Bunch

John Johnson — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:36:47 CST

Katie Couric floated the idea of a Muslim Cosby Show a while back, and Firoozeh Dumas thinks the notion of "sitcom diplomacy" is a great idea. When she and her family moved here from Iran in 1972, "the first Americans I met were the Bradys and the Partridges," she writes...

GOP Rep Plans Hearings on 'Radicalization' of US Muslims

Matt Cantor — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:54:34 CST

A New York Congressman plans to hold hearings “to assess the extent of the radicalization of the Muslim community” in the US, and for some weird reason, Muslim American groups are not pleased, the New York Daily News reports. Peter King, incoming head of the House Committee on Homeland Security,...

Other States Battle Their Own 'Ground Zero Mosques'

Kate Schwartz — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:59:26 CDT

You basically can't escape news of the backlash over the planned mosque at Ground Zero these days—but definitely don't try to escape it by vacationing in Tennessee. That state, like many others across the country, is fighting its own mosque-themed battle. The Washington Post looks at a Muslim community...

Blogger Launches Bus Ad Attack on Islam

Emily Rauhala — Thu, 27 May 2010 09:36:00 CDT

A New York City blogger is launching a crusade against "the Islamization of America" —using the sides of 40 NYC buses. "Fatwa on your head? Is your community or family threatening you? Leaving Islam?" read the ads pasted on the buses. "Got questions? Get Answers" it continues. The ads then...