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Newark to Probe NYPD Muslim Spying

Kevin Spak — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:11:20 CST

When the AP showed Newark Mayor Cory Booker a file detailing the extent to which the NYPD's " Demographics Unit " had spied on his city's Muslims, he was caught off-guard. "Wow," he said. "This raises a number of concerns." Soon after, he said he'd launched an investigation. "We're going to get...

FBI Purges Islamophobic Training Manuals

Kevin Spak — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:54:58 CST

The FBI has flushed hundreds of counterterrorism training documents containing controversial statements about Muslims and Arabs, reports Fox News . The purge comes following a review triggered by a September Wired article , which revealed that the FBI taught agents, among other things, that Muslims were "violent," and that the Prophet Muhammad...

More Than 1K NYPD Cops Trained With Anti-Muslim Film

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:24:17 CST

Not one, not two, but at least 1,489 NYPD officers viewed an anti-Muslim film during their training, the New York Times reports in a disturbing look at The Third Jihad . The film, funded by a nonprofit group, features images including Muslim terrorists shooting Christians and a doctored photo of...

Victoria Jackson: Muslims Taking Over US

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:14:11 CST

The Huffington Post delivers a belated Christmas present in the form of yet another bizarre Victoria Jackson story , this one unearthed from an episode of her web talk show that ran last week. On "PolitiChicks," the former Saturday Night Live cast member claims that the United States has been infiltrated...

Ron Paul: Bachmann 'Hates Muslims'

John Johnson — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:08:01 CST

Ron Paul got a little feisty on Jay Leno's show last night, with one line in particular drawing a lot of attention today. Asked to critique Michele Bachmann, he said that she "hates Muslims" and "wants to go get them." He apparently made the comment in reference to her willingness...

Stewart: TLC's Muslim Show 'Most Boring' Ever

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:30:00 CST

A completely baffled Jon Stewart took to the airwaves last night to weigh in on the controversy over TLC's All American Muslim . It appears the Florida Family Association—which pushed Lowe's to pull its ads from the program —is unhappy with the show because it doesn't show radicalism. "The problem...

Russell Simmons Leads Charge Against Lowe's on Muslim Show

John Johnson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:25:18 CST

Lowe's is facing some heavy backlash over its decision to yank ads from the TLC reality show All-American Muslim . Hip-hop's Russell Simmons has been the most vocal, even offering to buy up any remaining ad space before Sunday's episode. As it turns out, that might not be necessary because the...

Europe's New Rising Tide: The Far Right

Mark Russell — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:52:43 CST

It's not just young American men who are getting kicked around in this era : Nationalism, immigration, and cultural identity have their European counterparts turning in droves to the arms of far-right politics, according to a new report. British think tank Demos used Facebook questionnaires to get information from 10,000...

'Taliban Toyota' Slur Wins Dealer $7.5M From Rival

John Johnson — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:39:34 CDT

It may be a tough time to be selling cars, but here's one way not to boost sales: Accuse your big rival of being a Taliban-loving terrorist sympathizer. A Toyota dealership in Pensacola, Florida, has to shell out $7.5 million for doing just that, reports Reuters . A jury awarded...