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02 Dec 2019 | Individuals
Protected: FACTSHEET: DONALD TRUMP AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE & PRESIDENT-ELECT
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31 Oct 2019 | Individuals
Protected: Factsheet: Laura Loomer
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18 Sep 2019 | Politics
Report: Muslims Most Negatively Portrayed Minority in US Media
The portrayal of minority groups in mainstream media can have a disparate impact on how they are viewed by the general public. In the eighteen years since 9/11, the American Muslim community has borne the… read the complete article
26 Aug 2019
The Manifesto of the El Paso Terrorist
On 6 August, 2019, a white supremacist (Patrick Crusius) committed a terrorist attack that killed twenty-two people. Prior to the execution, he left a ‘manifesto’ for the public similar to the ‘manifestos’ written by other… read the complete article
20 Aug 2019 | Individuals
Christchurch Mosque Terrorist Inspired U.S. Mass Murderers
In March 2019 a young Australian white supremacist walked into two different mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. While streaming his massacre on Facebook Live, this anti-Muslim terrorist proceeded to murder 51 innocent worshipers during Friday… read the complete article
14 Aug 2019 | Policy/Law
Audit reveals the U.S. is pouring millions of dollars into CVE internationally
In 2015, the Obama administration hosted its first Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Summit, which brought together local, federal, and international leaders to discuss “concrete steps” to take to “develop community-oriented approaches to counter hateful extremist ideologies that radicalize, recruit or incite to violence.” Domestically, this summit resulted in the establishment of new roles in the government (full-time CVE coordinator, CVE task force, etc.) along with millions of dollars earmarked in CVE grants. For example, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provided $10 million in federal grants for Fiscal Year 2016 to support “programs, projects, and activities that prevent recruitment or radicalization to violence by interrupting those efforts, building community-level resilience to them, and identifying the early signs of radicalization to violence and providing appropriate interventions through civic organizations, law enforcement or other entities.” read the complete article
07 Aug 2019
Commemorating the Victims of Utøya and Remembering Islamophobic Violence
Eight years ago, on 22 July 2011, the bloodiest terrorist attack following the end of World War II took place in Western Europe and shook the Western world. In the year of the terrorist attack by Brenton Tarrant, who was inspired by Breivik’s violent actions, it is time to look back at what has happened with regard to racist violence that draws on anti-Muslim propaganda. read the complete article
30 Jul 2019
Religious freedom for whom? Islamophobia at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
Earlier this month, the State Department hosted its second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. Under the leadership of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, the Ministerial made sweeping calls for the protection of religious freedoms worldwide. Behind these lofty ideals, however, lurked a troubling reality: the conveners of the Ministerial have a long history of denigrating Islam and infringing on the civil rights of Muslims. read the complete article
02 Jul 2019 | Policy/Law
The Muslim Bans
On January 27, 2017, one week after his inauguration as President of the United States, President Trump issued Executive Order 13796, titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” The executive order banned nationals from seven Muslim majority countries from immigrating or traveling to the United States, citing national security as a primary justification. read the complete article
30 Apr 2019
The Language of the Ōtautahi/Christchurch Shooter Is at Home in the United States
On March 15, 2019, a white Australian man entered two mosques in Ōtautahi/Christchurch and opened fire upon worshippers performing Jummah (Friday) prayer. Fifty people were murdered that day, and 48 sustained serious injuries. The shooter,… read the complete article