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Bari Weiss interviews Lucy Aharish, the first Arab Muslim presenter on mainstream Israeli t.v.

Lucy Aharish is the first Arab Muslim television presenter on mainstream Israeli t.v.  Here’s a video, highly touted on the Free Press site, in which Bari Weiss interviews Aharish for an hour: “This Muslim Israeli woman is the hope of the Middle East“. I’m not sure what the title means by “hope of the Middle East,” … Continue reading Bari Weiss interviews Lucy Aharish, the first Arab Muslim presenter on mainstream Israeli t.v.

Newly elected majority-Muslim city council in Michigan bans Pride flags

I’d normally call this “you get what you vote for,” but not all Muslims are as authoritarian and Puritanical as those on the city council of Hamtramck, Michigan. Actually, the Guardian story, while displaying the homophobia of a group of Muslim-Americans, also has me a bit conflicted, for the law they passed does impose a … Continue reading Newly elected majority-Muslim city council in Michigan bans Pride flags

No evidence yet that the shooting of three Muslim students in Vermont was a hate crime

On November 25, you may recall, three young Palestinian-Americans, Kinnan Abdalhamid, Hisham Awartani, and Tahseen Ali Ahmad were shot n Burlington, Vermont. Two of the injured were American citizens (not “Palestinians”); the other a legal resident.  The alleged shooter, Jason Eaton, was captured and appears to be mentally ill. Two of the students have been … Continue reading No evidence yet that the shooting of three Muslim students in Vermont was a hate crime

From MEMRI: Americans hating America

I recently finished Douglas Murray’s The War on the West, and thought it pretty good.  Its thesis is that the Woke, and extreme Leftists in general, are espousing an activism of destroying all of Western culture, which, including music, literature, capitalism, politics, food, and so on, is seen as uniformly deplorable as it’s largely the produce of … Continue reading From MEMRI: Americans hating America

The media wants a hate crime

You have surely heard that three young Palestinian-Americans, Kinnan Abdalhamid, Hisham Awartani, and Tahseen Ali Ahmad, were shot on November 25 in Burlington, Vermont. Two of the injured were American citizens; the other a legal resident.  The alleged shooter, Jason Eaton, was captured and appears to be mentally ill. From the NYT: They were shot … Continue reading The media wants a hate crime

Why Rushdie was stabbed: an absorbing video by the Ex-Muslims of North America

This note and a video link came in a mass email from Muhammad Syed, the co-founder, executive director, and president of the Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA); Sarah Haider was the other co-founder. Now that Salman Rushdie has finally been attacked, it’s time to think about the act, ponder the history behind it, and and … Continue reading Why Rushdie was stabbed: an absorbing video by the Ex-Muslims of North America

Minnesota art-history faculty, as well as a Muslim organization, support fired instructor who showed her class a painting with Muhammad’s face (and a new video with the instructor)

As I’ve written about several times, Erika López Prater, an instructor at Hamline University in Minnesota, was fired by the school for showing a 14th-century image of Muhammad’s face in her art-history survey course. (She also showed a painting of the Prophet with his face veiled but rest of his body complete). The instructor warned … Continue reading Minnesota art-history faculty, as well as a Muslim organization, support fired instructor who showed her class a painting with Muhammad’s face (and a new video with the instructor)

Iranian schoolgirl reportedly killed by regime for refusing to sing the national anthem

We already know about Masah Amini, a 22-year-old woman beaten to death by Iranian authorities after the “morality police” arrested her for an improperly worn hijab. That itself has ignited protests throughout Iran— protests not just against the mandatory headscarf, but against oppression and Iranian theocracy in general. Women and girls, risking arrest (and even … Continue reading Iranian schoolgirl reportedly killed by regime for refusing to sing the national anthem