December 2011
18 posts
From Change.Org Email List - Anti-Muslim Whole... →
queernonymoose:
—-C&P from my email box—-
Everything changed for Glenn Mack Jr. when his supervisor at Whole Foods found out he’s Muslim.
Glenn had been a rising star at Whole Foods, recruited to work in a prestigious Philadelphia store and even winning a special meeting with the company’s CEO. But when his supervisor found out Glenn would be spending his vacation making pilgrimage...
SB1070 for Muslims (NSEERS) Lands DREAM Act Youth...
queerdesi:
Earlier this year, the Obama Administration terminated NSEERS, a post-9-11 program that targeted and placed non-citizen Muslim men from over 24 countries in deportation proceedings. But the termination provides no relief for thousands of immigrants who face deportation as a result of the program. Hadi Zayed Zaidi, a Pakistani-American who was brought here at the age of 4,...
Victoria Jackson: "Muslim Brotherhood Taking Over... →
justinspoliticalcorner:
Former “Saturday Night Live” actress Victoria Jackson, working on confidential information she as a web talk show host has special clearance to obtain, has claimed that the United States is being overtaken by radical Muslims bent on bringing the nation under Sharia law.
“I just went to a briefing in Washington DC, across the street from the Capitol, at the Longworth...
[TW: Racism, Islamophobia] Parental complaints... →
adolescents:
Children’s book author Lisa Abdelsalam was all set to visit A.M. Kulp Elementary School in Hatfield this month to discuss the writing and publishing process, when some parents complained about her planned talks. “The Friday before I was supposed to go, the principal called me and said several parents complained that they did not want to have a Muslim book read in the school,” she...
Lowes Shame Campaign
cognitivedissonance:
angryfuckingliberal:
Every time I think of the Lowes Facebook page, I just get angry. They’ve closed the ability to comment on their wall, but you can still comment on their status update. You would not believe the amount of support they receive, the bigots pledging their loyalty. And I wish more people would call them out, if for no reason than to have some hope for...
frowzyteenager:
~Allegro Tranquilo ~ Tocar y Luchar: Why I Am Not Protesting at #Occupy
peopleofcolor:
For those who have known me, my keen interest in the Occupy movement comes as no surprise. For those whom I have met only recently know me as the researcher, freelance journalist and blogger who has been making it a strong point to let everyone know that I am merely observing protests ...
Apology by editor for bogus story about some... →
mehreenkasana:
As Editor of Bikyamasr.com, I am disappointed that I did not catch and hold this piece. The “Islamic cleric bans women from touching cucumbers, bananas for sexual resemblance,” article should not have run when it did. Arguably, it should not have been run at all. We should not have published about an “unnamed sheikh” in an unnamed European country unless we were able to garner...
“The TLC reality show All-American Muslim, which follows five families in...”
– All-American Muslim Meets an Un-American Advertising Pullout | Entertainment | TIME.com
The Florida Family Association criticizes the show because it “hides the Islamic agenda’s clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values.” The organization’s mission statement is to...
Sign this petition please! →
almaswithinalmas:
DEFEND OUR AMERICAN VALUES: TELL THESE COMPANIES TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST BIGOTRY AND FEAR-MONGERING BY PUBLICLY REPUDIATING CALLS TO STOP ADVERTISING DURING TLC’S “ALL-AMERICAN MUSLIM”
To be delivered to: Kristen Kurtz, Media Relations Contact, SWEET’N LOW, William P. Lauder, CEO, CLINIQUE, William J. Gentner, CEO, JOHN FRIEDA HAIRCARE WORLDWIDE, Michael Duke, CEO, WAL-MART,...
Muslim woman's body found in hospital morgue... →
throwingmolotovsforemmett:
abudai:
A £5,000 reward is being offered by police after the body of a Muslim woman was found in a hospital mortuary, covered with rashers of bacon.
The desecration was discovered when the family of the grandmother, aged 65, was waiting to see her body after she lost her fight with cancer.
The Metropolitan Police’s racial crime task force was called in to...
If you want to see some hardcore Islamophobia and... →
stfuconservatives:
They (and many other companies) recently caved to right-wing pressure and pulled their ads from TLC’s All-American Muslim. Lowes posted a whiny half-assed “well we wanted to respect everyone’s opinion but mostly decided to go with the racists” and there are some real gems of comments. Including one lady named Cynthia Bloemer who is just rattling off an ugly string of racist...
Full list of companies that pulled ads from All...
zikrayat:
3M (Command, Scotchbrand tape), Airborne Vitamin, Amway, (says it has been misrepresented) Anheuser Busch Inbev (Select55), Art Instruction Schools, Bamboozles, Bank of America (Cash Rewards), Bare Escentuals, Brother International (Ptouch), Campbell’s Soup, Capital One, Church & Dwight (Oxi Clean, Arm & Hammer), City Furniture, Conagra (Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes), ...
Lowe's Among Companies That Have Pulled Ads From... →
almaswithinalmas:
Lowe’s, the national hardware chain, has pulled commercials from future episodes of “All-American Muslim,” a TLC reality-TV show, after protests by Christian groups.
The Florida Family Association, a Tampa Bay group, has led a campaign urging companies to pull ads on “All-American Muslim.” “‘All-American Muslim’ is propaganda clearly designed to counter legitimate and...
“Whereas foreign films often more readily recognize Islam’s role as an integral...”
– Eric Michael Mazur, Encyclopedia of Religion and Film (ABC-CLIO, 2011)
Me, The Muslim Next Door – What Muslim Reality...
esprit-follet:
One of the main criticisms of TLC’s All American Muslim was that the show’s characters were representative of only a small part of the American Muslim community. If you felt that way, then a great antidote is Me, the Muslim Next Door, a web documentary produced for Radio Canada International. Filmed in Montreal and Toronto in both English and French, Me the Muslim Next Door is...