The double standard behind our anti-terrorism laws needs to be brought out into the open and examined.
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Guy Rundle: Anti-Muslim US security chief must be dreading a filing cabinet in Tripoli
When are the respective governments going to make any form of protest to the leadership of Congress about the leadership role of a man unconcerned for the deaths of civilians in allied countries “because they weren’t Americans?”
Crikey Says: Bracing for the name of the perpetrator …
Considering the knee jerk coverage from some of the world’s media outlets over the weekend, this is worth the click.
Guy Rundle: Kooks n crackpots … give ‘em publicity, own the consequences
The Right continues to whine and dine at an impressive rate.
The Pakistan dilemma
The UK government is planning to double overseas aid to Pakistan to more than £445 million. The country could clearly use it but supporting Muslims is making Christians angry, writes Richard Farmer.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: ‘Islam in Australia’ a debate we should be allowed to have
Crikey readers have their say.
The media pigeonholing Muslims is not helping any cause
Yes, there’s a lot that all ethnic and religious communities in Auburn and Lakemba community need to do, but to assume that gangland is defined purely by one religion is just ridiculous. Last time I checked, the Morans weren’t praying five times a day.
Political snippets: Ignoring what the people think
My own observations and conversations suggest the anti-Muslim sentiment is both strong and growing.
Political snippets: Are we too scared to find out?
Apparently a petition like this one calling for a ban on Muslim immigration has been tabled some 68 times in Federal Parliament.
Guy Rundle: Rundle: the multiculti waters run deep and warm
It is only when people want to build mosques, start community groups, etc, that the question of what a culture is becomes urgent.
Video of the Day: An angry voice behind the veil
This April, France will ban Muslim women from wearing face-covering veils. But one French woman Kenza Drider explains why she refuses to take off her niqab and why she’ll take her fight to the European Court of Human Rights if she gets fined.
Muslims can be blonde and aborigines can be white
Racial stereotyping doesn’t help anybody. Putting Muslims against Christians in Australia, rather than both living happily and freely in a secular society brings down both sides. Andrew Bolt should take note, says Irfan Yusuf.
America: land of the feeble, home of the weak?
The amount of lies, hate and confusion swirling around the United States right now about Muslim people and Barack Obama is staggering. This isn’t what America is supposed to be about, writes Nicolas Kristof.
Praying for peace: the Muslim prayer room in the Twin Towers
The twin towers of the World Trade Center held a Muslim prayer room, a popular and calm place. It’s an important fact to remember amongst all the mosque near Ground Zero vitriol: Muslims and Islam have always been a part of life there.
Breaking the fast: Ramadan in Cairo
Scott Bridges experiences sunset in Cairo during Ramadan, when residents spill onto the street to get their first bite to eat and drink after a long hot day in the holy month fast.
Sheridan: Ban the burqa
Immigrants must adhere to and embrace the values of their adopted countries, says Greg Sheridan. In western societies, like France and Australia, that means equality for women, and burqas have no place.
Give us a break, the fake sheik’s not worth the effort
You’ve heard of tabloid media going after thick sheiks. Now some are even using fake sheiks. And even our PM is being questioned on whether their citizenship should be stripped.
Dick Gross: Why I love the hijab
My godless heart leaps with joy when I see brave, veiled Muslim women walking in Australian streets, says Dick Gross. But what’s an atheistic, pro-feminist Jew doing praising the Islamic veil?
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A quarter of the world is Muslim
Almost a quarter of the world’s population is Muslim, according to a new study. Livemint maps the world’s Muslim population, and the results may surprise some people: the majority of Islamic practitioners live in Asia, not the Middle East.
Muslims moan: Why Keysar Trad? Why?
Kayser Trad is the typical Muslim extremist that is dragged out to flog controversial ideas. But why aren’t the voices of socially conservative Muslims who don’t engage in hate speech being heard? asks Shakira Hussein.
Behind the veil of Afghanistan’s women
Despite the billions pumped into the war in Afghanistan, women’s rights have barely changed since the rule of the Taliban, claims Globe and Mail, in an in-depth report on women in the conservative city of Kandahar.
Clive James gets it wrong on feminists, Muslims, Australians, you name it
Clive James has joined the chorus of voices railing against both Islam and Western feminists, in an article that champions two Australian “dissidents” — Pamela Bone and Helen Garner, writes Shakira Hussein.
Govt cultivates home-grown terrorists?
Token and superficial community engagement of Muslim and Arab communities by the government is simply encouraging home-grown terrorism in Australia, writes Taimor Hazou.
Essay: the thin light shone by Rebiya Kadeer
It seems so long ago that we thought of the Chinese as the “nice” communists, writes Peter Craven.
