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Beyond Boston bombings: Was it jihadi terrorism or not?
Was the Boston bombings an act of "terrorism" motivated by an Islamic jihadi mindset? An ongoing debate trains the spotlight on the semantics of violence, the search for the roots of violence, and the politicisation of the discourse. #Terrorism #Islam #Jihad #Islamophobia #Boston bombings #Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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Godless wars, and the Islamophobia of atheists
At what point did atheists' informed criticism of religions give way to a single-minded and irrational focus on the "evils" of Islam and spawn an Islamophobia industry? #Islamic terrorism #Islam #Islamophobia #GoodReads #atheism #Sam Harris #Glenn Greenwald
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Unholy war: Atheists and the politics of Muslim-baiting
Do atheists today have an irrational fixation on the "evils of Islam" or is liberal criticism of such sharp-edged views a manifestation of 'reverse racism'? The sparks fly... #Terrorism #Islam #9/11 #Islamophobia #GoodReads
Blog posts
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Islam and prejudice: Why Girish Karnad is wrong about Naipaul
Much of what Naipaul has said about Islam's damage to native cultures, based on field reportage, is visible and indisputable unless one is blind to what is around. #Islam #Music #Islamophobia #VS Naipaul #Secularism #Girish Karnad
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GulfnewsIslamophobia a result of ignorance in the West
Dubai: Islamophobia, or the fear of Muslims and Arabs in the West, can be curbed through intelligent news reporting that declines to stereotype those involved in violent or questionable events as belonging to a certain religion, said experts attending th #Dubai #CNBC
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The BlazeUC Berkeley Professor Equates Boston Bombings With ‘Islamophobia’
I find it unfair that the article’s author claims that these brothers acted “on behalf of Islam”, as if their actions were sanctioned by Islamic leaders as well as by all who adhere to Islamic teaching. In fact, the professor is cautioning against just t #University of California Berkeley #Muslim Brotherhood #Renault
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World MagazineMuslim Journeys: Let’s talk about it … again
Mehnaz Afridi, professor of religious studies at Manhattan College in New York, is one of the many librarians and humanities council directors preparing to promote the pro-Islam “Muslim Journeys bookshelf” from the National Endowment for the Humanities ( #Manhattan College #Marvin Olasky #Middle East