I’ve been studying and writing about Islamophobia for more than a decade.
Lots of things are Islamophobic.
Showing a famous painting of Muhammad in an art history class is not one of those things.
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Author & scholar of religion • Books: The Islamophobia Industry; Understanding Islam & the West • PhD Candidate, Georgetown University• jazz enthusiast & more.
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An instructor who showed a painting of the Prophet Muhammad was publicly impugned & fired by Hamline University, Minnesota. In , Islamic art professor Christiane Gruber provides details about the incident & how it undermines academic freedom
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I’m told Damar Hamlin has a pulse, but is not breathing on his own. He is being transported to UC.
Needed AED and CPR on the field.
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My point is that you lambast Christianity (on Christmas Day) for promoting “lies” and “fairytales,” yet you insist that your tradition, Islam, is void of those things. That’s not just wrong. It’s extreme. Believe what you want, but exercise some critical thinking, too. Peace.
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As Muslims, we obviously believe in miracles + authenticity of the Qur'an and many hadiths.
Prophet Jesus born on 25th December is just wrong, lying to kids about Santa Claus, wtf?
The burqa example doesn't make much sense.
Allah guides who he wills. twitter.com/nathanlean/sta…
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The history of jazz in five recordings made on Christmas Eve.
1. 1938: Spirituals to Swing Concert, Carnegie Hall
2. 1948: Charlie Parker, Royal Roost*
3. 1954: Miles Davis & the Modern Jazz Giants
4. 1964: Wayne Shorter, Speak No Evil
5. 1965: Don Cherry, Complete Communion
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Eboo Patel: A Muslim family celebrates Christmas – Chicago Tribune
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The Taliban have banned women from seeking education in Afghanistan for one reason: Fear.
They are afraid that educated girls will become powerful & visionary leaders who will crumble the misogynistic institutions that have kept them down.
Let’s hope they will. #LetHerLearn
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The EU Commission is certainly not “fully committed” to combatting Islamophobia if, after 7 years of operating and 1 year since this vacancy, they do have a Coordinator.
If this issue was as urgent to them as they claim, they would fast-track the hunt.
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Wrong.
It’s not “Islamophobic” to share this story. But it *is* Islamophobic to suggest — as you certainly seem to do — that there is something essentially “Islamic” about these executions because they happen to coincide with the call to prayer.
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In Iran, people get executed with “Allahu Akbar” call to prayer in the morning. In the West, we are told if we share this story we will cause Islamophobia.
In Iran people want to change the murderous regime. In the West "regime change" is a dirty word.
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It may be astounding to some, but here we have a beautiful expression of the Islamic tradition: thanking God even in defeat, even in moments of despair, even when voicing other emotions — anger, resentment, etc — might be easier.
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In a final act of humility and class, Morocco's team prostrate to Allah swt in thankfulness following a historic Qatar World Cup run.
Make no mistake, Morocco go home winners! 
#MoroccoVsFrance #Islam #Qatar2022
#MoroccoVsFrance #Islam #Qatar2022
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Virulently Islamophobic blogger Pamela Geller has had her Twitter account restored after a very long ban for spewing hatred at and antagonizing Muslims mercilessly. Her voice, and those like her, don’t deserve platforms to broadcast their prejudice.
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star of wonder? you mean the thing that doxxed baby Jesus?
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This article has been edited, but the initial mistake was a doozy. Still — it is not clear that the Moroccan team was “thanking” fans. Instead, they were bowing to God in an expression of worship and gratitude. Muslims would never bow to other humans.
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David Friedman:
1. Supported banning all Muslim immigrants.
2. Wrote a book that blamed terrorism on Islam.
3. Claimed that if Muslims spent more money as tourists to Israel, conflict would disappear.
4. Told critics of Israeli occupation to “keep your mouths shut.”
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Can’t the White House just condemn antisemitism without mentioning “Islamophobia and related forms of bias and discrimination”? Lots of “phobias” are worthy of condemnation but I thought this working group was to focus on Jew hatred alone. Disappointing. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/
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Sad news. A legend, in so many ways. He made college football FUN!
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Longtime college football coach Mike Leach has died at 61 years old, Mississippi State University has announced
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Kashoggi's murder by KSA goes unpunished. Shireen Abu Akleh's murder by IDF goes unpunished. This is not justice. This is wrong. Unacceptable.
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Breaking News: A U.S. court followed the Biden administration’s guidance and dismissed a suit against Saudi Arabia’s crown prince over Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. nyti.ms/3P3WoeA
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Is it just my eyes, or does MSNBC have a still image of the falling Twin Towers behind Rev. Russell Levinson, Jr., while he talks about his relationship with George H.W and Barbara Bush? Weird.
The pianist Ahmad Jamal’s solos, through the ‘50s and early ‘60s, were filled with surprises, lurches, disjunctions, humor; but, in new releases of previously unissued recordings from 1963 through 1966, those bursts are explosive.
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Trump hosted Holocaust denier at Mar-a-Lago estate during visit with Kanye West, a week after announcing 2024 run
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The “Islamic Republic” of Iran is not “Islamic” for any other reason other than its autocratic leaders *say so.* The violence we see on its streets today is not representative of Islam’s many followers. It is politically motivated and abhorrent, and the regime must go.
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. you have played a major role in elevating anti-LGBT+ hate rhetoric and anti-trans lies while spending your time in Congress blocking even the most common sense gun safety laws.
You don’t get to “thoughts and prayers” your way out of this. Look inward and change.
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The news out of Colorado Springs is absolutely awful.
This morning the victims & their families are in my prayers.
This lawless violence needs to end and end quickly.
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Let’s talk about the legal problems Elon just created for himself with this cruel new staff email.
You’re fired if you don’t commit to long hours at high intensity within 24 hours?
Let’s start with disabled workers.
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Always kills me when I see it, but:
Christian Living.
Christian Literature.
Biblical References.
Christian History.
Christian Inspiration.
Christian Devotionals.
Want a book on Islam or Judaism?
There are 3. In the “Philosophy” section. On the bottom shelf.
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Born “Leo Morris,” Muhammad was one of many jazz musicians who converted to Islam in the 1960s. After watching a Muslim friend perform ablutions before touching the Qur’an, he said he was deeply moved. He credits Islam for “saving his life,” and helping him get clean.
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Remembering Idris Muhammad, born on this day in 1939 in New Orleans. An extremely humble man, he said this in an interview with Wax Poetics in 2014 in response to hip-hop musicians appropriating his music and not getting paid:
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A reporter was able to create a verified account impersonating me—I’m asking for answers from who is putting profits over people and his debt over stopping disinformation. Twitter must explain how this happened and how to prevent it from happening again.
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Let's be clear. Eli Lilly should apologize for increasing the price of insulin by over 1,200% since 1996 to $275 while it costs less than $10 to manufacture. The inventors of insulin sold their patents in 1923 for $1 to save lives, not to make Eli Lilly's CEO obscenely rich.
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We apologize to those who have been served a misleading message from a fake Lilly account. Our official Twitter account is @LillyPad.
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Has anyone explained to Herschel Walker that “run-off” doesn’t mean what he did to his kids?
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Hi again 👋🏼
This isn’t true. Please don’t spread lies to foment or encourage political violence in our state. Or anywhere. Thanks.
- Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State
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Dude just sang the National Anthem in four different keys, with three different tempos, and rearranged half the words. #WorldSeries #nationalanthem
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BREAKING: Adidas ends partnership with rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, over offensive and antisemitic remarks.
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If you want to know why --the top foreign policy advisor to the candidate who came in 2nd in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries--isn't in the Biden administration, this is why. Because he's not willing to be an accomplice to the crushing of Palestinian rights
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One year ago today the Israeli government labeled 6 prominent Palestinian rights groups "terrorists," effectively banning them. They have yet to provide credible evidence justifying the designations.
The U.S. response has been to say as little as possible about it. twitter.com/mattduss/statu…
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NBC News confirms: The FBI found documents containing classified intelligence regarding Iran and China at Trump's home.
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cult /ˈkʌlt/ noun
: a small religious group that is not part of a larger and more accepted religion and that has beliefs regarded by many people as extreme or dangerous.
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Opening prayer today at Eric Trump and Michael Flynn’s QAnon event: “God, open the eyes of Pres Trump’s understanding, that he will know how to implement divine intervention. And you will not surround him with RINO trash, in the name of Jesus.”
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BREAKING:
Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in federal prison and fined $6,500.
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When a WOC says she's leaving academia because it's toxic, racist, and exploitative, and your response is, can you do this thing for me for free, maybe its time to think about how you have contributed to the toxicity and exploitation within the system.
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Now pay him enough money so that he never works a day in his life and can reclaim the pleasures and freedoms that he lost.
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Baltimore prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed trib.al/rbAfkYv
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A Marine who hated Muslims went to a mosque to plant a bomb. His intended victims ended up saving his life. #islamophobia
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