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Women Building Homes For Women

Liz Crossman | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Habitat for Humanity International, National Women Build Week, Poverty, Housing, Women Build, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Habitat for Humanity, Georgia, Lowe's, Americus, Gender, Affordable Housing, Impact News
Liz Crossman

Not too long ago, I met a woman who was volunteering to build a Habitat house. Owning a decent, affordable home had changed her life, and she wanted to do whatever she could to help make that dream a reality for other families.

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All American Muslims Better Get Ready for a New Reality

Nida Khan | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Reality TV, Military Detention, All American Muslim, #NDAA, Boycott, President Obama, Muslims, National Defense Authorization Act, Ndaa, Indefinite Detention, Lowes, 2012, Politics News
Nida Khan

As American Muslims, we're happy that some are starting to ease the negative imaging and stereotyping against us, and are instead open to learning more about what the Islamic faith truly stands for.

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Lowe's: 'Let's Build A Prejudiced America?'

Kashif N. Chaudhry | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Islam, First Amendment, All American Muslim, Islamophobia, Florida Family Association, Radical Right, American Values, United States, Lowe's, Anti-Muslim Bias, Religious Tolerance, Religion News
Kashif N. Chaudhry

The world's second-largest hardware chain, Lowe's, proudly displays the slogan "Let's Build Something Together." However, the company's recent actions suggest this togetherness might not include Muslim-Americans.

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Tired Of Lowe's? Draft Home Depot To Advertise On All-American Muslim

Frank Fredericks | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Islamophobia, All American Muslim, Home Depot, Lowe's, Tlc All American Muslim, Islam, Muslim Reality TV, Moderate Islam, Religion News
Frank Fredericks

Let us speak, using the power of the free market to demonstrate that stores that choose to single out Muslims will lose in the marketplace of ideas and goods alike.

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A Lowe's Down Dirty Shame

Wajahat Ali | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: All American Muslim Lowes, Lowes All American Muslim, Lowes, Lowes-Advertisment, Tlc All American Muslim, Islam, Lowes-Advertising-Muslim, Religion News
Wajahat Ali

Lowe's shameful action has created a positive externality which will hopefully serve as a precedent and bulwark against future attempts at diving Americans along religious and racial lines.

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Lowe's Will Not Advertise For Controversial TLC Show

The Hollywood Reporter | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Tlc All American Muslim, All American Muslim Petition, Television, All American Muslim, Reality TV, Tlc, Lowes Pulls Ads All American Muslim, All American Muslim Lowes, All American Muslim Controversy, Tv, Lowes, TV News

Lowe's stands by its decision to pull its ads from TLC's All-American Muslim even after being presented with 200,000 signatures urging it to reinstate...

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All-American Muslims, Meet Un-Christ-Like Christians

Christian Piatt | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Islam, Boycott, Tlc, Muslim Americans, The Learning Channel, David Caton, The Daily Show, All American Muslim, Jon Stewart, Muslims, Christianity, Christians, Discrimination, Florida Family Association, Lowes All American Muslim, Belief, Faith, Bigotry, Lowes, Video, Religion News
Christian Piatt

In railing against the depiction of Muslims as mainstream Americans, the forces behind FFA expose in their own ranks the very fundamentalist type of aggression they claim to fear.

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Complaints Against All-American Muslim Are Ridiculous, Lowe's Looks Bad For Capitulating

Asher Huey | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Tlc All American Muslim, All American Muslim, Tlc, Florida Family Association, Sharia Law, Media, Lowes All American Muslim, Sharia Law Courts, Lowes, Sharia, Islam, Religion News
Asher Huey

Lowe's says it supports diversity and doesn't want to take a position on hot button issues. So how does Lowe's feel when I slightly change the initial complaint?

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Don't Shop Lowe's... Shop Local

Brad Lander | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: American Islamophobia, Tlc All American Muslim, All American Muslim, Lowe's, Lowe's All-American Muslim, Business News
Brad Lander

Lowe's has the right to advertise wherever it chooses, of course. And we as consumers have the right -- the power -- to shop where we choose, and spend money in a way that is most aligned with our values.

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'All-American Muslim': Murder Shakes Community

Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Murder, TV Canada, Reality TV, Video, Controversy, All-American Muslim, Lowes Boycott, Tv Replay, Lowes, TV News

It might seem alarmist that Ali, a friend to Bilal and her family, is so concerned about how the media and the rest of the country is going to see a m...

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An Open Letter To Lowe's From Iowans Dedicated To Interfaith Understanding

Todd Green, Ph.D. | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Interfaith, Islamophobia, All American Muslim, Lowe's, Florida Family Association, Lowe's All-American Muslim, Islam, Religious Tolerance, Interfaith Engagement, Interfaith Dialogue, Interfaith Understanding, Religion News
Todd Green, Ph.D.

We call on you to reverse your decision and to send a clear message to all Americans that Lowe's will no longer make advertising decisions rooted in Islamophobia.

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The Lowe's Controversy And The Success Of Religious Pluralists

Daniel Tutt | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Islamophobia, Tlc All American Muslim, 2012 Elections, American Muslims, Senator-Ted-Lieu, Eboo Patel, Lowe's, Interfaith Dialogue, Islam, Religious Tolerance, Inter-Religious Dialogue, Interfaith Engagement, Religion News
Daniel Tutt

When Lowe's decided to pull its ads from "All American Muslim," they sparked a national crisis over Islamophobia in America. But crisis is the wrong word. I prefer opportunity.

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Lowe's Protested For 'All-American Muslim' Ad Pull

AP | By JEFF KAROUB | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Lowe's Protest, Video, All-American Muslim, Discovery Channel, Discovery Networks, Lowe's All-American Muslim, Lowe's All-American Muslim Ads, Lowe's, Entertainment News

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Protesters descended on a Lowe's store in one of the country's largest Arab-American communities on Saturday, calling for a boyco...

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Let's Face It: It's The Radical Right, Not Islam, That Is The Greatest Threat To The American Way

Ahmed Rehab | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: All American Muslim, Islamophobia, Ted Lieu, Russell Simmons, Florida Family Association, Radical Right, Christian Right, Boycott Lowes, Anya Cordell, Lowes, Tlc, Mia Farrow, Islam, Religion News
Ahmed Rehab

That a group of extremists from Florida would exercise their First Amendment right to carry out bigoted campaigns is unfortunate ... For that reason, it ought to catch the attention of Americans who, for far too long, have stayed on the sidelines.

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Lowe's, Is This The America We Want?

Mike Ghouse | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: All-American Muslim, Pluralism, Tlc All American Muslim, Islam, All American Muslim, Religious Tolerance, Lowe's All-American Muslim, Muslim Americans, Lowe's, Islam in America, Religion News
Mike Ghouse

Why should anyone stand up for you, if you are not willing to do the same for others? To create an America we dream about, we have to act.

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Backlash To Lowe's Low

Harris Zafar | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Islam, Tlc All American Muslim, All American Muslim, Boycott, Russell Simmons, Muslims, Florida Family Association, Discrimination, Lowes, Religious Tolerance, Tv, Chris Stedman, Religion News
Harris Zafar

An atheist, Chris Stedman may seem to be an unlikely advocate for the rights of Muslims, but he has proven that justice and tolerance are not confined to any particular religious, or non-religious, group.

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Misdirected Ire: Why I'll Keep Using Kayak

Paul Brady | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: All-American Muslim, Lowe's, Discovery Communications, Kayak, Advertising, Tlc, Advertising Boycott, Travel News
Paul Brady

Travel booking site Kayak.com won't be advertising on future episodes of All-American Muslim, and I couldn't care less.

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Fear of a Muslim Planet

Rachel Newcomb | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: All-American Muslim, Religion and Politics, Reality TV, Muslims in America, Lowe's, Entertainment, Muslims, Entertainment News
Rachel Newcomb

Amid the sea of lousy reality TV programming that has come to dominate the television landscape, All-American Muslim sheds light on a population Americans should learn more about.

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Dems Blast Company's Decision Pull Advertising On Muslim Show

Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Chris Murphy Lowe's, Tlc All American Muslim, All American Muslim, Video, All-American Muslim, Lowe's, All American Muslim Lowes, Democrats, Lowe's All American Muslim, All American Muslim Lowe's, All-American Muslim Lowe's, Chris Murphy, Politics News

Rep. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday became the latest Democrat to lambaste a recent decision by Lowe's home improvement stores to pull advertising ...

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Jaweed Kaleem

Lowe's Feeling The Heat Over Controversial Ad Decision

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: All-American Muslim Advertising, All American Muslim, Lowe's Boycott, Lowe's All-American Muslim, Lowe's Muslim, Muslim Reality Show, Lowe's, Lowe's Advertising Muslim, Video, Religion News

Despite attempts by Lowe's to assure customers that it values religious diversity, the uproar continues to increase after the corporation pulled adver...

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Rep. John Conyers: Lowe's Should Apologize

MLive | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: All American Muslim, Lowes, Detroit News

U.S. Rep. John Conyers is calling on the Lowe's home improvement chain to "unequivocally apologize" to the Muslim and Arab American communities after ...

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Florida Family Association A "Fringe Hate Group"?

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: All American Muslim Boycott, Tlc All American Muslim, Florida Family Association, Lowes Boycott, All American Muslim, Video, Tlc, Lowes, Detroit News

TAMPA, Fla. — The conservative group that got Lowe's to pull its ads from a reality TV show about American Muslims has been fighting for more th...

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Russell Simmons Takes A Big Stand With His Wallet

Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: All American Muslim, Russell Simmons, Lowe's All-American Muslim, Lowe's, Russell Simmons Lowe's, Russell Simmons All-American Muslim Ad Space, Russell Simmons All-American Muslim, Entertainment News

After Lowes created some open ad time, Russell Simmons filled it in a high profile way. The music legend and entrepreneur tweeted on Monday that he...

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Corporations Pulling Ads From All-American Muslim Are Engaged In Jim Crow-Style Discrimination

Abdulrahman El-Sayed | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Islamophobia, Religious Bigotry, All American Muslim, Discrimination, Lowe's, Bigotry, Media News
Abdulrahman El-Sayed

By pulling its advertisements from a television show meant to normalize the Muslim experience, Lowe's and other corporations have tapped into that murky history of institutional discrimination.

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A New Lowe For Anti-Muslim Bigotry

Kari Ansari | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: All American Muslim, Religious Bigotry, Lowe's, Bigotry, Islam in America, Islam, Religious Tolerance, Islamophobia, Tlc All American Muslim, Muslim Americans, Lowes All American Muslim, Religion News
Kari Ansari

Sadly, a small group of anti-Islam bigots were able to hoodwink a major American retailer into thinking an innocuous show is some sort of stealth jihad on America.

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