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Slurs Against Muslims a Cover for Racism Against Blacks

Brooke-Sidney Gavins | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Arabs, Obama Muslim, Blacks, Muslim Insult, Arab Insult, Obama Arab, Racism, Obama Muslim Smear, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Muslim, African Americans, Barack Obama, Home News
Brooke-Sidney Gavins

He looks like most Americans, well African Americans. And you definitely can't tell he is a Muslim by his appearance. So, it would be difficult to tar...

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Middle Eastern Bloggers Disgusted by Slurs Against Muslims, Arabs and Blacks

Amira Al Hussaini | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Racism, John McCain, Bloggers, Barack Obama, Arabs, Obama Muslim, Obama McCain, Mccain Campaign Hate Speech, McCain Obama, Hate Speech, Election 2008, Muslim, Campaign 2008, Home News
Amira Al Hussaini

A Negro, a Muslim and an anti-American. These are just some of the names Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been called over the pas...

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A Patriotic Guide and Mantra to Prove You're Non-Threatening

Wajahat Ali | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Muslims, Arabs, Christians, Muslim, America, Ellen Degeneres, Politics News
Wajahat Ali

Arabs only comprise 20% of the Muslim world, and many Arabs are actually Christians. "I Love America! Hot Dog! Hot Dog!"

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Arabs Aren't Decent?

Ali Eteraz | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arabs, Barack Obama, Xenophobia, John McCain, Ali Eteraz, Politics News
Ali Eteraz

"Actually I'm an atheist." "Well you resemble all the Muslims I've ever met!"

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Sadly, Prejudice Against Arabs Is Still a Permissible Hatred In America

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Karl Rove, John McCain, Jon Stewart, Arabs, 2008 Presidential Race, John Edwards, Nbc, Mccain, Obama, Muslim, Bigotry, Politics News
Blake Fleetwood

Following McCain's statement last week that Obama was not an Arab, "He's a good family man." I wrote a post about it and got the following email which...

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International Bloggers: "Arab" Is America's New Political Weapon

Jillian York | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Palestine, Arabs, John McCain, Obama Arab World, Morocco, Barack Obama, Obama Racism, Election 2008, Offthebus, Home News
Jillian York

One second Obama is Arab, the next he's Muslim. These words are thrown around and serve as an insult. So basically, in the United States, instead of telling someone his mama is a whore, telling him that his mama is an Arab will now suffice.

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Breaking News: Obama is Not African-American

Steven Waldman | Posted 10.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Arabs, Obama, Anti-Christ, Rush Limbaugh, Barack Obama, African American, Media News
Steven Waldman

Apparently Obama has been lying when he claims to be an African American. Seriously. Apparently, he's actually an Arab. Subtle, no?

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The Arabs and the Olympics

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arabs, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Politics News
Daoud Kuttab

Although Arab have participated in the Beijing 2008 Olympics and won bronze, silver and even gold, the level and size of the victories certainly don't reflect the size and abilities of the Arab world. Why?

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Mideast Bloggers React To Obama Adviser's Resignation

Jillian York | Posted 09.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Islamophobia, Islam, Arabs, Mazen Asbahi, Illinois Politics, Obama Mazen Asbahi, Barack Obama, Obama Asbahi, Allied Assets Advisors Fund, Allied Assets Obama, Muslim Politics, Obama Asbahi Muslim, Allied Assets Advisors Fund Obama, Muslim Obama, Allied Assets Advisors Fund Asbahi, Allied Assets Advisors, Home News
Jillian York

If Obama wants to reach out to Muslim Americans, he needs to stand by them in the face of these smear campaigns, which make everything Muslim and Arab "untouchable" in U.S. campaign politics.

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Obama the Zionist Journeys to Palestine

Steve Posner | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: West Bank, Jerusalem, Palestinian, Holocaust, Palestine, Peace, Jewish, Barack Obama, Zionism, Muslim, Mohammad Abbas, Arabs, Anti-Semitism, Ramallah, Zionist, Israel, Nazi, Refugees, Politics News
Steve Posner

Obama understands that American presidents need to be Zionists if a White House brokered Mideast peace is to last.

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Profiling Only Helps When There Is Evidence of Crime, Not Before

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Islam, Muslims, Profiling, Middle East, Arabs, Terrorism, Sept. 11, 9/11, Justice Department, Fbi, Counterterrorism, Politics News
Ray Hanania

We have to learn to distinguish between real moderates and the extremists if we plan to defeat the terrorists. Profiling can't do that. Americans need more, not less education.

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Critics of New Yorker Cover Ignore Depth and Substance of Racism

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Michelle Obama, John McCain, Arabs, Ethnic Minority Media, Muslims, Racism, Barack Obama, Bigotry, Journalists of Color, Barack Obama New Yorker Cover, Media News
Ray Hanania

The media never looked at the cover as racist on its face, exploiting a stereotype that is only denounced when it is wrapped around a popular presidential candidate and a minority.

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Arab Intellectuals' Silence

Pius Kamau | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Darfur, Arabs, Human Rights, Sudan, Crisis in Darfur, Darfur Sudan, Sudan Genocide, Politics News
Pius Kamau

Arab writers have expressed outrage at the perceived injustices perpetrated against Palestinians by Israel, yet they say next to nothing about the Sudanese terror on the people of Darfur.

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What Color Is Imus? "White ... There You Go. Now We Know"

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Arabs, Don Imus, Racism, Adam Pacman Jones, Citadel Broadcasting, Sid Rosenberg, Bigotry, Palestinians, Media News
Ray Hanania

Don Imus has been making racist remarks about Arabs and Muslims for years and no one listened when Arabs and Muslims complained. That's because in our...

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Israel-Hamas Truce Holds, Gaza Receives Badly-Needed Goods

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Hamas, Irsrael-Hamas Truce, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Jews, Arabs, Palestinians, Politics News

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel allowed dozens of trucks to deliver food, diapers and clothes to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, boosting the flow of b...

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Israel-Hamas Truce Confirmed By Israel

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arab-Israeli Conflict, Arabs, Israel, Israel Hamas Truce, Jews, Middle East Conflict, Mideast Conflict, Palestine, Politics News, Politics News

JERUSALEM — A long-sought truce between Israel and Gaza militants went into effect early Thursday, with the aim of halting militant attacks and ...

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Israel-Hamas Truce To Begin Thursday: Report

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Palestine, Mideast Conflict, Middle East Conflict, Jews, Arabs, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Israel Hamas Truce, Politics News

JERUSALEM — The Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group said Tuesday it has reached a cease-fire with Israel meant to halt a cycle of deadly Pa...

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Middle East Inflation Agitates Lower Classes

New York Times | Robert F. Worth | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Jordan, Domino Effect, Gas Prices, Persian Gulf, Middle East, Arabs, Saudi Arabia, Gasoline Prices, Gasoline, Fuel Subsidies, Oil, Petroleum, Business News

Even as it enriches Arab rulers, the recent oil-price boom is helping to fuel an extraordinary rise in the cost of food and other basic goods that is ...

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