Trump’s Year in Islamophobia
Five ways the administration has waged war on Muslims at home and abroad in its first year.
There Was Nothing Moderate About Trump’s Speech
The president’s obsession with Muslims and immigrants gives cover to a simmering white nationalist movement at home.
Get to Know Your Muslim Neighbors
If we take the time to get to know one another, we’ll find that we don’t have to live in fear.
The Case For Non-Cooperation With Trump
Let the next four years of antipolitics begin.
We Can’t Predict Trump’s Foreign Policy, But We Can Mobilize a Broader Peace Movement to Protect Vulnerable Communities
The only thing we know for sure, Bennis said in an interview with FAIR, is that social movements are going to be far more important than anyone else.
Trump is Calling for a Return to McCarthy-Era Repression
Trump’s proposal for a commission on radical Islam echos the infamously shameful House Un-American Activities Committee, Phyllis Bennis tells Democracy Now!
Why ISIS Must Love Trump
While Muslims prayed for Orlando, the GOP nominee urged his followers to reach for their guns.
Sadiq Khan and the End of Islamophobia
The victory of Sadiq Khan has “normalized” Muslims in UK politics in much the same way that JFK normalized Catholics in American politics. But American Muslims are still waiting for their JFK moment.
An American Mussolini
The GOP front-runner’s calls for violence against his critics are no joke.
Congressman Keith Ellison on US Drones in Africa and Media’s Portrayal of Muslims
Jon Letman interviews Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) about drones, U.S. militarism in Africa, and the portrayal of Muslims in the U.S. media.
The Banal Militarism of Hollywood
Appealing to jingoism is certainly easier than prompting national introspection, but is priming an audience for blood what we call art today?
“Argo” and Hollywood’s Muslim Problem
While well-intentioned, “Argo” falls into the common Hollywood trap of making Muslims into a monolithic Green Menace.