zain malik on w. kamau bell's totally biased

Debbie Schlussel, an insane blogger, has recently been crafting some bizarre claims that Zain Malik, a Muslim member of the boy band, One Direction, is a "pimp" for Islam by enticing young girls to participate in jihad. Schlussel's theories were expertly and entertainingly skewered on W. Kamau Bell's new show, Totally Biased.

  

The Sun: One Direction's Zayn branded a ‘pimp’ for Islam 

Mirror: One Direction’s Zayn Malik accused of ‘boyband Jihad’ and ‘pimping Islam’ on fans 

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w kamau bell on muslims, the tea party and milkshakes 

w. kamau bell - ending racism in about an hour 

race to fame  

brazilian president dilma rousseff takes on islamophobia in un speech

Loonwatch: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Takes on Islamophobia in UN Speech

why the american raj is under seige

Loonwatch: Why the American Raj is Under Seige

muslim "savages"

Eight examples of the ‘uncivilized savages’ Pamela Geller is talking about by Sami Kishawi

pastafarian facebook page leads to blasphemy arrest in greece

HuffPost: Pastafarian Facebook Page Leads To Blasphemy Arrest In Greece

muslims are no different

Muslims are no Different, or why Bill Maher’s blood libel is Bigotry by Juan Cole

are muslims nuts?

In spite of the provocative title, Are Muslims Nuts? by Haroon Moghul is actually one of the more thoughtful and thought-provoking discussions of the whole Innocence of Muslims affair that I've seen.

azhar ahmed and the limits of free speech

The current controversy over the film Innocence of Muslims has got me thinking about the ways in which the West has its own taboos and sacred cows which potentially trump freedom of speech. One very recent example is the case of Azhar Ahmed, a 19 in West Yorkshire who was convicted of posting an offensive message on Facebook in the wake of the deaths of six UK soldiers in Afghanistan.

BBC News: Azhar Ahmed convicted of offensive Facebook message

The Guardian: Azhar Ahmed – charged with treason over Facebook comments?

"bow your head!"

Ape Central: BOW YOUR HEAD!: Michael Clarke Duncan Has Passed Away
Guardian: Michael Clarke Duncan obituary

islamic poultry for latino tables

NYT: Islamic Poultry for Latino Tables (Yes, They Have Chilies, Too)

jumah at the dnc

The Bureau of Indigenous Muslim Affairs is holding a Jumah Prayer at the Democratic National Convention along with a series of other Muslim events. I'm hoping the conspiracy theories don't get too thick.

totally radical muslims

Totally Radical Muslims Presents: Islamophopia, A Bitchin’ Zine! seems like an amazing project. I wish I could get a copy.

said no one, ever.

hat-tip to Perennial Reflection

you shouldn't shoot them

the sense of white supremacy

Racist attacks are authorized by a political culture that allows us to think in nativist terms, to bemoan the “browning” of America. By 2034, the Census department estimates, the non-white population of the US is going to be in the majority. With the political class unwilling to reverse the tide of jobless growth and corporate power, the politicians stigmatize the outsider as the problem of poverty and exploitation. This stigmatization, as Moishe Postone argues, obscures “the role played by capitalism in the reproduction of grief.” Far easier to let the Sikhs and the Latinos, the Muslims and the Africans bear the social cost for economic hopelessness and political powerlessness than to target the real problem: the structures that benefit the 1% and allow them to luxuriate in Richistan.

From Shooting at the Gurdwara: The Sense of White Supremacy by Vijay Prashad

michele bachman thankful no americans died in sikh shooting

The Onion: Michele Bachmann Thankful No Americans Died In Sikh Shooting

imam zaid: ramadan and charity: healing for the land

Ramadan and Charity: Healing for the Land By Imam Zaid Shakir

james earl jones: what to the slave is the fourth of july?

zero civilians in us killed by islamic terrorism... just like every year since 9/11

Loonwatch: Annual Report: Zero Civilians in U.S. Killed by Islamic Terrorism… Just Like Every Year Since 9/11

danay suarez - "yo aprendi"