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Bush Nominates "Islamophobe" Daniel Pipes to the United States Institute of Peace: We Talk with Pipes and Representatives From American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and the Council On American I

He has been called the country’s leading Islamophobe. He claims that up to 15 percent of Muslims are "potential killers." He says Muslim government police officers, soldiers and diplomats "need to be watched for connections to terrorism." And he contends that "mosques require a scrutiny beyond that applied to churches and temples."
Apr 21, 2003 | Story
"It's Clear That Islam Is On the Way to Disappearing": The Words of Israeli Tourism Minister Benny Elon, Who Is Set to Lobby Christian Fundamentalists Close to President Bush Against the Middle East P

Palestinian and Israeli extremists are doing everything they can to sabotage the US-backed so-called "road map to peace".
May 06, 2003 | Story
American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's Hussein Ibish Discusses Civil Liberties During the "War on Terror"

"One of the major features of the so-called war on terror was been a major campaign to reduce civil liberties in the United States to increase the power of the government over the individual."
Jun 04, 2003 | Story
13,000 Arabs & Muslims in U.S. Face Deportation & John Ashcroft Attempts to Expand Patriot Act

Constitutional law expert David Cole examines the links between the Palmer Raids of the 1920s and the Justice Department post-9/11
Jun 09, 2003 | Story
An Hour With Scholar, Philosopher and Theologian Dr. Cornel West

"We can look at the Patriot Act I, the Patriot Act II, the escalating authoritarianism, the violation of rights and liberties of Arab brothers and sisters and Muslim brothers and sisters. We can look at the aggressive militarism: in Iraq today, Syria, Iran, North Korea. It’s very dark...[But] keep smiling, keep fighting, keep thinking keep loving, keep serving, keep sacrificing. It’s not about the win overnight, it’s not...
Jul 21, 2003 | Story
ACLU Files First Major Lawsuit Against Patriot Act

The suit seeks to have a major section of the U.S.A. Patriot Act declared unconstitutional arguing that the law gives federal agents virtually unchecked authority to spy on Americans. We speak with ACLU attorney Noel Saleh.
Jul 31, 2003 | Story
Sikh American Family Attacked in Queens, Police Call it Bias

Surinder Singh, a Sikh cab driver, his wife, two children and a cousin were attacked and beaten up in Queens last week by white male assailants who told them "Bin laden family, go back to your country."
Aug 12, 2003 | Story
Sept. 11, 2001: Pakistani Family Mourns Loss of Son Who Went From Terror Suspect to 9/11 Hero

Salman Hamdani died two years ago today after he raced to the Twin Towers to help survivors. He earned a mention in the Patriot Act for his bravery yet because he was a Muslim immigrant, the New York Post and others considered him a suspect until his DNA was discovered. [Includes transcript]
Sep 11, 2003 | Story
Foreign Students Need Not Apply: A Look At the New Target of U.S. Govt's Hunt For "Potential Terrorists"

A new monitoring system that took full effect Aug. 1st is generating fears that foreign students coming under increasing government scrutiny may choose to study in other countries. We host a debate between a New York University Dean and a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security. [Includes transcript]
Sep 30, 2003 | Story
Supreme Court Upholds U.S. Policy of Secret Arrests & Detentions

Without comment the Supreme Court decided not to review a lower court ruling that backed up the Bush administration’s post 9/11 policy in which hundreds of Muslim men were secretly picked up and detained. [includes transcript]
Jan 13, 2004 | Story

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Arabs and Muslims in America Topics

Bush Nominates "Islamophobe" Daniel Pipes to the United States Institute of Peace: We Talk with Pipes and Representatives From American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and the Council On American I

"It's Clear That Islam Is On the Way to Disappearing": The Words of Israeli Tourism Minister Benny Elon, Who Is Set to Lobby Christian Fundamentalists Close to President Bush Against the Middle East P

American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's Hussein Ibish Discusses Civil Liberties During the "War on Terror"

13,000 Arabs & Muslims in U.S. Face Deportation & John Ashcroft Attempts to Expand Patriot Act

An Hour With Scholar, Philosopher and Theologian Dr. Cornel West

ACLU Files First Major Lawsuit Against Patriot Act

Sikh American Family Attacked in Queens, Police Call it Bias

Sept. 11, 2001: Pakistani Family Mourns Loss of Son Who Went From Terror Suspect to 9/11 Hero

Foreign Students Need Not Apply: A Look At the New Target of U.S. Govt's Hunt For "Potential Terrorists"

Supreme Court Upholds U.S. Policy of Secret Arrests & Detentions

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