Call me an Islamaphobe. Please. Seriously.
Here are some unsubstantiated, unsourced recent reports of "islamophobia" in the US listed on the Arab American News site: www.arabamericannews.com that they happen to tag onto the story of a legitimate case of harrassment here:
Federal charges in hate crime against Philly woman
(Other) incidents recently reported to MPAC include:
* A Muslim student who was taunted and assaulted in Palmdale, CA after a showing of the film "Not Without My Daughter."
* A university professor who told students, "Don't talk to Muslims about religion. They turn into a different animal."
* A Muslim teacher who was told by his colleague, when he asked for a day off to observe a religious holiday, "I am sure they will give you the day off. They would be too afraid you would kill them if you didn't get what you want."
* A church leader saying, "I believe Islam is a hate-filled and evil teaching and I have a responsibility to inform my congregation of this religion."
Citing federal statistics, Al-Marayati pointed out that far more cases go unreported due to fear of the FBI and government in general, which is why direct engagement with government officials is necessary.
"In this case, the victim acquired the confidence in government as she interacted with law enforcement," Al-Marayati said. "The only effective means of countering hate is more engagement with government and with community-based organizations."
FBI statistics indicate that 11 percent of hate crimes motivated by religious bias target Muslims. More than 30 percent of all reported hate crime offenses in 2005 involved intimidation similar to this case.
Sources:
* A Muslim student who was taunted and assaulted in Palmdale, CA after a showing of the film "Not Without My Daughter."
* A university professor who told students, "Don't talk to Muslims about religion. They turn into a different animal."
* A Muslim teacher who was told by his colleague, when he asked for a day off to observe a religious holiday, "I am sure they will give you the day off. They would be too afraid you would kill them if you didn't get what you want."
* A church leader saying, "I believe Islam is a hate-filled and evil teaching and I have a responsibility to inform my congregation of this religion."
Citing federal statistics, Al-Marayati pointed out that far more cases go unreported due to fear of the FBI and government in general, which is why direct engagement with government officials is necessary.
"In this case, the victim acquired the confidence in government as she interacted with law enforcement," Al-Marayati said. "The only effective means of countering hate is more engagement with government and with community-based organizations."
FBI statistics indicate that 11 percent of hate crimes motivated by religious bias target Muslims. More than 30 percent of all reported hate crime offenses in 2005 involved intimidation similar to this case.
Sources:
(nothing follows)
As you will see if you link to the page they do not list sources for this information.
But, if it is true, it's laughable. These people need to get over themselves. Now. Not all of us are buying their bullshit.
posted by jillosophy at 5/10/2007 07:09:00 PM
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