Islamophobia
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DISHONOURED: My cover story & final assignment at Journalism School
From April to November of 2012, my final months of studying journalism at Ryerson University, I was working on this story for the Ryerson Review of Journalism, a magazine circulated across Canada that tackles critical issues in national journalism. Last month, the magazine was published and this week, my story was posted online. You can…
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Dear Pamela Geller…Muslim Cab Drivers Praying In Public is Not “Out of Line” or “Disruptive” to NYC Neighbourhoods
The headline of Pamela Geller’s latest blog post reads “Takbir! NYC Traffic Snarled By Muslim Cabbies Stopping To Pray.” Geller finds it upsetting that Muslim cab drivers park their yellow taxis on the sides of the roads, and pray on the sidewalks of New York City. In addition, she believes it could lead to entire…
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All-Canadian Muslim: A Reality Show You Won’t Ever See On Television
TLC’s new reality show, “All-American Muslim,” has sparked lots of debate amongst the Muslim community in America. But in Canada, viewers failed to understand the hype and the controversy. Read my piece about Canadian’s’ reactions to the show, and their thoughts on using comedy to portray Muslims in the West here.
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Keffiyeh: The “War Scarf” – Read my Opinion Piece In Illume Magazine!
In one of Pamela Geller’s recent blog posts, she attacks Muslim women wearing the keffiyeh in the photo below, calling it a “war scarf:” I was appalled. The keffiyeh is often worn by celebrities and youth in the West, for whom it is has become a fashion accessory.Read the full story on Illume!
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Dear Pamela Geller…Kim Kardashian’s Abaya is Really Not a Form of Cultural Jihad
In her latest disillusioned rant, Pamela Geller attacks Kim Kardashian, who is in Dubai this week to launch her fragrance at Sephora, and promote the opening of Millions of Milkshakes at Dubai Mall. “Instead of being a role model and standing for free, empowered women, she [Kim] donned the cloth coffin and went around looking…
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Video shows shocking anti-Islamic protest in California
“One nation under God, not Allah,” yells a girl who looks like she’s no more than 15 years old, to a Muslim couple and their young son as they enter a fundraising event. She then poses with another protester as a news camera films them, and shouts, “Get out of here! Never forget 9/11!” In…
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