Sam Harris Responds to Chris Hedges’ ‘Fundamentalism Kills’ Column

BLANK Jul 27, 2011 On Tuesday, in a column that can be read here, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges criticized Sam Harris (above) as being a fundamentalist. We offered Harris, who was once a prominent contributor to this site, a chance to respond, and he has done so.On Tuesday, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges criticized Sam Harris (above) as being a fundamentalist. We offered Harris, who was once a prominent contributor to this site, a chance to respond. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Influence Industry of Rage

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 26, 2011 The monster who slaughtered at least 76 innocent victims in Norway was animated by the same blend of paranoia, xenophobia and alienation that fuels anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. Yes, it could happen here. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Norway’s Horror: Anti-Semitism Becomes Islamophobia

Barry Lando / Truthdig Jul 25, 2011 Europe's right-wing parties, many of which once had explicitly anti-Jewish messages, have expanded their hatred to Arabs and Muslims. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Extremely Unctuous

Mike Farrell / Truthdig Jul 12, 2011 To listen to the bloviators, “religious extremist” means Muslim, and too many Americans buy in without understanding that this “God is (only) on our side” nonsense infects elements in pretty much every belief system. A mandate from God that the adherents of this particular One True Faith should take over our nation’s institutions? Yup. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Dutch MP Off the Hook in Hate Speech Case

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2011 Depending on how you see it, a Dutch court's acquittal Thursday of controversial politician Geert Wilders is an instance of hate speech gone unpunished or, as Wilders himself put it, "a victory for freedom of expression in the Netherlands." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NPR’s Juan Williams Sacked for Muslim Comment

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2010 Right about where NPR's Juan Williams says, in this clip from Monday's "The O'Reilly Factor," that he thinks Bill O'Reilly is "right," offering the Fox News host his support after last week's O'Reilly kerfuffle on "The View," things take a fateful turn for Williams' career. Coincidence? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ThreatDown: Muslim Edition

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2010 Is Islam finding its way into our schools? Christmas carols? How about our soup? Stephen Colbert is on that case, just like everyone on Fox News, in this clip from Monday's episode of "The Colbert Report." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Post’s Peyser Slams ‘Muslim Superhero’ Show

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2010 New York Post scribe Andrea Peyser is very concerned about a series that'll be counted among the new cartoon network The Hub's lineup: It's "The 99," an animated show about 99 superheroes with special powers based on -- gasp! -- Muslim values. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Newt Gingrich Is the Joe McCarthy of Muslim Bashing

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 21, 2010 Boy, one thing I really hate is when American judges try to impose harsh Islamic sharia law. You know, with all those grisly lashings, stonings and beheadings. What's that you say? No such thing is happening, and you wonder where I got such a crazy idea? Why, Newt Gingrich told me. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on Tensions Between the West and the Muslim World

BLANK Sep 20, 2010 With Islamophobia sweeping the states in all its stupidity and ignorance, it's refreshing to hear this assembly of thinkers, including Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges, bring some intellect to bear on the subject. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Just In: Islamophobia

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Sep 14, 2010 The evil side of America is on display in the form of a media-fueled Islamophobia that recalls some of the worst bigotry in the nation’s past. This is not what we hoped for in the days after Sept. 11, 2001, or the election of President Barack Obama in 2008. The evil side of America is on display in the form of a media-fueled Islamophobia that recalls some of the worst bigotry in the nation’s past. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Muslim Center May Get a Tax Break

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2010 In news sure to stir the ire of opponents of the ”Ground Zero mosque,” a spokesman for New York City Comptroller John Liu has said that the proposed Muslim community center might qualify for tax-free financing, in effect a public subsidy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )