Anti-Muslim Bigotry Strikes Michigan Gurdwara
It’s sobering (and depressing) to hear about another hate attack in the United States fueled by Islamophobia, this one in the form of racist graffiti on a gurdwara under construction in Sterling Heights, Michigan.  SALDEF‘s recent statement about the incident states: …the vandalism...
This is what profiling looks like
It’s been quite a day here in New York City.  I woke up at 3am this morning and arrived at Liberty Square at 4:00 to protect the Occupy Wall Street encampment from eviction.  Sleep deprived but fired up, I joined with thousands of others who showed up to stand in solidarity with this growing...
The Death of Bin Laden & the Soul of the USA
It’s been over a week now.  I’ve been wanting to write, but have been on the road, my head spinning with newspaper headlines and the voices of cable news pundits.  Navdeep posted some thoughtful reflections and questions here, and in the meantime, we’ve had the opportunity to see...
Ding Dong, Osama bin Laden is Dead.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past three days, you’ve all heard the news:  Osama bin Laden was killed in a hail of gunfire, his body buried at sea in a well orchestrated CIA operation over the weekend. Moments after the news was official, it was a very bitter sweet moment when...
Stupid or Evil?
As the debate over the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” wages on in the media with plenty of misinformation and a whole lot of fear-mongering, we finally get some worthwhile news from The Daily Show on the subject. The Parent Company Trap www.thedailyshow.com
Post-9/11 hatred rages on near Ground Zero
Guestblogged by Brooklynwala Yesterday morning I was reading the ubiquitous, free “AM New York” newspaper on the subway on the way to a meeting and was disturbed and saddened to learn about a protest of 1,000 people in lower Manhattan against an Islamic Center being built near Ground Zero, the site...