Posts Tagged ‘ Irshad Manji ’

Ibish On Irshad Manji & Other Assorted Nuts

December 20, 2011
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Not only has Ibish’s strategy of presenting himself as a defender of Arabs and Muslims by taking on the lunatic fringe failed, it has also contributed to legitimizing the mainstream racists and extremists. It’s Ibish’s friends, collaborators, co-authors, partners in “peace”, and ATFP gala keynote speakers that are most troubling for the Arab and...
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Western media hearts House Muslims

May 25, 2011

Dr. Mohamed Elmasry wrote in The Canadian Charger: For the last 10 years women in Islam and their status in Muslim countries were two popular topics in Western media. Muslim women, like Irshad Manji and Ayaan Ali, have become media darlings because they wrote books smearing their religion, and called for the “liberation” of Muslim...
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House Muslims at Odds

May 15, 2011

It’s good to see fractures among House Muslims. Arguing in favor of reformists over moderates, House Muslim Irshad Manji hates on House Muslim Faisal Abdul Rauf. May we see more of House Muslims at each others’ throats. “Moderate” Muslims are part of the problem.
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Manji Gives Out Racist Tips to Brave Egyptian Women

February 22, 2011
Manji Gives Out Racist Tips to Brave Egyptian Women

While housies* who had supported the Mubarak regime, like ADC and James Zogby, are flocking to jump on the revolutionary bandwagon, Irshad Manji doesn’t appear impressed with the Egyptian people’s toppling of 30 years of US and Israeli-backed dictatorship. For the past two weeks, we’ve been hearing that the “wall of fear” in Egypt...
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Letters to Santa Claus

December 20, 2010

Dear Santa, This Christmas, please ensure continued aid to Israel considering that the treacherous BDS movement is picking up steam. Could you replace the late Shake Soccer with a dozen greedier and more racist oil princes for me to befriend? I’d also like to be promoted from my current position as a DNC committee chair;...
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Disorganized Priorities (as usual)

December 18, 2010

A number of groups organized a protest today outside the White House to oppose the wars on Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Yemen and support Wikileaks. Veterans for Peace, GetUp!, Code Pink, Chris Hedges and Ray McGovern were among the organizers and speakers. Braving snow and very cold temperature, the activists also demanded the release...
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