CNN recently published an article entitled Study: Threat of Muslim-American terrorism in U.S. exaggerated; according to a study released by Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, “the terrorist threat posed by radicalized Muslim-Americans has been exaggerated.” Yet, Americans continue to live in mortal fear of radical Islam, a fear propagated and inflamed by right wing Islamophobes.  If one follows the cable news networks, it seems as if all terrorists are [...]

During a recent football match, Football (soccer) player Frederick Kanoute lifted his jersey to display a shirt expressing support for Palestine. Kanoute lifted his Sevilla shirt over his head after scoring in the team’s 2-1 Copa Del Rey win over Deportivo La Coruna to display a black T-shirt on which the word “Palestine” was printed in several languages. Meanwhile, Real Madrid’s goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, announced Wednesday that he would not attend New Year ceremonies in [...]