Muslim hearings in US Congress dismissed as ‘equivalent of reality TV’ Organisers say hearing is vital to US security, but critics say it raises spectre of McCarthy witch-hunts Suzanne Goldenberg… Read more »
Most are OK with Muslim hearings Radicalization focus of Congress panel By Alan GomezUSA TODAY http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20110310/1amuslims10_st.art.htm A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds most Americans do not believe U.S. Muslims are too… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Rep. Peter King (NY), began hearings on “The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community’s Response.” Please… Read more »
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http://blog.beliefnet.com/news/2011/03/a-political-spectacle-that-per.php#ixzz1GEMmpDii (RNS) House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King is intent on doing a foolish thing that even former President George W. Bush — himself no slouch in fighting terrorism… Read more »
Source: ISNA (Plainfield, IN March 10, 2011) This morning at 9:30 AM, Rep. Peter King, Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, called the first six witnesses in the Congressional Hearings:… Read more »
The King of Irony Post by Jack Fertig, Matt Glaser and Laury Silvers http://www.religiondispatches.org/dispatches/guest_bloggers/4353/the_king_of_irony_/ Peter King, an Irish-American representing a district with a heavily Jewish constituency, has taken on an… Read more »
John Feffer.Co-director, Foreign Policy In Focushttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-feffer/extremists-on-extremism-p_b_833148.html Muslims are rising up against tyranny throughout the Arab world. They have ousted autocrats, consistently called for democracy, and inspired people from Beijing to… Read more »
Brad Hirschfield.Rabbi, Author and Expert on Religion and Public Life.Peter King, Islamic Terror and Islamophobia http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-brad-hirschfield/peter-king-islamic-terror_b_833309.html With Rep. Peter King beginning hearings Thursday, hearings that will examine the issue of… Read more »
By Omar SacirbeyReligion News ServiceFormer Counterterrorism Chief Says Muslims Cooperate (RNS) A former FBI counterterrorism director on Tuesday (March 8) rejected allegations by the chairman of the House Homeland Security… Read more »