News and Analysis (8/2/10)

The Anti-Defamation League purports to believe “that freedom must include the right of all Americans … to build community centers and houses of worship”, yet it backs bigots in calling for the ban of Park51 …

• Anti-Defamers Defame Muslims (Antiwar)

… meanwhile, a CA Tea Party group, completely misunderstanding Islamic traditions, plans to use dogs to protest the construction of local mosque; “It’s mind blowing the level of sheer ignorance these people have”:

• Jummah Tea Party Protest Against Temecula Mosque (Illume)

“Four-fifths of those polled said they have less than very little knowledge about Islam, while 40% did not know who ‘Allah’ referred to and 36% did not know who the Prophet Muhammad was”:

• Three-Quarters of Non-Muslims Believe Islam Negative for Britain (Guardian)

“The total approach Gingrich is proposing has a better historical parallel in McCarthyism. McCarthyism has come to mean making charges of disloyalty or even subversion without regard for adequate evidence”:

• Is Fear of Islam the New McCarthyism? (Washington Post)

The first in a series of notes by MFI President Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad on the International Institute of Islamic Thought conference on approaching the Qur’an and Sunnah:

• The Future of Islam in the West (MFI)

Kevin Duewel