Story of ‘Islamophobic’ Attack on New Jersey Imam Takes a Surprising Twist

New in PJ Media: It happened early on Sunday morning. The imam Sayed Elnakib was leading the pre-sunrise fajr prayer at Omar Mosque in South Paterson, N.J., when suddenly everything went tragically wrong. According to a Sunday CNN report, mosque spokesperson Abdul Hamdan recounted that in the middle of the prayers, a man “lunged forward with a knife […]

Muslim Attacks Imam Over Islam. Media Blames Islamophobia.

“In our religion, you should not wear a tie.” For several days, the media kept pushing the story of an Imam who was stabbed in his mosque, tying it to someone scribbling over a name that had Allah in it at that mosque and implying that this involved Islamphobia. National stories at CNN and the […]

Hamas-linked CAIR again conflates blasphemy and a ‘hate crime’

“The smearing of the word ‘Allah’ in Dr. Awadallah’s name is apparently intentional.” The Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), like other Muslim Brotherhood groups, is an Islamist organization masquerading as a civil rights community group. The Islamist mission is not to protect any ethnic or even religious group, but to impose Islamic law. CAIR-MN […]

Pennsylvania: Restaurant asks waitress to remove hijab, restaurant is inundated with death threats

Michael’s Family Restaurant in Glenside, Pennsylvania has been receiving death threats all day. Hundreds of threatening phone calls have reduced the owner’s mother to tears, and the restaurant is pleading for people to see reason. This all stems from a manager who sent a waitress home when she would not remove her hijab. Michael’s Family […]

UK: Former minister cleared of ‘Islamophobia’ charges after investigation

Nusrat Ghani said: “The impact of being told this was devastating and my motivation in pursuing the complaint was to ensure it wasn’t buried, but that it ended with me so that no other colleague would have to endure anything similar.” Oh, no worries, Ms. Ghani! Even though Mark Spencer was cleared, the purpose this […]

Hate crime fizzle: NJ man who stabbed imam in back during prayers at mosque turns out to be another Muslim

Serif Zorba’s motive is unclear but he was “not a regular member of the mosque’s congregation,” although “he has been seen there before.” The name “Serif” is a variant of “Sharif,” which means “eminent” in Arabic and is used in some areas to refer to people who claim to be descendants of Muhammad. Thus Islamic […]

Minnesota: University president set to retire after firing professor who showed Muhammad picture in class

The board of directors at Hamline University has announced president Fayneese Miller’s upcoming retirement. She leaves in disgrace after kowtowing to Muslim students, as well as to the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and caving under the usual “Islamophobia” battering ram. In early February, Hamline University in Minnesota made the Foundation for Individual Rights and […]

Maryland: Hamas-linked CAIR demands investigation after Whole Foods mistakenly accuses Muslima of shoplifting

The Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) regularly, consistently, and increasingly uses its media access to attack people and companies on TV. There are over 120 examples in the last five and a half years of CAIR threatening someone’s livelihood, exposing someone to danger, or defaming a person. In this latest example of CAIR attacking […]

Ilhan Omar claims ‘there’s going to be a genocide of 200 million Muslims in India’

Ilhan Omar: “There’s going to be a genocide of 200 million Muslims in India” India should register a sharp public protest & summon the new US amb. These unprovoked attacks, outright lies & instigation are a direct security threat. US should come clean.pic.twitter.com/1XB8qRfwex — Shubhangi Sharma (@ItsShubhangi) March 29, 2023 Ilhan Omar has it backwards. […]

Ilhan Omar Takes Aim at the REAL Problem Facing America Today

My latest in PJ Media is a VIP article. I am happy to be able to offer you a 5% discount on becoming a VIP member at PJ Media. Just enter the code SPENCER when you sign up here. Another Ramadan is upon us, and the winsome Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mogadishu) is already in the spirit of […]

Tennessee ethics lawyer wins new chance to seek damages after being fired for tweets about Islam

This is a significant win for the freedom of expression against a tide that has been usurping the rights of citizens. Gerald Dean Morgan merely asked the question in a tweet: “Where’s the evidence that ‘Islam is a religion of peace?” This was a reasonable question about an ideology. His firing sent the message that […]

UK: ‘Islamophobic’ hate crime goes flat as man who set two Muslims on fire turns out to be a Muslim also

Two more “Islamophobic” hate crimes turn out to be something else altogether. One might almost get the impression that anti-Muslim hate crimes hardly ever occurred (and shouldn’t, of course), were it not for our moral superiors constantly assuring us otherwise. “UK police question suspect after elderly Muslim set alight,” Al Jazeera, March 22, 2023: …“The […]

Germany: Muslims call for ‘Islamophobia commissioner’ and ‘determined stance’ to stop criticism of Islam

Marking the four-year anniversary of the Christchurch massacre in New Zealand in which 51 people were killed and 40  injured, Germany’s Muslim community is doubling down on its determination to combat  “Islamophobia,” which includes criticism of Islam. The Central Council of Muslims (ZMD) “called for a more determined stance against Islamophobia, saying Muslims continue to […]