Louis Farrakhan praises Gadhafi, Hubbard in Chicago (2-28-11)
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan praised Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi in a speech on Sunday, and warned that the popular uprisings shaking the Middle East will soon find their way to American shores.

Muslims Plan March On Washington To Support A United Shariah Of America (2-28)
As expected, Muslims across the world have started to lock arms in their quest to impose Shariah Law ( Islamic Law) on all. For the most part, Muslims in America had confined this call to their barracks…..,errr, I mean Mosques and Islamic conferences.

Muslim convert who threatened South Park creators for mocking Islam jailed for 25 years (2-26)
A Muslim convert who threatened the creators of the 'South Park' cartoon series has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Beck: 'I blew it' comparing rabbis to Islamic radicals (2-25)
Glenn Beck is apologizing for remarks he made on his radio show comparing rabbis from a major Jewish tradition to Islamic radicals, saying, “I was wrong on this and I also apologize for it.”

The Antidote to Glenn Beck (2-24)
Glenn Beck -- a man whose sole purpose seems to be to stir up hatred -- has now taken on Reform Jews, of which I am one. Dismissing us as similar to "radicalized Islam," he went on to sum up our rabbis as "generally political in nature."

Watchdog: Said Musa Released from Afghan Prison, No Longer on Death Row (2-24)
Said Musa, the Afghan Christian who was facing the death sentence for converting from Islam, has been released from the prison in Kabul, a Christian persecution watchdog reported Thursday morning.

British Tolerance: Anti-Islam or Common Sense? (2-24)
British Prime Minister David Cameron has had to defend the anti-Islamic rhetoric that he expressed in a speech last month to the Munich Security Conference.

Religion in the News: Islam Was No. 1 Topic in 2010 (2-24)
Events and controversies related to Islam dominated U.S. press coverage of religion in 2010, bumping the Catholic Church from the top spot, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

EDITORIAL: Anti-Shariah bill is legislative nonsense (2-24)
Tennessee lawmakers again have veered off course by introducing outrageous and offensive legislation that only helps paint Tennessee as backward and narrow-minded.

Muslim group sues FBI over surveillance at California mosques (2-23)
Council on American-Islamic Relations and ACLU say a paid FBI informant violated the First Amendment rights of worshipers at several California mosques, targeting the most devout. They sued the FBI Wednesday.

Tennessee lawmaker would make practicing Islamic law a felony (2-23)
Tennessee state senator Bill Ketron introduced a bill to make practicing Shariah law a felony equal to treason

The mainstreaming of radical Islam (2-23)
The term “useful idiot” is believed to have been coined by Vladimir Lenin.

Region in revolt: Is it religion or society? (2-22)
Religion Link raises the question as to whether the uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and elsewhere in the Middle East are the product of Islam or societal pressure:

European Free Speech Under Attack (2-22)
Defending the right to say that Islam is primarily a totalitarian ideology aiming for world domination.

When the truth becomes the crime (2-21)
Last Thursday a court in Vienna found lecturer and human rights activist Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff guilty of one count of “denigration of religious beliefs of a legally recognized religion” and she was fined the sum of €480.

Huckabee draws heat for anti-Islam remarks (2-21)
Baptist preacher and former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has landed in hot water for comments critical of Islam.

Muslim Cleric Calls for Islamic State In U.S. (2-21)
A hardline British Muslim cleric says he plans to lead a demonstration outside the White House and call on Muslims to establish Sharia law in the U.S.

Debate over Islam divides Liberal party (2-20)
TONY Abbott's rejection of Liberal frontbencher Cory Bernardi's views that "Islam is the problem" because it is a totalitarian religion has failed to stop a growing debate within the party.

Islam is in fact the real source of the problems in the Middle East (2-19)
Pundits and prognosticators all over the world have been trying to predict the future of the Middle East ever since the riots in Tunisia spread to Egypt and beyond.

The Attack on Lara Logan Was an Expression of Barbarism, Not Islam (2-17)
Aaron Goldstein obtusely misses the point of my last post.

Probing Islam for signs of peace or violence (2-16)
Muslims defend religion against terrorism, bigotry

Pastor links Christian, Muslim hopes, Egypt's revolution (2-16)
We could all have some Egypt in our souls and some "Reformation" might in living out our religions, says Rev. Brian McLaren, an evangelical pastor and author, blogging at Huffington Post and Beliefnet.

Terrorism charges denied: 'I was only defending Islam' (2-15)
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir yesterday denied being the leader of a terrorist network found training in Aceh, and said a string of fresh charges against him had been fabricated and that he was simply defending Islam.

Why the Egypt Uprising is Bad News for Islamic Extremists (2-14)
Glenn Beck conservatives and less-nutty observers of the Middle East have worried that the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings could end up leading to much instability—and trouble—throughout the region.

Dutch MP Geert Wilders 'can challenge' Islam hate trial (2-14)
Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders has been granted the right to challenge the charges against him of inciting hatred.

Religion Run Amok (2-11)
Indonesia is reeling from some of the worst sectarian violence in years.

The role of Islam in Egypt (2-10)
As anti-government protests in Egypt continue, the U.S. –– and the world –– waits to see what effects, if any, the final results will bring.

Indonesian mobs step up sectarian violence (2-9)
THE brutal killing of three followers of the Islamic sect Ahmadiyah by a crazed mob over the weekend and assaults on two Christian churches yesterday have renewed concerns about growing violence against religious minorities in Indonesia and the unwillingness of authorities to contain marauding gangs of Islamist thugs.

Voices of Faith: Is it no longer a priority to marry within your faith? (2-9)
Syed E. Hasan, Midland Islamic Council: Diversity is the hallmark of Islam.

MIDDLE EAST: Ignoring Egyptians, Iran continues to hail 'Islamic awakening' (2-8)
Both the Egyptian foreign ministry and the opposition Muslim Brotherhood have said the popular protest movement sweeping the country has nothing to do with Iran, or Islam.

Dutch politician renews attack on Islam (2-7)
The far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders, facing a retrial on charges of incitement to hatred and discrimination, used a court appearance on Monday to engage in harsh anti-Muslim rhetoric, calling Islam a “totalitarian ideology” that seeks to “destroy” European civilisation.

Foreign Islamists Get Little Support in Egypt (2-7)
Iran and its ally Hezbollah have been quick to claim kinship with the mass demonstrations in Egypt, describing them as part of a "regional Islamic awakening," but the reaction from Egypt's own Islamic movement has been lukewarm.

With Upheaval, How Large Is The Opening For Islam? (2-4)
When Sheik Rachid Ghannouchi returned to Tunisia on Sunday after 22 years in exile, more than 1,000 supporters turned out to greet him at the airport.

Radical Imam's Warning to America: 'Islam Is Coming to Your Backyard' (2-3)
This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," February 3, 2011.

Women, Islam, Egypt and Iran (2-3)
We have many pundits and experts comparing the Iranian election uprising (2009) with the Egyptian one taking place right now.

Christians Fear and Know New Government in Egypt Could Bring Radical Islam and Persecution (2-3)
The American media and our government are blindly supporting a power shake-up in Egypt not knowing who will take the helm of leadership.

Groups slam Islam hearings as modern-day McCarthyism (2-2)
A band of civil-rights, community and faith groups called Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) a modern-day Joe McCarthy in a letter to House leaders, for his plans to single out Muslims during hearings later this month on extremism which will examine the "radicalization of Islam."

Tea Party congressman clashes over Islam at town hall (2-1)
Freshman Republican Congressman Allen West clashed with an advocate for Muslim-American civil rights at a sometimes-rowdy town hall meeting Monday night.