
Yes, The Left’s Anti-Semitism Is More Pronounced Than The Alt-Right’s
First published in The Federalist Although the fight against anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry must be nonpartisan, my recent attempt to draw attention to left-wing anti-Semitism triggered a depressingly partisan response. I was labeled a “liberal” by self-avowed anti-Semites and an “anti-Semite,” among other hateful terms, by self-avowed liberals.

Harvard Arab Weekend Headlined by Prominent Anti-Jewish Activist
The Harvard Arab Weekend (HAW) is due to take place between November 10th and 13th. According to the organisers, HAW will allow participants “to move beyond the current acknowledged reality, beyond the binary concepts of turbulence and stability; peace and war; rise and fall, towards a light of another, better, reality that

Boston’s Al Quds Day
On July 1, one hundred anti-Israel activists met in Boston to protest against the world’s only Jewish state. They were part of an international day of demonstrations, known as Al Quds Day. What is this? Who are the protestors? And should Massachusetts Jews be worried? Every year, on the last

From Baghdad to Boston
Published in The Nation, Pakistan’s leading English-language newspaper http://nation.com.pk/blogs/15-Jun-2016/from-baghdad-to-boston-the-moderate-muslims-need-to-be-given-a-prominent-space-to-counter-the Whether in the Middle East, South Asia, Europe or the United States, the West’s failure to understand the extraordinary diversity of Islam hampers efforts to tackle the threats posed by Islamist extremism and terrorism. Kenan Makiya’s recent novel, The Rope, examines

Islamic Center of New England Promotes Anti-Jewish, Slavery-Apologist
– Joshua E. On Saturday, June 18, the Islamic Center of New England in Sharon, MA will host a Ramadan Fundraising Dinner, featuring the extremist cleric, Abdul Nasir Jangda. Jangda is a fundamentalist Texas Imam who is the founder and rector of the extremist Qalam Institute, and an instructor

CAIR Florida leader Hassan Shibly: Homosexuality “evil,” “a quick way to earn God’s wrath”
In the wake of the Islamist massacre at an Orlando gay club, CAIR Florida leader Hassan Shibly told Time Magazine that he wants to send his “overwhelming love and support and unity” to the LGBT community. Yet his social media history shows that Shibly is not quite as loving and

ISB Promotes Seminar with Extremist Preachers
The Islamic Society of Boston is promoting an online series of seminars hosted by the Al Madina Institute. What sort of clerics will Boston Muslims who subscribe to this course encounter? A look at the preachers involved with the seminars reveals some worrying ideas: Yasir Fahmy Yasir Fahmy is the Islamic Society of

Profile: Harvard Visiting Scholar Ali Akbar Alikhani
Ali Akbar Alikhani is a visiting scholar at Harvard, where he is running a research project on the “Islamic Model for Peaceful Coexistence.” Alikhani is also an academic at the Faculty of World Studies at University of Tehran, and is described by a number of Iranian websites as the “head

Hate Preachers Fundraise for the Islamic Society of Boston
On June 11, the Islamic Society of Boston (ISB) is hosting its annual fundraiser. The ISB’s imam, Yasir Fahmy, will be joined by two extremist preachers: Omar Suleiman and Altaf Husain. Omar Suleiman has been denounced in the media and by moderate Muslim groups for his description of homosexuality as a “disease” and

The Jewish Community Needs New Leaders
26 May, 2016 Dr Charles Jacobs On May 6, 2016, thousands of Boston’s Jews received an email from Jeremy Burton, head of the Jewish Community Relations Council, warning about mounting incidents of anti- Semitism. Reviewing ugly occurrences — swastikas, “Burn the Jews” graffiti at our local high schools — Jeremy