After Texas “Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called on Austin Mayor Steve Adler not to attend a Ramadan event headlined by U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, the group hosting this weekend’s dinner fired back.” ‘Hate has no home here, Sana Shahid of Emgage, a Muslim American advocacy group, said…adding that Miller’s “immoral” comments “do not reflect the […]
Austin, TX “Support Our Muslim Neighbors” event tries to “ease anxiety of local Muslims following Trump’s election”
“The most important turning point is getting to know people who are Muslim. They’re people, they have a way of life, they have a way of life that is valid and really very beautiful.” Yes, many are lovely people. The problem with events such as this one, however, is that it aids and abets ongoing […]
Austin, Texas: Bomb threats against mosque turn out to have come from a Muslim
MyFox Austin reported a few days ago that Muslims in Austin were assuming this was an anti-Muslim hate crime, quoting a local Muslim who said: “Muslims, we are not discouraged in our worship of God if anything it draws us closer to God.” But now it comes out that the man who issued the threats […]