After learning of the attacks on the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001, it didn’t take long for Amardeep Singh to decide his next steps. Singh, a Sikh American and lawyer by training, was living in Washington, D.C. … Continued
Hate Crimes
Islamophobia
Recent Attack Reveals Long History of Violence Against Sikh Americans
On the evening of Sept. 21, Prabhjot Singh was attacked by a group of young men on bicycles as he walked near his home in Harlem. Singh is a Sikh man of Indian origin who wears a turban and has … Continued
FBI to Track Hate Crimes Against Sikhs, Hindus, and Arabs
More than two years after advocacy groups began urging the Federal Bureau of Investigation to track hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus, and Arabs, the federal agency announced last week that it will finally start doing so in 2015. The Sikh … Continued
Cross-Post: Wall Street Journal Denies Existence of Islamophobia
Originally published on Huffington Post. By Nathan Lean, Editor-in-Chief, Aslan Media; Author. Unless you’ve been asleep for the past 10 years (or write book reviews for the Wall Street Journal), you may have noticed that anti-Muslim sentiment in the past … Continued
Tulsa Murders Targeting Black Community Point to Racial Vendetta
Two men were arrested and charged early Sunday in a shooting rampage that left three dead and two injured in Tulsa. All the victims are African-American and widespread media speculation is that the attacks were racially motivated. Racist violence is … Continued
Immigration
Muslim Woman Brutally Murdered in California Hate Crime
Last Wednesday, Shaima Alawadi, an Iraqi immigrant and mother of five was brutally beaten to death in her California home in what is likely a racially-motivated attack. She was taken off life support and died on Sunday. According to her … Continued
Not In Our Town National Week of Action: Communities Stand Together Against Hate
by Catharine Debelle A hate crime is reported nearly every hour in this country. These attacks not only harm the victim but create a climate of fear that reverberates across entire communities. This month, communities across the country join in … Continued
Culture
Justice prevails for victims of 2005 racially motivated attack
On January 31, a hearing was held in Illinois’ Kankakee County Courthouse for a case brought by three young African-American men against four white men convicted of attacking them. The lawsuit states that while Vantis, Isaiah and Kenyon Coiley were … Continued
Politics
Economic Hardship Breeding Hate
Political and business pundits both agree that our country’s economy is spiraling out of control as millions of Americans engage in daily debates regarding the economy. The truth is - the economy has been spiraling for quite some time. As … Continued
Immigration
Racism & Teenage Killers in America
It is impossible to measure the suffering of one against another. Comparing tragedies never helps make sense of them. The story of Abelino Mazariego, though, should be told, and it must be compared to others in order to prevent it … Continued