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Stephen Colbert Butts Heads with Author Over Muslim Revolutions
Matt Cherette · 09/08/11 12:30AMOn tonight's Report, Robin Wright (the journalist/author, not the Sean Penn ex-wife) stopped by for an interview with Stephen Colbert about her new book, Rock the Casbah, which argues that the recent Middle East uprisings prove the United States' post-9/11 policy of "gunboat diplomacy" was both misguided and ineffective. And in a rare instance of earnestness—mixed in with his requisite schtick, of course—Colbert repeatedly challenged Wright's arguments. Here's a video of the interview's more combative moments.
Iran Hangs Three Men For Having Gay Sex
Seth Abramovitch · 09/06/11 11:54PMIt was an old-fashioned gay lynching in Iran on Sunday morning, as the state executed six inmates by hanging at the Karound prison in Ahvaz, in the country's southwest region. According to Iran Human Rights, three of the six were sentenced to death for "'unlawful' acts and acts against Sharia," based on "the articles 108 and 110 of the Iranian Islamic penal code." Articles 108 and 110 of the Iranian Islamic penal code are the ones dealing with gay sex.
Report: Muslims More American Than You
Hamilton Nolan · 08/30/11 11:46AMAnti-Islam Nut Sees an Enemy in Rick Perry
Jim Newell · 08/29/11 02:17PMDavid Letterman Marked For Death by Pro-Palin Jihadist
Seth Abramovitch · 08/17/11 11:41PMThe Anti-Islam Blogger and the Weapons-Stockpiling Norwegian
Max Read · 07/30/11 12:27PMBored rich moron Pamela Geller is a big deal in the internet anti-Islam scene, thanks to her unreadable blog Atlas Shrugs. Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik is reputedly such a big fan that he gave her a few shout-outs in his manifesto! Which is why we're interested in an email she got in 2007 from an anonymous Norwegian who was "stockpiling weapons."
FBI's 'Islam 101' Depicted Muslims as 7th-Century Simpletons
Wired.com · 07/27/11 08:14PMFake Moorish Scientists Driving Courts Nuts
Lauri Apple · 07/27/11 01:17PMSaying you follow the Moorish Science faith has become the new "I'm 1/16th Cherokee," at least among financial fraudsters. All across our great, greedy nation, people are falsely claiming Moorish Scientist status in order to file phony legal documents, avoid paying taxes, and declare one's self above the law, among other illegal things.
Herman Cain Invents Constitutional Right to Ban Mosques
Max Read · 07/17/11 03:29PMLast we checked with Herman Cain, pizza magnate Republican presidential candidate, his campaign was falling apart amidst internal accusations of "affairs, homosexuality and professional misconduct." But like a deep-dish phoenix rising from the ashes of a brick oven, Cain is back with a bold message: No mosques!
Prince Wishes He Could Just Throw On a Burqa and Be Done With It
Seth Abramovitch · 06/28/11 06:35AMMuslims Going to Anti-Prejudice Conference Kicked Off Plane
Max Read · 05/07/11 08:45AMMemphis Imams Masudur Rahman and Mohamed Zaghloul had boarded a flight Friday morning when they were told the pilot wouldn't fly with them aboard. They were going to Charlotte—to attend a conference intended to "address prejudice against Muslims."
Maine Mosque Vandalized Following Bin Laden Death
TPM · 05/02/11 07:52PMDonald Trump: Bad Christian, Worse Philanthropist
Max Read · 04/12/11 06:50PMAnti-Porn Politician Busted Watching Porn in Parliament
Max Read · 04/11/11 06:05PMPoll: Most Americans Are Islamists
Max Read · 03/24/11 10:02PMBad news for Rep. Peter King's eternal fight against the second-largest religion on the planet! Turns out most Americans are actually dyed-in-the-wool radical Islamists: Sixty nine percent would be "okay" with having a mosque in their communities, and 46 percent have a favorable view of American Muslims, according to a CNN poll. As you might imagine, there is one last bastion of true American Muslin-hating—the rural south, where one half of people say they'd "disapprove" of a neighborhood mosque, unless it had a big confederate flag painted on it. [CNN; image via AP]
Peter King, Grand Inquisitor of Muslims, Loves Terrorism
Jim Newell · 03/09/11 02:19PMJon Stewart Exposes Peter King's Hypocritical Anti-Muslim Agenda
Matt Cherette · 03/08/11 11:31PMTennesseeans Attempt to Make Not Robbing Banks a Felony
Max Read · 02/24/11 02:34AMWorried about the ever-encroaching menace of Muslims practicing their religion? You may want to move to Tennessee, where State Sen. Bill Ketron (pictured) and state Rep. Judd Matheny are introducing a bill that would "make following the Islamic code known as Shariah law a felony, punishable by 15 years in jail." Nashville-based Imam Mohamed Ahmed wonders:
Where to Spend Valentine's Day if You're Single
Max Read · 02/10/11 03:52AMSingle on Valentine's Day? Instead of complaining loudly and publicly or going to some kind of stupid themed singles event, you should take a trip to Malaysia or Russia, where religious authorities are attempting to crack down on the decadent Western celebration of couples being gross with each other.