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Abusing Free Speech: Response to the South Park TV Episode Featuring Prophet Mohammad

by on 30. Apr, 2010 in Islam, Issues, Television, U.S

Edward Mitchell, writing for the Georgetown Law Weekly, responds to recent controversy surrounding South Park and their insistence on pictorializing the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and subsequently a website’s veiled threats to South Park creators: Abusing Free Speech Edward Mitchell Georgetown Law Weekly Newspaper Published 4/28/10 Freedom of speech is undoubtedly one of our country’s most [...]

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Abercrombie + Hijab = Fired

by on 03. Mar, 2010 in Bay Area, Islam, Issues

Seems like Hijab stories won’t be ending anytime soon. Once again a girl is fired for wearing a Hijab. This time, I don’t personally know the girl the way I did in Hollywood Video case. A Hijab (head scarf) wearing stock room worker was hired in San Mateo, California to work at a subsidiary of [...]

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A Sad Day for Oakland

by on 23. Mar, 2009 in Issues, News, U.S

On Saturday, 21 March 2009, Oakland saw one of the worst days in its history. Four Police officers shot, three dead, one on life support. All four officers were shot by Lovelle Mixon, 26, of Oakland, a parolee who fled after shooting the first two officers following a routine traffic stop, then shot two more [...]

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