March 30, 2012 – islamicate

Politics

Language Deemed Offensive Is Removed From F.B.I. Training Materials – NYTimes.com

islamoyankeeMarch 30, 2012

Language Deemed Offensive Is Removed From F.B.I. Training Materials – NYTimes.com. The language suggesting that agents could bend the law was contained in 876 pages of training materials about Muslims and Arab-Americans the F.B.I. deemed to be offensive or inaccurate and removed after a review of about 160,000 pages of such material over the past six months, according to aides present at the briefing. Also removed was the admonition that agents should never stare at or shake hands with an Asian, and the assertion that Arabs had “Jekyll and Hyde” personalities making them more likely to have “outbursts and loss…

Inter-faith

Are Muslims Treated As Outsiders In Their Own Country? : NPR

islamoyankeeMarch 30, 2012

Are Muslims Treated As Outsiders In Their Own Country? : NPR. I think, you know, it’s funny to me. Whenever somebody says that President Obama is a Muslim, I feel like Jerry Seinfeld should pop out with his jazz hands and say, not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Politics

Go Back to Your Country – Global Experts

islamoyankeeMarch 30, 2012

Go Back to Your Country – Global Experts. You never forget the first time you’re told to “go back to your country.” It’s like being punched in the heart and stomach simultaneously.