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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Islamophobia

This or That

Hudson newspaper is finished with your hateful letters

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2018, 10:53 AM Oct 19, 2018
9

Western Wisconsin’s Hudson Star-Observer says it will no longer publish hate letters, “letters that threaten or that incite crimes including violence against anyone and for any reason. Period.” Read more →

Arts & Culture

1,000 Words: Tolerance and respect

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 27, 2018, 8:26 AM Jun 27, 2018
13

In a stand against bigotry, rabbis and imams rode bikes together in Berlin. Read more →

This or That

Wishes for a blessed Ramadan too much for some Christians

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2018, 3:55 PM May 22, 2018
34

The reaction a Brooklyn Park church is getting for spreading some interdenominational love is jaw-dropping, even when viewed by 2018 standards. Read more →

The right to have your Islamophobic voice heard

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 5, 2018, 10:22 AM Apr 5, 2018
63

Unquestionably, there is a right to free speech; that’s not the issue. This is: Does journalism have a responsibility to give it a megaphone? Read more →

Sports

An Egyptian soccer player breaks the grip of Islamophobia

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 16, 2018, 6:54 AM Feb 16, 2018
3

Religion and sports has married in the world of soccer where the faithful fans of Liverpool have created an ‘I’ll be Muslim too’ chant to honor their star player, Mohamed Salah. Read more →

People are jerks

Actor stirs Islamophobes with Mall of America video

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2017, 11:35 AM Nov 14, 2017
41

Actor James Woods has no time for the ideals of the United States as a great melting pot. How else to explain his tweet? Read more →

On nation’s airlines, Islamophobia flies free

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 18, 2016, 8:26 AM Apr 18, 2016
17

Here’s an idea. If you’re uncomfortable with someone speaking Arabic on an airplane, maybe you should get off. Read more →

Sports

Aaron Rodgers takes a stand against Islamophobes

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2015, 7:30 PM Nov 15, 2015
10

It must’ve been a big moment in the life of a football fan in Green Bay on Sunday during a moment of silence for the people killed in the attacks in Paris.

He had the stadium to himself, the rest of the fans smart enough to respect the silence.

‘Muslims suck!’ he shouted.
Read more →

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