Trump's Islamophobic foreign-policy adviser had a history聽of far-right dalliances in Europe after the fall of Communism.
Trump's Islamophobic foreign-policy adviser had a history聽of far-right dalliances in Europe after the fall of Communism.
A lot has been written about Brigitte Tudor 鈥 aka Brigitte Gabriel 鈥 the founder of ACT for America, the largest grassroots anti-Muslim group in the country.聽
A Florida man is in custody on arson charges, accused of setting a fire at a convenience store he believed was owned by Muslims who he 鈥渨anted to run out of America.鈥
While the new administration focuses on Muslim refugees and immigrants, the most lethal terrorism threat of recent years is homegrown, and most often comes from right-wing radicals.
ACT for America the largest grassroots anti-Muslim organization in the country claiming 1,000 active chapters and over half a million members quietly deleted its chapter locator map this week.聽
Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff 鈥 an Austrian anti-Muslim activist convicted of hate speech in her native country in 2011 鈥 was invited to meet with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, in Topeka on March 7.聽
ACT for America 鈥 the largest grassroots anti-Muslim group in the country 鈥 has come under fire recently. Prominent San Antonio, ACT chapter leader Roy White was in late February for refusing to cancel a meeting designed to show activists how to 鈥渟hut down mosques.鈥澛
In 2011, the New York Times profiled David Yerushalmi, an anti-Muslim extremist and the go-to lawyer for the movement at large.聽
Preaching about the 鈥渆vils of Islam鈥 and the need for evangelical Christians to step up and defend the Constitution, their beliefs and way of life appears to be a burgeoning business opportunity.
Rapides Parrish District Attorney Phillip Terrell 鈥 the man whose office anti-Muslim extremist John Guandolo to train law enforcement in Alexandria next week 鈥 once ran a law firm with a well-known Louisiana Klansman Greg Aymond.
Now, more than ever, we must work together to protect the values that ensure a fair and inclusive future for all.