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Four more activists were arrested for defacing controversial New York subway ads branding Muslims as ‘savage.’ The four were caught trying to cover up an ad on a station in midtown Manhattan, the New York Post reported. The activists, identified as Leena Widdi, 19, Sherry Wolf, 47, Kenneth Chan, 22, and Emmanuel Pardilla, 21, were…
A prominent Egyptian-born Muslim activist was unapologetic for defacing a controversial subway ad that brand enemies of Israel as ‘savage.’ Mona El-Tahawy, a well-known figure who has appeared on CNN and MSNBC, Tweeted that she was proud of her actions after being arrested and spent a night in jail. “I am proud that I spray…
A day after anti-Muslim ads appeared in 10 subway stations across New York City, they got the ultimate Bronx cheer. At least five of the ads, which read “Support Israel. Defeat Jihad,” were marked with stickers denouncing “racism” and “hate speech” on Tuesday. Critics of the campaign sponsored by Pamela Geller and the American Freedom…
Jewish groups are seeking to limit the damaging fallout from a controversial New York subway ad campaign that brands Muslims as “savages.” Groups that work to build interfaith relations between Jews and Muslims are speaking out against the provocative ads, paid for by anti-Islamic activist Pamela Geller and the American Freedom Defense Initiative, that urge…
Filmmaker Oliver Stone has been keeping busy. In research for his forthcoming Showtime documentary series, “The Untold History of the United States,” which re-examines crucial events in American history, Stone conducted a seven hour interview with Tariq Ali, the Pakistani-born activist and intellectual who inspired the Rolling Stones song “Street Fighting Man.” That dialog formed…
