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Islamophobia

Surveillance footage shows a man in a checkered, light blue shirt spray-painting "No Islam" on an exterior wall with an "X" over it. A photo in the top right of Genovevo Izaguirre, the pastor of Mision Divina, who has been identified as the subject.

Right-Wing Pastor Arrested for ‘No-Islam’ Graffiti in Downtown Brownsville

Genovevo Izaguirre’s social media accounts feature anti-LGBTQ+ and Islamophobic propaganda.

by Steven Monacelli

Keep Reading

Texas GOP Chair: Racism and Bigotry are an ‘Extreme Exception’ in the Party

by Justin Miller

John Guandolo is on a Crusade to Turn Texas Cops Against Muslims

by Gus Bova

When Islamophobia Backfires

by David R. Brockman

Mary Lou Bruner Mar 17, 2016

Texas’ Most Notable Creationist Says Mary Lou Bruner Will Be a ‘Great Asset’ to Ed Board

Bruner, who believes President Obama was once a gay prostitute, also says teaching evolution causes mass school shootings.

by Patrick Michels

Photos of Lisa Aimone and Ziad Abu Naim in 2009 (left) and on vacation in Turkey in 2008 (right). Jan 04, 2016

‘Go Back to Islam’

When hatred collides with Texas’ Stand Your Ground law, the result is fatal.

by Leah Caldwell

Don't worry Governor Greg, Kevin McAllister was scared, too. Dec 22, 2015

The Things We Feared, 2015

Before we hurtle into 2016, let’s take a look back at everything, and everyone, that terrified us — or was supposed to.

by Forrest Wilder

Ahmed Mohamed handcuffed at his Irving high school. Dec 21, 2015

A Year of Cops in the Classroom

by Patrick Michels

Iyad Al-Afandi (far right) with his wife Lina (second from left), daughter Noor and sons Nawar (center) and Homam at their home in Richardson. Dec 08, 2015

‘Refugees Are Victims of the Very Thing You Are Afraid Of’

Despite an uncertain welcome in Texas, these Syrian families are trying to rebuild their lives after fleeing civil unrest and violence half a world away.

by Alex Hannaford

Nov 16, 2015

Blessed are the Cowards

Did God's commandment to turn away people in need get lost in a Gnostic gospel somewhere?

by Andrea Grimes

Ahmed Mohamed handcuffed at his Irving high school. Sep 16, 2015

Teen Clockmaker Arrested in One of Texas’ Most Punitive School Districts

by Patrick Michels

Sid Miller and Ted Nugent Aug 17, 2015

Sid Miller’s Middle East Peace Plan: Nuke ‘Em!

by Christopher Hooks

Milly Wassum Mar 25, 2015

‘American Laws for American Courts’ Proposals Met with Skepticism

by Kelsey Jukam

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