For many years now Islamist Watch’s senior research fellow David Rusin has maintained an archive of links and excerpts to stories relating to Islamism both at home and abroad. He usually adds 5-10 items each day and here are 42 of the most important picks from October that you won’t want to miss:
1. Reuters, October 1: Muslim-American Massachusetts activist launches run for Congress
2. The Washington Free Beacon, October 2: Linda Sarsour Tells Social Justice Rally Attendees to Be Ready to ‘Put Their Lives on the Line’
3. Joe Kaufman at FrontPage Magazine, October 2: Terror-Linked Muslim Groups Providing Hurricane Relief
4. Toronto Sun, October 2: Toronto school board recalls, revises controversial Islamic guidebook
5. Gay Star News, October 2: Student ‘forced to leave’ university after saying extremist Islamic groups kill LGBTI people
6. Emily Shire at The Forward, October 3: Practice What You Preach, Linda Sarsour
7. Orlando Sentinel, October 3: Muslim professor in Orlando sues UCF
8. The Investigative Project, October 4: U.S.-Based MB Supporter Laments Anniversary of Terror Leader’s Death
9. Joe Kaufman at FrontPage Magazine, October 5: Congressman Ted Deutch Speaks at Radical Boca Mosque
10. Toronto Sun, October 5: No more changes coming to TDSB Islamic guide
11. Farzana Hassan at the Toronto Sun, October 5: Edmonton terror attacks a reminder that we must take hateful ideology seriously
12. KPBS, October 5: CAIR San Diego Offering Bystander Intervention Training
13. Jordan Schachtel at Conservative Review, October 6: CAIR’s Congress? 3 Democratic candidates you need to know about
14. Douglas Murray at Gatestone Institute, October 6: The Goal of Western Leaders: Avoid Change, Duck Accountability
15. SI Live, October 10: Catholics and Muslims come together for annual dialogue and dinner
16. CBS Las Vegas, October 10: Islamic Relief Donates Thousands For Shooting Victims
17. The Investigative Project, October 11: CAIR Conducted Sensitivity Training for Philadelphia Teachers
18. Chuck Ross at The Daily Caller, October 11: Erdogan’s American Allies Stay Silent On Pastor Jailed In Turkey
19. Dayton Daily News, October 11: Ohio may ban female genital mutilation for girls under 18
20. Detroit News, October 12: Muslim mechanic files complaint over firing
21. Orange County Register, October 13: Muslim group to march with allies to protest travel ban and call for immigration, criminal justice reform
22. BKLYNER, October 13: Muslims Say Islamophobia Is Taking a Mental Toll on Their Communities
23. Farzana Hassan at the Toronto Sun, October 15: What this liberal Muslim will be saying before the M-103 committee
24. The Investigative Project, October 16: MIT MSA Alumni Protest Anti-Feminist Islamist Speaker
25. National Post, October 16: By discouraging criticism of Islam, M103 could make it harder to combat anti-Semitism
26. La Croix International, October 18: Progressive Muslims deplore the lack of support from the left in the debate over Islam
27. Detroit News, October 19: Sex charge should stick in mutilation case, feds say
28. Investigative Project, October 19: Hamas-Supporting CAIR Leader to Lecture Harvard Student Group
29. NEPF, October 19: How One Massachusetts Lawyer -- Muslim, Female And Black -- Manages Identity And Bias
30. Ottawa Citizen, October 19: Ottawa man not guilty of sexual assault because he thought he could have sex with wife anytime
31. Brooklyn Eagle, October 19: Sarsour returning home to receive Arab Association award
32. Morocco World News, October 20: Ex-Salafi Author Henda Ayari Accuses Tariq Ramadan of Rape
33. Al-Arabiya, October 21: Tariq Ramadan denies rape accusations, pledges to sue for slander
34. Phoenix New Times, October 24: Linda Sarsour Is Coming to Phoenix — and Haters Are Losing Their Damn Minds
35. Gatestone Institute, October 24: Canada’s Anti-Islamophobia Motion
36. France24, October 25: French prosecutors investigate claims Oxford professor raped feminist campaigner
37. Buzzfeed, October 25: A Talk With Tariq Ramadan At A World-Leading University Was Postponed After A Rape Allegation Was Made Against Him
38. Joe Kaufman at FrontPage Magazine, October 26: South Florida Muslim Leader Sofian Zakkout’s David Duke Day
39. CBC News, October 26: Man accused of beating daughter who refused to wear hijab
40. Al-Arabiya, October 28: New ‘rape’ case filed against Islamist Tariq Ramadan
41. Al-Arabiya, October 28: Third woman accuses Islamist thinker Tariq Ramadan of sexual harassment
42. Telegraph, October 28: Oxford University worker suspended over alleged Islamist terror links
In addition, check out these five IW-authored articles and three IW blog posts:
1. Sam Westrop at IW Blog on October 5: Another Anti-Jewish Hire at the Islamic Society of Boston
2. Andrew Harrod at The American Spectator on October 5: Georgetown University Stumps for the Muslim Brotherhood
3. Oren Litwin at National Review on October 6: Terror Financing: It’s Time to Take Care of Unfinished Business
4. Sam Westrop at IW Blog on October 13: When Islamists Fall Out
5. Benjamin Baird at The American Spectator on October 20: Muslimedia Wants You to Think It’s Moderate
6. Sam Westrop at IW Blog on October 20: CAIR Exploits a Tragedy
7. Oren Litwin at National Review on October 24: Obama and Northam Bring Islamists Together
8. Adam Lomax at The Daily Caller on October 24: Islamic Relief Banned from Rohingya Relief Effort
