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Anti-Muslim round-up: 6/22/18

The following is a list of activities and events of anti-Muslim organizations. Organizations listed as anti-Muslim hate groups are designated with an asterisk (*).

National Group Activity

Western Conservative Summit (WCS) features Frank Gaffney: A mix of establishment, conservative and far-right figures headlined this year鈥檚 WCS in Denver, Colorado on June 8 and 9. As Hatewatch pointed out earlier last month, 鈥淭he WCS has been a forum for anti-LGBT, anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant oratory in the past, and this year looks to be no different.鈥 High-profile anti-Muslim figure Frank Gaffney, who runs the Center for Security Policy* spoke at the event, indulging in conspiracy theories about 鈥渞efujihad鈥 and Muslims鈥 鈥渄emographic jihad鈥 to 鈥渙utbreed[] non-Muslims.鈥 During Gaffney鈥檚 presentation he also implied that a coterie of political bodies, social media companies and civil rights organizations 鈥 including the Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League, Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter and the European Union 鈥 were 鈥渢he leading edge of civilization jihad in America and worldwide.鈥

ACT for America* attempts to expand to college campuses: ACT recently launched a called 鈥淐ampus Hate Watch鈥 to 鈥渆xpose and challenge college or university employees who discriminate against student鈥檚 (sic) First Amendment rights and spread hateful propaganda inside the classroom.鈥 ACT claims it will be monitoring faculty who are supposedly spewing 鈥渁nti-Americanism鈥 rhetoric and 鈥渁nti-Semitism.鈥 The group makes no specific mention of challenging anti-Muslim hate, which it has a long history of fomenting. This is not the first time ACT has tried to expand its work to college campuses. In 2014, ACT student chapters on college campuses as a 鈥渃ounterweight鈥 to the Muslim Student Association.

Reaction to White House鈥檚 Iftar dinner: Some American Muslim groups, leaders and community members said if invited, they would not attend the White House鈥檚 that took place on June 6. This was in response to President Trump鈥檚 draconian policies like the Muslim ban. Meanwhile, anti-Muslim figures criticized Trump for favorable things about Islam during the event, such as 鈥淚ftars mark the coming together of families and friends to celebrate a timeless message of peace, clarity and love.鈥 Hugh Fitzgerald, a contributor to Jihad Watch*, in a June 8 blog that Trump鈥檚 Iftar speech shows he either needs 鈥渁 re-education on the subject of Islam鈥 or that he was lying and practicing his own version of , an obscure and misunderstood Islamic concept that is popular among the far-right who claim it gives Muslims free reign to lie about their nefarious intentions. 鈥淪ome will still find his remarks on Islam unforgivable,鈥 Fitzgerald wrote. 鈥淚鈥檓 inclined to think that Trump thought it was okay to practice his own form of taqiyya, offering a modicum of praise of the faith where none was due.鈥 Three days later, during a June 11 of his 鈥淯nderstanding the Threat鈥 radio show, former FBI agent turned anti-Muslim conspiracist John Guandolo called for Trump鈥檚 Iftar dinner speech writer to be fired, saying 鈥渢his is a step backwards.鈥 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know what in the world the president is talking about. Islam does not celebrate love the way we understand love 鈥 Islam does not actually teach love.鈥 Guandolo heads the anti-Muslim hate group Understanding the Threat*.

John Bolton鈥檚 earnings: On June 11, the White House released financial disclosures of over two dozen staffers, including National Security Adviser John Bolton. According to , Bolton earned $2.2 million in 2017, and $155,000 of it came from the Gatestone Institute, an organization known for anti-Muslim conspiracy theories. Bolton served as chairman of Gatestone before joining the Trump administration.

Local and regional activity

Anti-Muslim figure Chris Gaubatz speaks in Ohio: On June 4, the ACT for America Ohio chapter anti-Muslim figure Chris Gaubatz in his new role as president of the group Rise Align Ignite Reclaim, or RAIR Foundation USA. As Hatewatch recently highlighted, Gaubatz is connected to prolific anti-Muslim Twitter troll through RAIR, which she founded in an attempt to move from social media to real-life activism. Gaubatz鈥檚 speech was billed as a 鈥渘ational security briefing鈥 on the so-called 鈥渟everity and dangers of the jihadi network in the U.S.鈥 Gaubatz anti-Muslim conspiracy theories during his speaking engagements.

ACT hosts Anni Cyrus in Laguna Woods, California: On June 14, anti-Muslim provocateur Anni Cyrus spoke in Laguna Woods, California, where she was hosted by the local ACT for America chapter.

Cyrus moves on to Michigan: The next day, June 15, Cyrus kicked off a two-day tour in Michigan with prominent anti-Muslim figures Farrah Prudence, Phil Haney and the head of the Center for Security Policy, Frank Gaffney. The first , on June 15, was hosted by the , a religious far-right organization based in Fremont, Michigan. The day after, June 16, the anti-Muslim quartet traveled to where The United West* hosted a webinar titled 鈥淲ill We Allow Michigan to Transform America?鈥 According to The United West鈥檚 , the panel, which included local Christian pastor Don McKay, who discussed the apparent dangers of Michigan becoming a multicultural sanctuary state and being infiltrated by sharia if gubernatorial candidate Abdul Sayed, who identifies as a religiously observant Muslim, is elected to office.

Laura Loomer also visited Michigan: On Tuesday June 19, the Southeast Michigan Tea Party,* a regional Michigan political group that regularly traffics in anti-Muslim hate, far-right media personality Laura Loomer who is known for spreading unfounded conspiracy theories surrounding the Las Vegas mass shooting, including that the known perpetrator, Stephen Paddock, was inspired by the terrorist group ISIS. Loomer also has connections to anti-Muslim figures like Pamela Geller and is as a 鈥渞eporter鈥 for Geller鈥檚 group American Freedom Defense Initiative*.

Pastor Shahram Hadian takes his speaking tour to Wisconsin: On Wednesday , Pastor Shahram Hadian, who runs the Truth in Love Project*. took his speaking tour to Marshfield, Wisconsin to discuss 鈥淭he Trojan Horse of Interfaith Dialogue Between Christians & Muslims.鈥 Hadian, a former Muslim who converted Christianity, now seeks to claim Islam is a threat United States.

Legislation and policy

Irmo mayor faces criticism for anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant posts: Since the publication of a June 5 Daily Beast , Irmo, South Carolina, Mayor Hardy King has been under pressure from critics for posting anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant memes on social media. The embattled mayor, who has not apologized for the posts, has faced calls from at least one elected official, South Carolina state Rep. Sam Edwards, to from office.

Marty Jackley loses Republican primary for governor of South Dakota: On June 6, U.S. Representative Kristi Noem won the over State Attorney General Marty Jackley to become South Dakota鈥檚 next governor. As Hatewatch has previously reported, Jackley attracted controversy last year for attending and downplaying his presence at an anti-Islam event sponsored by the Family Heritage Alliance, a state organization that has regularly held events featuring anti-Muslim and anti-LGBT speakers. Noem isn鈥檛 free from controversy either; in 2017 she for Trump鈥檚 Muslim ban and suspending the refugee program.

SCOTUS watch: National civil rights and anti-hate organizations, including the , have been closely watching the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to see what it鈥檚 decision will be concerning the latest iteration of President Trump鈥檚 Muslim ban. Veteran SCOTUS watchers had anticipated a decision on Monday June 11, but no decision was announced that day.

Upcoming events

On June 21 The United West and Dick Manasseri鈥檚 Sharia Crime Stoppers will co-host a featuring Deborah Weiss, a Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy, discussing 鈥淚slamist Censorship -- Its Roots, Purpose & and Role in the 2018 Michigan Governor鈥檚 Race.鈥 Manasseri鈥檚 Sharia Crime Stoppers presentations are full of anti-Muslim tropes and conspiracy theories like Islam sanctioning violence and U.S. Muslim political candidates being Muslim Brotherhood operatives.

On June 24, Hadian will be holding a with the Ohio state chapter of ACT for America on his mainstay presentation 鈥淭he Trojan Horse of Interfaith Dialogue.鈥

Hadian will be traveling again on the June 26 and 28, speaking on the same topic in .

On June 28, the American Freedom Alliance* will be its annual 鈥淗eroes of Conscience Awards鈥 dinner. This year鈥檚 event will feature, among others, far-right conspiracy theory filmmaker Trevor Loudoun from New Zealand. Loudoun has spoken at several anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim events and is known for claiming that communist infiltrators are collaborating with Muslim extremists to overthrow the United States.

On June 29, Hadian will conclude his speaking engagements for the month in , with his other signature presentation, 鈥淗ated for the Cause of Christ.鈥

Next month on July 14, an assorted group of far-rightists will be gathering outside the hamlet of Islamberg in the town of Tompkins, New York, for the third annual 鈥淣ational Ride for Security.鈥 The purpose of the event is to protest what they claim is a terrorist training camp run by Muslim extremists. A 2017 report on Islamberg, citing local residents and experts at the Anti-Defamation League, rejects that claim. The protest was announced over Facebook by Lisa DeJong, a New York-based supporter of the American Patriot Three Percenters (AP3), a Three Percenter militia group whose chapters around the country have been labeled as antigovernment extremist groups. Individuals tagged in the include a variety of high-profile regional and national far-right figures, including AP3 founder and national head Scot Seddon, Ace Baker, Nathan Mizrahi (Lsm militia), Tusitala (John) 鈥淭iny鈥 Toese, Joey Gibson, Billy Sessions, and Kyle 鈥淏ased Stickman鈥 Chapman.

In their own words

鈥淚n pursuit of this globalist agenda, they鈥檙e running roughshod over the will of the people, inundating our countries with these migrants who have this supremacist, violent, and authoritarian worldview, who are victimizing our young people.鈥 鈥 Anti-Muslim activist and blogger Robert Spencer in the May 30 episode of Michelle Malkin Investigates on 鈥淭he Muslim Refugee Rape Epidemic: Coming to America?鈥

鈥淲e need to always remember that you cannot kill an ideology. ISIS may be in retreat but radical Islam is alive and well in communities all over the world.鈥 鈥 Brigitte Gabriel founder of ACT for America in a June 16 .

鈥淭here has been a very large, uncontrolled immigration to western countries. I think it鈥檚 just the beginning. That there are hundreds of million of people from poor, less well-governed countries who wish to come to the west. It is, I think, one of the great problems of the future ... much of the focus is on the immigrants and what they鈥檙e doing. And the left and its appeasement of the immigrants. And particularly Muslim immigrants, and most especially Islamist immigrants.鈥 鈥 Longtime anti-Muslim Daniel Pipes on Frank Gaffney鈥檚 鈥溾 on June 6 discussing the threat he thinks immigrants pose to western nations. Later in the segment, Pipes again defended far-right, anti-immigrant parties in Europe like the Freedom Party of Austria, which he calls 鈥渃ivilizationist鈥 parties. 鈥淭hese are the resistance parties, they want to keep things as they are. They don鈥檛 want to have wholesale changes take place.

鈥淭he radical Left's plan to rip God out of our schools was just the beginning. Now that they've been successful at removing God, they've moved onto the next phase of their scheme 鈥 to replace God with Pro-Islamic lessons about Allah. We cannot allow the radical Left to brainwash our children with pro-Islamic, anti-Christian messages. Their goal is to tear down God and destroy our Judeo-Christian history and values.鈥 鈥 David Horowitz, head of the David Horowitz Freedom Center*, June 18 fundraising email.

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