{"id":6374,"date":"2016-01-23T11:26:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T10:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soerenkern.com\/?p=6374"},"modified":"2016-01-23T11:26:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-23T10:26:53","slug":"islam-and-islamism-in-america-in-2015-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/2016\/01\/23\/islam-and-islamism-in-america-in-2015-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Islam and Islamism in America in 2015: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soerenkern.com\/2016\/01\/23\/islam-and-islamism-in-america-in-2015-part-1\/islam_us-2015\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6375\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6375\" src=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/islam_us-2015.jpg\" alt=\"islam_us-2015\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/islam_us-2015.jpg 600w, https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/islam_us-2015-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>A chronological review of some of the main stories about Islam and Islamism in America during the first quarter of 2015.<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Islam and Islamism in America in 2015: Part 1<\/h3>\n<p>Soeren Kern | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/7134\/islam-islamism-america\" target=\"_blank\">Gatestone Institute<\/a> | January 23, 2016<\/p>\n<p>The Muslim population of the United States surpassed 3.5 million in 2015, according to demographic projections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewforum.org\/2011\/01\/27\/table-muslim-population-by-country\/\" target=\"_blank\">compiled<\/a> by the Pew Research Center. In percentage terms, Muslims currently comprise roughly 1% of the US population.<\/p>\n<p>As in Europe, Islam was an ever-present topic in American newspaper headlines during 2015. Most news items involved terrorism-related issues \u2014 including many cases of lone-wolf terrorists \u2014 closely followed by articles about Muslim integration and assimilation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JANUARY 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 6. Officials at the Rocky Heights Middle School in Littleton, <strong>Colorado<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/eagnews.org\/colorado-school-district-requires-girls-to-cover-ankles-wear-head-scarves-for-trip-to-mosque\/\" target=\"_blank\">ignited<\/a> controversy when they told female students to dress according to Sharia law while visiting a mosque during a field trip. Peter Boyles, a radio talk show host in Denver, said: \u201cPublic schools are forbidden from holding girls to different standards than boys. They\u2019re holding these girls to a different standard, it\u2019s a religious reason. Islam dictates many \u2026 repressive practices against women\u2026. That\u2019s their belief \u2026 but don\u2019t apply it to public school kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>January 7. Hashim Hanif Ibn Abdul-Rasheed, a 41-year-old Muslim armed with two knives taped to his legs, <a href=\"http:\/\/m.nydailynews.com\/news\/crime\/man-armed-knives-killed-police-ohio-airport-cops-article-1.2070141\" target=\"_blank\">attempted<\/a> to buy a plane ticket at the Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, <strong>Ohio<\/strong>. Abdul-Rasheed was shot after he lunged at a police officer. Police said his behavior was \u201cconsistent with someone who intended to hijack an aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>January 9. Abdalah Mohamed, a 19-year-old migrant from Kenya, was <a href=\"http:\/\/koin.com\/2015\/01\/12\/police-man-threatens-to-kill-deli-owner-over-religion\/\" target=\"_blank\">arrested<\/a> after he threatened to kill the owner of a Jewish delicatessen in Portland, <strong>Oregon<\/strong>. Police said Mohamed entered the store asking for a single cigarette. When the owner replied that he did not sell individual cigarettes, Mohamed reportedly said: \u201cI will blow up your store. I\u2019m going to take care of you, you mother (redacted). I\u2019ll call my people to take care of you to shoot you! I will blow up your store in the name of Allah, I will take care of people like you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>January 12. ISIS sympathizers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/01\/12\/politics\/centcom-twitter-hacked-suspended\/\" target=\"_blank\">hacked<\/a> the official Twitter account of the US Central Command, the Pentagon division in charge of the Middle East. One tweet sent from CENTCOM\u2019s account stated: \u201cAmerican soldiers, we are coming, watch your backs.\u201d Another tweet said: \u201cISIS is already here.\u2026 With Allah\u2019s permission we are in CENTCOM now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/7134\/islam-islamism-america\" target=\"_blank\">Continue Reading Here<\/a>\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A chronological review of some of the main stories about Islam and Islamism in America during the first quarter of 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[199,30,47,175],"class_list":["post-6374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-united-states","tag-islam-in-america","tag-terrorism","tag-multiculturalism","tag-united-states"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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