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"Head in the sand" is not a strategy when it comes to Islamism

www-kleinezeitung-at.translate.goog · October 15, 2026

An opinion piece on a newspaper published for the South-East of Austria argues that political Islam is becoming mainstream in the Muslim community and poses a danger to peaceful coexistence and reminds readers that Political Islam should not be ignored and a strategy to tackle it needs to be found.

Selma Blair Details Career Fallout After Anti- Islam Comment, Says She's Working Again

justjared.com · October 4, 2026

CSPII Commentary: Selma Blair says her 2024 Instagram line on Islam cost her brands, agents, and friends within a day, and the pile-on matches the pattern of punishing critics while helpers of the faith amplify the penalty. Pickthall’s Koran calls those helpers the ones who “made their abode in the city and in the faith” and “love those who flee unto them,” which is the same role the industry played here.

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