Re the Gatestone Institue, wikipedia gives this information:
Criticism
The Council on American–Islamic Relations [20] and progressive/liberal think tanks and political magazines such as the Institute for Policy Studies,[21] The Nation,[9] and the Center for American Progress[citation needed] have categorized Nina Rosenwald and the Gatestone Institute as anti-Muslim.
Responses
Practicing Muslim activists (some, affiliated with the Gatestone Institute) have come to Ms. Rosenwald's defense in response to this accusation. Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, founder and president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, said, "It goes without saying, but to those who may not know Nina, and having known her now for many years, it is clear to me that she has the highest respect for Muslims who love their faith, love God, and take seriously our Islamic responsibility to defeat the global jihad and its Islamist inspiration." In response to anti-Muslim allegations made by the Council on American–Islamic Relations toward Rosenwald, writer and film maker Raheel Raza said, "If Muslims guided by CAIR could take the time to read and reflect on efforts of people like Nina, they would broaden their horizons and gain a lot of insights into the betterment of Muslims."[20]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatestone_Institute
(that last ref. number, 20 links to this site
http://observer.com/2015/05/islamic-scholars-blast-cair-for-trapping-muslims-into-a-trance-of-victim...
where the article says:
Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, founder and president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD), serves on the Gatestone Institute Board of Advisors. He told me, “CAIR’s libelous implication that Nina supports bigotry against Muslims in my experience could not be further from the truth.”
Ms. Rosenwald is president of the Gatestone Institute, a self-described “non-partisan, not-for-profit international policy council and think tank.” In response to CAIR’s claim that she funds “fear and hate” of Islam, Ms. Rosenwald told me that “Gatestone Institute has many Distinguished Fellows and authors who are serious Muslims; we consider it a great honor to further their views.”
Re Daniel Pipes, Wikipedia includes this information:
(Daniel) Pipes has written, "It’s a mistake to blame Islam, a religion 14 centuries old, for the evil that should be ascribed to militant Islam, a totalitarian ideology less than a century old. Militant Islam is the problem, but moderate Islam is the solution."[8][22] Pipes believes that moderate Muslims "constitute a very small movement", but a "brave" one, which the U.S. government should "give priority to locating, meeting with, funding, forwarding, empowering, and celebrating"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Pipes
I just thought I should clarify my choices of source material and to correct any false impressions which might have arisen.
peteepe, I suggest you acquire a modicum of academic integrity and fair play and tell the whole story instead of relying on prejudicial unsubstantiated hearsay in your critques.
