Only White House approved reporters could attend/sarc.
Via WFB
A Free Beacon reporter was barred from attending on Saturday the controversial Stand with the Prophet in Honor and Respect rally, an evening-long forum organized by American Muslim leaders to oppose what they claim are American Islamophobes who are giving the Islamic faith a bad name.
An event organizer claimed that while some media outlets had been permitted to cover the event, the Free Beacon was not approved to attend and would not be permitted into the event, which was billed by organizers as a “movement to defend Prophet Muhammad, his person, and his message.”
Keynote speakers at the event were scheduled to include Siraj Wahhaj, who was an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombings trial and Georgetown University professor John Esposito, founding director of the school’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, which has come under fire for, among other things, hosting 9/11 Truthers and a member of Egypt’s Nazi Party.[…]
Several reporters who turned up to cover the event, including one from Fox News, also were denied access, despite having registered in advance with organizer SoundVision, an Illinois-based website that provides advice and products to Muslims.
Citing space constraints and a potential “fire hazard,” one unnamed event representative declined to provide specific information about why the Free Beacon would not be permitted to enter the Curtis Culwell Center, a taxpayer-funded event center owned by the Garland Independent School District (GISD).[…]
Local cops were concerned about the safety of Wahhaj, whose presence at the event sparked particular outrage among the protesters, the official said.
Alan Kornman and Damon Rosen, both reporters with United West, said they were ticketed for the event but then barred from entering because they were Jewish.
“Why can’t I come in?” Rosen shouted at attendees attempting to make their way into the event center. “Is it because I’m a Jew? … I’m a Jew with a ticket who can’t come in.”