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“Mililtant Monk Spreading Islamophobia Throughout India”
From Washington Post On Monday, Amnesty International released an unusual statement asking the new chief minister of India’s largest state to publicly retract his anti-Muslim statements. The last such statement by the human rights organization directed at a popularly elected … Continue reading
“14-Year-Old Muslim Genius Hired by British University”
From The Daily Mail (UK) Yasha Asley, 14, is employed by the university of Leicester He is having the best years of his life and is happy he no longer wears a uniform He went straight to university after primary … Continue reading
ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: “The Destruction of Mecca”
From The Economist The Middle East’s largest building project has effaced 1,400 years of Islamic history Demolition, say officials, is the inevitable price of expansion. In 1950, before it all began, 50,000 pilgrims perambulated round the Kaaba, the heart of … Continue reading
“Man Pulls Gun on Muslim Mother Breastfeeding Baby”
From Charlotte Observer A Charlotte Muslim mom said she feared for her life when a man pulled up to her car as she breastfed her baby at a northeast Charlotte shopping center this week, glared menacingly at her for several … Continue reading
“Muslim Man in Viral Video Stops Teenager Street Fight”
From TIME Magazine A New Jersey man who is being hailed a hero after he was captured in a viral video breaking up a fight between two young men said he stepped in to stop the violence “because it was … Continue reading
NPR: “Latino Muslims on Immigrant & Islamophobia Backlash”
From National Public Radio There are some places where the two communities involved in President Trump’s executive order on refugees and immigrants, as well as the one securing the U.S.-Mexico border, overlap. One of these areas is Southern California. Immigrants … Continue reading
“Referee: High School Muslim Basketball Player Cannot Play”
From Washington Post By Jesse Dougherty March 13 at 12:56 PM With the game out of reach and the season sputtering to a finish, Watkins Mill Coach Donita Adams made sure every girl played in the team’s first region final appearance. … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Florida Arsonist Thought Store Owners Were Muslim”
From CBS-12 (Florida) PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A man accused of trying to set a business on fire in Port St. Lucie told investigators he did it to “run the Arabs out of our country.” The St. Lucie County … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Munira Ahmed: Life as Face of the Trump Resistance”
From BBC Munira Ahmed is the woman portrayed wearing a stars-and-stripes hijab in a famous Women’s March poster. She tells the BBC what its like to have her image on posters around the world. Watch Video Below:
VOGUE: “NIKE Pro Hijab Launched for Muslim Female Athletes”
From VOGUE Middle East Following its successful “What Will They Say About You Campaign” and Nike+ Training Club App in Arabic, Nike has revealed its next-level plans to make global sports more inclusive for women with the introduction of the Nike … Continue reading
