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“Customer Cancels Order After Learning Bakery Owner Is Muslim”
From Fox-17 (Michigan) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A West Michigan bakery owner is upset after she says a customer canceled a cake order after finding out she and her husband are Muslim. Zeinab Mohamed says when the buyer found out … Continue reading
COLUMN: “Make America Safe Again: Reject Islamophobia”
by Charles Haynes Two weeks ago, three men assaulted a 19-year-old American Muslim in Astoria, Queens. One suspect shouted “Arab” and punched the victim twice in the face. A second screamed “ISIS” and approached with a metal pipe. When a … Continue reading
“Man Guilty of Assaulting Muslim Woman on Southwest Flight”
From WNCN.com WASHINGTON (WNCN) – A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Friday in the U.S. District Court in New Mexico to ripping off a Muslim woman’s headscarf on a flight from Chicago to Albuquerque, New Mexico in December 2015. Gill … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Muslim Politician Gives Political Oath to Queen in Urdu”
From Washington Post by Ishaan Tharoor In an emphatic demonstration of British multiculturalism, a Muslim politician elected to Scottish parliament delivered his oath of allegiance in Urdu while wearing a kilt. Humza Yousaf, a member of the Scottish National Party … Continue reading
“U.S. Latino Muslims Take Pride in Spanish-Speaking Mosque”
From The Guardian by Ryan Schuessler Alfonso Flores looked relieved. Standing at the front of the prayer hall, the 29-year-old dental technician accepted hugs and handshakes from other members of the Centro Islámico, America’s only mosque founded specifically to be … Continue reading
NEWS VIDEO: “American Women in Hijabs: Strength & Struggle”
From Los Angeles Times Muslim women in California tell The Los Angeles Times their experiences wearing hijab. Watch Video Below: American women in hijabs: strength and struggle
“Will France Stop Muslim Soccer Players From Praying?”
From The Daily Beast by Dana Kennedy Fear has gripped the French Riviera just as the region heads into tourist season. Now one of its most conservative mayors is challenging Muslim soccer players. NICE, France — Wearing Muslim head scarves … Continue reading
“Michigan Mosque Donates Free Worship Space to Local Church”
From Religion News Service by Lauren Markoe (RNS) The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Lansing is getting a new church this spring — but not quite soon enough. Hearing of construction lags and its neighbor’s need for a temporary home, a … Continue reading
“High School Elects Muslim Student Prom Queen in California”
From The New York Times by Jennifer Medina FONTANA, Calif. — In the days after the December terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif., when pictures of the hijab-wearing suspect filled television screens and newspapers, Zarifeh Shalabi’s mother and aunts stayed … Continue reading
PBS VIDEO: “Christians Countering Islamophobia in America”
From PBS Religion & NewsEthics Weekly There’s been a lot of negative campaign language about Islam this election season—calls for banning Muslims from entering the US and for patrolling Muslim neighborhoods. But there are also serious attempts to oppose anti-Muslims … Continue reading
