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“Muslim Woman Wins Supreme Court Case Against Abercrombie & Fitch”
From BBC The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Muslim woman who was denied a job because of her headscarf. Abercrombie & Fitch Co refused to hire Samantha Elauf because her dress violated the clothing retailer’s “Look … Continue reading
“Rediscovering Her Muslim faith After Climbing America’s Corporate Ladder”
From The Seattle Globalist by Ashley Walls Aneelah Afzali meets me at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound’s mosque, which is tucked away in a small industrial center in Redmond. Afzali rushes up to greet me. She wears a bright … Continue reading
“Armed Bikers Plan Anti-Muslim Protest Outside Arizona Mosque”
From The Bridge Initiative (Georgetown University) On Friday, May 29, 2015, a group of bikers in Arizona plan to host an anti-Muslim demonstration outside of the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix. Dubbed as “Freedom of Speech Rally Round 2,” a reference … Continue reading
WORLD NEWS: “Holland Will Ban Full-Face Muslim Veils in Public Places”
From Reuters The Dutch government has agreed to introduce a partial ban on the wearing of the full-face veil in public places, the Home Affairs Ministry said in a statement. The proposed ban, which must be approved by parliament before … Continue reading
NY TIMES: “French Muslims Say Headscarf Ban is Anti-Muslim Prejudice”
From The New York Times By SUZANNE DALEY and ALISSA J. RUBIN MAY 26, 2015 WISSOUS, France — Malek Layouni was not thinking about her Muslim faith, or her head scarf, as she took her excited 9-year-old son to an amusement … Continue reading
THE ATLANTIC: “The Republican Party’s Embrace of Anti-Islamic Bigotry”
From The Atlantic by Peter Beinart In important ways, America in recent years has become a less bigoted country. In today’s U.S. Senate, there is no equivalent to Jesse Helms, who during his 1984 reelection race filibustered a federal holiday … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “American Muslims Civic Work Seek to Dispel Myths about Islam”
From The Baltimore Sun By Lorraine Mirabella The Baltimore Sun When Malika MacDonald watched from afar the devastation caused by unrest in Baltimore’s long-struggling neighborhoods, the Boston-based worker with Muslim charity ICNA Relief USA felt compelled to help. Staff and … Continue reading
“Muslims Donate Land To Help Build World’s Largest Hindu Temple in India”
From Huffington Post PATNA, Bihar — Muslims in Bihar, in a stellar demonstration of communal harmony, have donated land to help build the world’s largest Hindu temple which will have the capacity to seat a staggering 20,000 people. “Muslims have … Continue reading
VIDEO: “British Documentary on Female Muslim Spiritual Leaders in Morocco”
From Reuters by Emma Batha CASABLANCA, May 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Girls are “like a timebomb ready to explode and ruin the family’s reputation,” the Moroccan jewelry trader tells his customer as she admires a display of necklaces. The … Continue reading
FUNNY VIDEO: “FOX News Channel Host Says Allah is Not God”
From Mediaite With the release of 103 documents from Osama bin Laden‘s compound came insight as to how the deceased al Qaeda lived his life at a Pakistani home until Navy SEALs raided in 2011. For Fox’s Gretchen Carlson one … Continue reading
