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NEWS: “57-Year-Old Immigrant Grandfather Partially Paralyzed by Alabama Police”
From AL.com by Challen Stephens Madison police last week roughed up a 57-year-old Indian citizen who was walking on the sidewalk outside his son’s home, leaving the older man temporarily paralyzed and hospitalized with fused vertebrae. “He was just walking … Continue reading
THE ECONOMIST: “Are France’s Muslims Facing Apartheid or Just Living Apart?
The Economist WITH home-made rabbit pâté and fresh cuts of meat, Rémy Mirleau’s boucherie typifies local France, like the tricolour above the town hall. But in Trappes, a formerly Communist-run town south-west of Paris, Mr Mirleau’s butcher’s shop is known … Continue reading
“Dalai Lama: Muslims Must Extend Love Towards Every Creation of Allah”
From TIME by Elizabeth Dias Hours after Thursday’s annual National Prayer Breakfast, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with a much smaller, and far less publicized, religious gathering in Washington, Around a hundred American Muslims and American Buddhists gathered in … Continue reading
WORLD NEWS: “Understanding the Growth of Sufi Islam in the Heart of Spain”
From El Pais (Spain) Known as the gateway to the Alpujarra mountains in Andalusía’s Granada province, Órgiva is also one of Spain’s most culturally diverse places, a bustling market town of around 6,000 people and according to the local council, … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Comedian Mike Epps Asks ‘Are Muslims Terrorists?’ to People on Street”
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WALL ST JOURNAL: “Muslim Women To Launch Female-Only Mosque in Los Angeles”
From The Wall Street Journal By TAMARA AUDI | Jan. 30, 2015 3:21 p.m. ET LOS ANGELES—When Hasna Maznavi would show up to pray at her Southern California mosque, even during off hours, the few men in the main hall would gently … Continue reading
BBC NEWS: “Bomb Blast at Shia Mosque in Pakistan Kills Over 40 People”
From BBC News At least 40 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a Shia mosque in southern Pakistan, officials say. Dozens were wounded in the attack after Friday prayers in Shikarpur district of Sindh province, and the … Continue reading
“Texas Republican: Muslims Must Renounce Terrorism or Get Out of My Office”
From Talking Points Memo by Catherine Thompson A Republican state lawmaker in Texas is sending a message to her Muslim constituents: if they want to come calling at her Capitol office, they better pledge allegiance to the United States. Newly-minted … Continue reading
BUZZFEED VIDEO: “Four Diverse American Women Wear Muslim Hijab for a Day”
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BBC NEWS: “Paris Attacks Prompt Fresh Concerns About Islamophobia Online”
From BBC News by Anisa Kadri Amid concerns over an increase in Islamophobic content on social media following the recent Paris attacks, BBC Asian Network has been hearing from Muslims about their experience of being the target of anti-Islamic sentiment … Continue reading
