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VIDEO: “Muslim Councilman Buys Caps & Gowns for Cleveland Graduation”
From FOX-8 (Cleveland) CLEVELAND (WJW)– Cleveland City Councilman Basheer Jones surprised a group of graduating seniors at Martin Luther King Jr. High School on Thursday. Jones announced he will be covering the costs of senior dues, including yearbooks, caps and … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Muslim Teen Opens Mosque Doors During School Shooting”
From FOX-11 (Wisconsin) OSHKOSH, Wis. (WLUK) — During a terrifying, frantic moment, one Oshkosh West High School student stepped up to help her peers. Moments after hearing a gunshot, Duaa Ahmad ran with her schoolmates across the street from the school, … Continue reading
NBC NEWS: “Meet 17-Year-Old Muslim Teenager & U.S. Karate Champion”
From NBC News “I don’t really care how people see me. It’s more like I care how I see myself,” Aprar Hassan said. By Farah Otero-Amad A whistle blows and a young woman in a white robe and a black … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Pregnant Muslim Woman Attacked in Sydney Cafe”
From The Daily Mail (UK) Heavily pregnant woman allegedly assaulted by Stipe Lozina, 43, at Sydney cafe The woman, who is 38 weeks pregnant, was with friends at the Parramatta eatery CCTV showed Lozina allegedly punching her in the head … Continue reading
CBS VIDEO: “Muslim Wrestler Fighting Stereotypes”
From CBS Evening News Adeel Alam, known by his WWE stage name Mustafa Ali, is changing perceptions about what it means to be a Muslim wrestler. In the past, he was cast as the “bad guy,” but decided to make … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Sinead O’Connor on Islam & Live Performance”
From RTE One (Ireland) Watch Sinead O’Connor discuss reverting to Islam and her relationship with wearing a hijab: Watch Sinead O’Connor perform her hit song “Nothing Compares 2 U”:
VIDEO: “Watch Racist Woman Assault Muslim Man”
From Heavy.com In a series of videos posted to Facebook, Albany man Wazim Sookhai, an American citizen, is seen being threatened, spit on and verbally and physically assaulted by a white woman while heading to his mosque for prayers. She … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Watch Woman’s Anti-Muslim Tirade At Sesame Place”
From ABC-7 (Philadelphia) LANGHORNE, Pa. — It should have been one of the safest places to be for a young mother and her children. But one guest at Sesame Place, a children’s theme park, appeared to ruin it for others … Continue reading
“Female Muslim Olympic Weightlifter Has PhD in Engineering”
From Metro (UK) Being a woman in a male-dominated field is no easy feat, particularly where physical capabilities are concerned. And Kulsoom Abdullah is bossing one of the biggest male-dominated industries – weightlifting. The Pakistani-American is one of the very … Continue reading
AL JAZEERA VIDEO: “Saudi Women Finally Free to Travel”
From Al-Jazeera English August 1, 2019 Arsalan Iftikhar discusses the August 2019 decision by Saudi Arabia to lift travel restrictions on women with Al-Jazeera English Watch Interview Below:
