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“Muslim Activist Throws First Pitch @ Chicago Cubs Game”
From Chicago Tribune Some five months after racist and anti-Muslim emails from the Ricketts family patriarch surfaced, a leader in Chicago’s Muslim community threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Cubs game Monday night at Wrigley Field. The invitation from … Continue reading
“Kosher Bakery Saved By New Muslim Owner”
From NY Newsday Long Island’s East End has only one place that’s kosher, a combination bakery-restaurant called Beach Bakery & Grand Café in Westhampton Beach. So when the business went up for sale last year, the Jewish community was understandably nervous that a new owner … Continue reading
“Muslim Actor Denied US Entry for Chicago Event”
From Huffington Post Actor Riz Ahmed is shedding some light on how it’s “scary to be a Muslim right now” by sharing a recent and personal example. In April, the Emmy-winning actor — who played Bodhi Rook in 2016’s “Rogue … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Anti-Muslim Graffiti Sprayed on Brooklyn Elementary School”
From NBC New York The man who cops believe spray-painted hateful messages toward Muslims at a Brooklyn elementary school has been arrested, police said. Alan Tatten, of Sheepshead Bay, was charged with aggravated harassment and criminal mischief for allegedly writing … Continue reading
“Islamophobia Pervades US Police Officers’ Facebook Accounts”
From Pacific Standard Magazine by Khushbu Shah The day Craig Stephen Hicks was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for killing three of his Muslim-American neighbors in North Carolina over what he initially claimed to police to be over a “an ongoing … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Chicago Muslim Activist Helps Underserved Communities”
From WGN-TV (Chicago) Rami Nashashibi is a social justice activist who recently received the prestigious MacArthur Foundation grant for his non-profit Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN). For over two decades, he has dedicated his life to confronting challenges of poverty … Continue reading
“Cristiano Ronaldo Donates $1.5 Million to Palestine for Ramadan”
From Telesur English Portuguese footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, donated US$1.5 million to the people of Palestine during the backdrop of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The donation by the Juventus star striker is intended as a gesture of solidarity and … Continue reading
“Detroit Muslims Donate Leftover Ramadan Meals to Homeless”
From Detroit News Families gathering around the table to break fast during Ramadan often are so hungry, they overcook and under eat. But instead of throwing unused food in the trash, a local group is repurposing the meals to feed others across … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Mosque Offers Free Health Clinic for Everyone”
From WKYC-TV (Ohio) PARMA, Ohio — What was once storage room inside a Cleveland mosque is now the home a free medical clinic. The Cleveland Ibn Sina Clinic has welcomed about 40 patients a month inside the new clinic at … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Connecticut Mosque Torched by Arsonist in New Haven”
From NBC Connecticut Officials are investigating a fire at a New Haven mosque that was under construction on Sunday afternoon and said it appears the fire was intentionally set. Multiple crews were dispatched to a working fire at the Diyanet … Continue reading
