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VIDEO: “Watch BMW 2019 Ramadan Commercial”
BMW is marking Ramadan with an emotional campaign running in the Middle East that tells a story of reconciliation between two brothers. The ad, created by Serviceplan and directed by Sune Sorensen via Big Kahuna Films, centers on a man who seems … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Muslim Family Protects Calcutta’s Last Synagogue”
From National Geographic MORE THAN HALF a century ago the pews of Kolkata’s stately synagogues were filled with members of a thriving Indian Jewish community. Today, the congregants are missing—less than two dozen remain—but multiple generations of Muslim families continue to … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Muslim Murdered in Road Rage Hate Crime”
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – Officers who investigate homicides for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department tell Eyewitness News that a deadly weekend shooting started with road rage on I-465 and ended about a mile away. The family of Mustafa Ayoubi shared their … Continue reading
“America’s First Muslims Were Black Slaves”
From Voice of America In 1807, a wealthy 37-year-old scholar was captured in West Africa, in what is now Senegal, and transported to the United States to be sold into slavery. That man, Omar Ibn Said, lived the remainder of … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Watch Anti-Muslim Racist Rant on London Bus”
From The Daily Mirror (UK) A man has been arrested after footage emerged of Muslim schoolgirls being racially abused behind their backs. In the video, the foul-mouthed man can be heard calling the young girls “black c****” and saying they should operated … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Swastikas & Hate Speech on British Mosque”
From Chronicle Live UK This is the shocking hate-fuelled graffiti plastered on the walls of a Newcastle Islamic school in England. Mindless thugs scrawled “moslem terrorists” and a swastika among other offensive images inside the Bahr Academy in the city’s West End, … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Muslims Deliver Pizza to TSA Agents During Shutdown”
From WFAA-TV (Texas) With the shutdown coming to an end, for now, TSA employees are waiting for their backpay of 35 days. And while they wait, the Muslim community in North Texas is making sure the federal workers are fed. … Continue reading
“Bullied Syrian Refugee Speaks Out for First Time”
From Post Industrial When Shaimaa Houri Zada, a 14-year-old Chartiers Valley High School student, limped into her ninth-grade art class, her skin was flushed and bruises had begun to form across her neck and face. Just a few minutes earlier, on … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Tell Syria to Release American Psychologist”
From CBS News The daughters of an American man detained in Syria for nearly two years are speaking out and asking President Trump to bring their father home. Majd Kamalmaz was arrested in Damascus on Valentine’s Day two years ago. … Continue reading
“African-Americans Represent 20% of Muslims in America”
From Pew Research Center Even in the early 20th century, when Islam had little presence in most parts of the United States, the religion had a foothold in many black urban communities. Today, black people (not including those of Hispanic descent … Continue reading
