Meet Asma Hanif, nurse to Muslim women in need
By Lorena Ruiz, MSNBC This week’s Melissa Harris-Perry Foot Soldier is Asma Hanif, an advanced practice nurse who has devoted her life to operating Al-Nissa Holistic Health Center, a free clinic for women who are homeless, uninsured, or victims of domestic abuse, and Muslimat Al-Nisaa, a shelter for Muslim women. Asma became interested in medicine […]
Muslim for a Day
By Susan Seligson, BU Today, 3/29/2013 Dian Qu’s boyfriend refused to walk with her. Sonia Perez Arias’ friend giggled when he saw her and total strangers greeted her on Commonwealth Avenue with the word “Salaam.” Anya Gonzales gained what she calls “a new-found respect” for Islam. For Richa Kaul, an initial sense of fear gave […]
Muslim Women Encouraged to Explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
By Andrea Worker, Connection Newspapers, 3/28/2013 The Nubian Benevolence Association was the official sponsor for the Muslim Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) presentation at the Lorton Community Library on Saturday, March 23, but there was little doubt that Hajjar Ahmed, daughter of the organization’s co-Founder Hossam Ahmed, was the driving force behind […]
Growing Population of Muslims Calling Tijuana Home
Brooke Binkowski, Fronteras TIJUANA, Mexico — Mexico is a predominantly Catholic country, but the border city of Tijuana has always hosted a more diverse population of worshipers. In the last few years, one of the largest religions in the world has begun making inroads and building a presence there. Every day, at a small, nondescript […]
NYPD Muslim spying program leads to suffocating silence
By Thomas Mariadason and Maryam Said, AM New York A secret agent follows students on a rafting trip and logs their conversations and prayer habits. A pole-mounted camera zeroes in on the entrance of a house of worship, reminding congregants that they’ll be watched even in the most intimate settings. Patrons of local shops don’t […]
CAIR-OH Meets With 18 Congressional Offices During National Advocacy Days
Ohio chapters raise concerns over watch lists, discrimination at US borders, immigration, and bullying (Columbus, Ohio, 3/28/2013) – Staff from the three Ohio chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) met last week with 18 congressional offices in Washington, D.C., as part of CAIR's annual advocacy days. Representatives of the Muslim civil rights and […]
The Horrifying Impacts of NYPD Ethnic Profiling on Innocent Muslim Americans
A new report describes the concrete ways a clandestine spying program has caused individuals and communities to suffer. Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic America’s largest city, an ethnically diverse, politically liberal melting pot of more than 8 million people, routinely violates the civil liberties of its racial and ethnic minorities. New York City’s “Stop and Frisk” […]
Muslims file complaints, saying they were fired for praying at work
By JoAnne Viviano, the Columbus Dispatch An advocacy group says 18 Muslims have filed federal complaints against a Westerville-based logistics company, saying they were fired for praying at work. Exel Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL, is accused of denying requests to adjust break times to accommodate prayer or to allow employees to take […]
CAIR Says Sponsors of Tenn. Anti-Islam Bill ‘Sink’ to New Low
(Washington, D.C., 3/26/13) — The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Tennessee state legislators who sponsored an anti-Islam bill in 2011 sunk to a new low when they raised concerns that a mop sink in the state capitol building might actually be a […]
CAIR-Ohio Files Muslim Workers’ Bias Complaints Against DHL Subsidiary
Exel, Inc. reportedly fired 18 employees for seeking religious accommodation (Columbus, Ohio, 3/26/2013) – The Columbus, Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Columbus) announced today that it has filed discrimination complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Exel, Inc., a subsidiary of DHL, on behalf of 18 Muslim employees who were […]