CAIR-OK to Host Symposium for Young Activists
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) — On July 29th, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will host a networking dinner to kick off its third annual Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS) at Oklahoma City University. WHAT: Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium & Networking Dinner WHEN: Friday July 29th 6 p.m.– Sunday July 30th 2 […]
A Tweet Feat: Quran Goes on Twitter for Ramadan
Ramadan, which begins with a sunup-to-sundown fast Monday, calls on the Muslim faithful to immerse themselves in scripture — ideally by reading the entire Quran. In 2009, Hussein Rashid, a professor of Islamic Studies at Virginia Theological Seminary, noticed rabbis using Twitter to highlight snippets of Torah text to celebrate Shavuot, when Jews say Moses […]
Ramadan Fasting: It’s About More Than Not Eating
NEW YORK — In a crowded dorm meeting room last week, Khalid Latif posed an unusual scenario to dozens of students and young professionals gathered for a weekly Islamic studies class. “A girl walks into a (mosque) and she’s wearing a miniskirt,” the 28-year-old Muslim chaplain proposed to the group at New York University. “What […]
How Does Muslim Prayer Work
A few weeks ago I was standing at the men’s bathroom sink in my office building. The bathroom was empty when I came in and after a few minutes the door opened and I heard a sudden gasp. A middle-aged woman had accidentally walked into the men’s room and not only had to deal with […]
“Terrorism Expert” Hired By U.S. Frequently Cited By Oslo Terrorist In Manifesto
Walid Shoebat, a “terrorism expert” with a dubious background who was paid by the U.S. government to train law enforcement in counterterrorism, is frequently cited in the manifesto of Anders Behring Breivik, the alleged right-wing terrorist who is accused of killing more than 90 people in Oslo last week. Brevik cites Shoebat more than 15 […]
Killings in Norway Spotlight Anti-Muslim Thought in U.S.
The man accused of the killing spree in Norway was deeply influenced by a small group of American bloggers and writers who have warned for years about the threat from Islam, lacing his 1,500-page manifesto with quotations from them, as well as copying multiple passages from the tract of the Unabomber. In the document he […]
TLC Reality Show to Follow the Lives of Muslim Families
Call it “Muslim Modern Family.” Cable channel TLC is hoping to do for Muslims what it did for polygamists and Sarah Palin — put a new spin on controversial subjects that people often make judgments about without knowing the whole story. The reality show “All-American Muslim” will follow the lives of five Muslim American families, […]
CAIR-OK: Jury Awards $20K in Muslim Woman’s Employment Suit
A federal jury awarded $20,000 in compensatory damages Wednesday to a Tulsa woman who was not hired to work at a local Abercrombie Kids store because she wears a headscarf, but jurors opted not to award her any punitive damages.U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell turned down the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s request for an […]
Survey: Killing of Bin Laden Worsened Americans’ Views of U.S. Muslims
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Instead of calming fears, the death of Osama bin Laden actually led more Americans to feel threatened by Muslims living in the United States, according to a new nationwide survey. In the weeks following the U.S. military campaign that killed bin Laden, the head of the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, American attitudes […]
La Mirada, Ca. Mosque Vandalized
LA MIRADA – The vandalism of a La Mirada mosque is not being investigated as a hate crime, Sheriff’s Department officials said Tuesday. Someone threw a rock through the mosque’s newly installed rear doors between 2 and 6 p.m. Monday, according to Rezaur Rahman, the president of Muslim Community Services Inc. “This is not being […]