Omar Sacirbey
Okla. anti-Shariah amendment heads to appeals court
(RNS) An amendment to Oklahoma's constitution that bans state judges
from considering Islamic law will face its next legal hurdle on Monday
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Muslim teens push back against 9/11 bullying
(RNS) At first, Sarah O'Neal thought the older boy's comment was
directed at the towel she was carrying to water polo practice.
"What are you looking at towel-head?" he said.
...Report details funding that fuels Islamophobia
A small number of conservative foundations are propelling a handful
of anti-Islamic activists who are fueling rising levels of
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10 years later, Muslims divided on improving negative image
(RNS) After all the books, speeches, seminars, Facebook posts and mosque
open houses to teach Americans about Islam in the wake of 9/11,
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9/11 gives birth to new generation of assertive Muslims
(RNS) Under a cloud of suspicion and distrust after the 9/11 attacks,
there were stories of men named Muhammad who started going by "Mo,"
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Ramadan treat dates back to Muhammad
(RNS) Brown, sticky, and wrinkly, dates seem a sad or unremarkable
fruit. But every Ramadan, the Islamic holy month that began on Monday
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Poll: Anti-Muslim sentiment grew after bin Laden death
(RNS) Many Muslim Americans had hoped that the death of Osama bin Laden
would improve their image among other Americans, but according to a new
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Report says Islamophobia on the rise
(RNS) A new report asserts that anti-Muslim prejudice has worsened in
recent years, but argues the trend could be reversed with greater
community outreach.
Muslims to meet on response to Islamophobia
(RNS) With the 10th anniversary of 9/11 looming, attendees at North
America's largest Muslim gathering next month will be told that the best
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Muslims wait for signs of change from Obama
Officially, President Obama was talking to the Muslim world in his
State Department speech in May, but U.S. Muslims were equally interested
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Muslims battle to be official voice of U.S. Islam
(RNS) As president of the Phoenix-based American Islamic Forum for
Democracy, an eight-year-old group that twins conservative and Islamic
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Rome to beatify anti-Nazi priests, but not a Lutheran
Residents of the northern German city of Lübeck have long taken pride
in four native sons—three Catholic priests and a Lutheran pastor—who
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Southwest Airlines apologizes to Muslim passenger
(RNS) Southwest Airlines has apologized to a Muslim woman who claims she
was removed from a flight from San Diego on Sunday (March 13) because of
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Muslim cops put faith, lives on the line
(RNS) When Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca asked Sgt. Muawiya
"Mike" Abdeen to set up a liaison unit to local Muslims in 2008, the
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Muslims watch warily as House holds hearing
They were moved when the first Muslim elected to Congress shed tears
discussing a Muslim who died trying to save others on 9/11. They were
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Former counterterrorism chief says Muslims cooperate
(RNS) A former FBI counterterrorism director on Tuesday (March 8)
rejected allegations by the chairman of the House Homeland Security
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Muslims and ACLU sue FBI over mosque surveillance
(RNS) Is sending a secret informant into a mosque in search of
terrorists proactive policing, or a violation of worshippers' civil
rights?
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Controversial N.Y. mosque loses another leader
(RNS) The proposed Park51 Islamic community center and mosque project
near Ground Zero is again looking for a top imam after Sheik Abdallah
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Muslim Brotherhood figure disdained U.S. morality
Is the pop standard "Baby It's Cold Outside" a heartwarming ode to
winter romance or the worst example of American hedonism? After hearing
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Pew study charts growth in Muslim population
The U.S. Muslim population is expected to double over the next 20
years, fueled by immigration and higher than average fertility rates,
according to a new Pew report.