Omar Sacirbey
Muslim women at center of suits over hajj, headscarves
(RNS) The federal government has filed suit against an Illinois
school district for not allowing a Muslim teacher to make the hajj
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Oklahoma's top lawyer at center of fight over Shariah
(RNS) Backers of a referendum that would bar Oklahoma courts from
considering Islamic law admit they suffered a setback when a federal
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12,000 American Muslims to make pilgrimage to Mecca
(RNS) Some 12,000 American Muslims are expected to join an estimated
2.5 million pilgrims in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca for the hajj,
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Judge puts hold on Okla. anti-Shariah amendment
(RNS) Lawyers for the Oklahoma Attorney General's office have two
weeks to convince a federal judge to remove a temporary hold on a
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Oklahoma Muslims wary after Shari‘a referendum
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Sarah Albahadily will wear her headscarf
to a Brad Paisley concert and her cowboy boots to a mosque. There are
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American Shariah? That's news to American Muslims
(RNS) Oklahoma state Rep. Rex Duncan expects his "Save Our State"
referendum to keep Islamic law out of state courts to pass easily on
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Skateboarder an overnight sensation after rescuing Quran
(RNS) At the end of a summer characterized by unprecedented levels
of Islamophobia, Muslim Americans and their allies have found an
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Muslims wary of closeness between holiday and 9/11
(RNS) For this year's Eid al-Fitr, the Islamic holiday that concludes
the holy month of Ramadan, Nakia Jackson received an unusual present
from a Jewish friend: cab fare.
Rock star's activism moves many Muslims: Salman Ahmad as Islam's Bono
One of Salman Ahmad’s earliest gigs was a talent show at King Edward Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan, where he was studying to be a doctor....