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Feb 24

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Women leading Danish mosque challenge patriarchy and right-wing religious control

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Along with Scandinavia’s first female imam, Mariam mosque in Copenhagen is reinterpreting the Koran with a focus on women’s rights, including the right to marry outside the faith and file for divorce. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on…

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Nov 29

We asked every senator for their reaction to Trump’s anti-Muslim retweets

By Lisa Desjardins, Daniel Bush

The PBS NewsHour on Wednesday reached out to every U.S. senator for their reactions to the anti-Muslim Trump retweets.

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Nov 11

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In Virginia, voters reflect on their presidential choice

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To gauge the range of reactions to the greatest election upset in American history, we visit Manassas, Virginia, and speak with people at all points on the political spectrum. The state used to be reliably red, but Tuesday represented the…

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Jun 20

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Gay Beiruti musician: Islamophobia harms the LGBT community

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Jun 16

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When a comedian realized she could fight Islamophobia

By PBS News Hour

Growing up in Palm Springs, Iranian-American Muslim comedian Negin Farsad yearned to fit in. But as she grew older amid rising Islamophobia, Farsad realized she had her own people, and she could use her comedy to do more than make…

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Jun 15

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Muslim-Americans face backlash after Orlando mass shooting

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When Joshua Weil, a member of one of Orlando’s largest mosques, heard initial reports of Sunday’s mass shooting, he thought, “please don't let [the gunman] be Muslim.” But the gunman was, and for Muslim-Americans the attack has raised very real…

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Jun 15

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An Orlando Muslim’s heartfelt words on nightclub mass shooting

By PBS News Hour

Rubana Khan of Orlando, in heartfelt verse, sends apologies from her Islamic family to the families of the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting. In doing so, she lays bare the pain the killer, Omar Mateen, has caused her and other…

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May 17

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Teaching ‘different is OK’ to combat Islamophobia in U.S. schools

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May 10

London’s new mayor: ‘Trump’s ignorant view of Islam could make both our countries less safe’

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Asked how his proposed policy to ban Muslims form entering the U.S. would affect London's first Muslim mayor, Trump told The New York Times that "there will always be exceptions."…

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Dec 11

Could Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric influence politics well beyond 2016?

By Daniel Bush

Despite widespread condemnation from critics at home and abroad, Donald Trump’s polls aren’t suffering. His lead has only increased since he called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, proving that such inflammatory rhetoric resonates with many Republican…

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