Feb 08 Biden aides meet with Arab American leaders in Michigan, aiming to mend political ties By Joey Cappelletti, Corey Williams, Associated Press It's part of an effort to mend ties with a community that has an important role in deciding whether President Joe Biden can hold on to a crucial swing state in the 2024 election. Continue reading
Feb 05 Michigan’s Dearborn ramps up security after inflammatory op-ed leads to rise in ‘Islamophobic’ online attacks By Associated Press Mayor Abdullah Hammoud posted on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, that the item published Friday “led to an alarming increase in bigoted and Islamophobic rhetoric online targeting the city of Dearborn.”… Continue reading
Dec 27 China sanctions U.S. research firm, 2 individuals over reports on Xinjiang human rights abuses By Associated Press China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human rights abuses committed against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups native to the country’s far northwestern region of Xinjiang. Continue reading
Oct 26 Muslim and Jewish civil rights group report increase in harassment during Israel-Hamas war By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups say they've seen large increases in reports of harassment against members of their communities since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. Continue reading
Oct 20 Violent threats across the country disrupt Muslim groups raising support for Palestinians By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press A national Muslim civil rights group is moving its annual banquet out of a Virginia hotel it says received bomb and death threats. Continue reading
Oct 15 Illinois man accused of killing Muslim child, wounding woman is charged with hate crime By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press A 71-year-old Illinois man was charged Sunday with a hate crime, accused of fatally stabbing a young boy and seriously wounding a woman because of their Islamic faith and the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said. Continue reading
Aug 23 Outrage in India as 11 men convicted of rape and murders in Gujarat violence walk free By Zeba Warsi “How can justice for any woman end like this?” Bano asked in a statement released by her lawyer. “The release of these convicts has taken from me my peace and shaken my faith in justice.”… Continue reading
Jun 03 How India’s Hindu nationalists are using a long-dead emperor for anti-Muslim politics By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press For more than three centuries, Mughal emperor Aurangzeb remained relegated to India's history books. Until recently, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others from his Hindu nationalist party brought him back to life as a brutal oppressor of their faith… Continue reading
May 03 India’s Muslims mark ‘painful’ Eid al-Fitr amid a rise in attacks against the religious minority By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press Muslims across India have marked Eid al-Fitr by offering prayers outside mosques, but celebrations this year follow a series of attacks against the religious minority during the month of Ramadan. Continue reading
Apr 14 How supporting students during Ramadan helps build feelings of belonging By Roby Chavez Several Louisiana parents have banded together to start an email campaign asking the Louisiana Department of Education to provide accommodations for Muslim students who are fasting. Continue reading