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Halal Restaurant Week being celebrated in Wisconsin, USA

Halal Restaurant Week being celebrated in Wisconsin, USA

Milwaukee, the most populous city in the US state of Wisconsin, is hosting the Halal Restaurant Week for the first time in its history. Halal in Arabic means “permissible” and generally refers to what foods Muslims can eat based on…
Eid al-Adha Prayers at Imam Ali Center in Virginia, USA

Eid al-Adha Prayers at Imam Ali Center in Virginia, USA

The Imam Ali Center in Springfield, Virginia, held the Eid al-Adha congregational prayer on the morning of Eid al-Adha. The prayer was led by Sheikh Mustafa Akhound and was followed by a lecture on the virtues of the blessed day.…
Unveiling Webb space telescope’s first full-color image of distant galaxies

Unveiling Webb space telescope’s first full-color image of distant galaxies

 U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday released the debut photo from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – an image of a galaxy cluster revealing the most detailed glimpse of the early universe ever seen. The sneak peek of Webb’s first…
Hilliard becomes first Ohio school district to recognize Muslim holiday of Eid

Hilliard becomes first Ohio school district to recognize Muslim holiday of Eid

A petition drive by a group of Muslim students in Hilliard resulted in the first school district in Ohio to recognize the Muslim holiday of Eid. As a result, the district will change the school calendar to reflect a district…
Writers call on US President to denounce Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses in meeting with Crown Prince

Writers call on US President to denounce Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses in meeting with Crown Prince

A group of artists, playwrights and novelists have signed a letter urging US president Joe Biden to denounce Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses, specifically regarding freedom of speech and artistic expression, during a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
More than half of ‘suspicious activity reports’ targeted Arabs and Muslims in Chicago

More than half of ‘suspicious activity reports’ targeted Arabs and Muslims in Chicago

Arab community and Muslim organisations are demanding an end to racial profiling after it was revealed that over 50 percent of “suspects” reported to the police, primarily for doing mundane things like texting or taking photos, were described as people…
Police Investigating Alleged Hate Attack on New York Mosque

Police Investigating Alleged Hate Attack on New York Mosque

Arson detectives are investigating a hate crime attack at a mosque on Long Island. A member of the Fatima Al-Zahra mosque in Ronkonkoma posted video to social media showing damage to a crescent sign on the property. He said the…
Islamic call to prayer shows Muslims ‘belong’ in Minneapolis

Islamic call to prayer shows Muslims ‘belong’ in Minneapolis

Pastor Jane Buckley-Farlee was recently walking through her Minneapolis church’s Cedar-Riverside neighbourhood when an unexpected ‘song’ broke out. “I heard this tune that sounded sort of heavenly,” she said. At first, she did not know what it was – but…
Shia Rights Watch issues monthly report on human rights violations against Shia Muslims

Shia Rights Watch issues monthly report on human rights violations against Shia Muslims

Shia Rights Watch released its monthly report on the most prominent human rights violations committed against Shia Muslims in June 2022. The report reviewed many of the terrorist operations carried out by terrorists against Shia Muslims, as well as the…
CAIR Calls on Maryland’s Harford County School Superintendent to Probe Attack on Muslim Student

CAIR Calls on Maryland’s Harford County School Superintendent to Probe Attack on Muslim Student

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), announced that it has called on the superintendent of Maryland’s Harford County Public Schools to investigate a reported attack on a female middle school Muslim student.That student’s parent reported to CAIR that their daughter,…
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