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Hundreds of people from North Texas’ Muslim community gathered over the weekend and raised tens of thousands of dollars that will help refugee families in the area with rent, food, clothing and necessities. Zeenat Khan, founder of DFW Refugee Outreach Services,…

The Islamic community of Salvador, in Brazil’s Bahia state, has pushed Harvard University to repatriate the skull of an enslaved man who allegedly took part in a famous uprising of African Muslims in the city in 1835.  The skull is…

The Shia Association in San Francisco organized religious and cultural activities for children and young girls on the birth anniversary of the Prophet and Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon them). The organizers said that the aim of such activities is…

Two Shia clerics in the US state of Michigan played a central role in organizing protests against the inclusion of inappropriate content and the promotion of homosexuality in school curricula for primary and secondary school students, according to US media…

The ‘Detroit Free Press’ newspaper reported that hundreds of protesters packed a Dearborn Public Schools board meeting on Monday October 11th and shut it down with cries of anger over certain LGBTQ books they said are too sexually explicit for…

Various artworks were displayed at the first Austin Muslim Culture Festival by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) at Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center. The festival featured a wide variety of food, art, clothing and jewelry vendors, as…

American Muslims are achieving progress in American society and are more likely than other residents to open a business or work full time, according to a new survey. According to the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU), Muslims in…

On the occasion of the Day of Legal Support for Muslims, a group of representatives of Islamic organizations met in the Parliament of the US State of New Jersey and explained the issues and problems of the Muslim community. Members…

American cinema often associates the concept of terrorism with Arabs and Muslims, according to a report. The first feature film from Hollywood to depict Arabs as terrorists was “Sirocco” (1951), which is about Syrian “fanatics” attacking French occupation soldiers and…

Brooklyn Museum in New York City has completed a ten-year project for renovating Islamic and Asian art galleries. The Brooklyn Museum has unveiled the final phase of a transformative renovation of its Asian and Islamic art galleries, an approximate $9m…