United States

Washington state has enacted the Halal Food Consumer Protection Act, a landmark law that safeguards the Muslim community’s right to purchase authentic halal meat products, Kent Reporter announced on its website yesterday. The legislation, signed into law on March 25…

On Thursday, the United States blocked imports from 26 Chinese cotton traders and warehouse facilities as part of its ongoing efforts to eliminate goods produced with forced labor of Uyghur minorities from the U.S. supply chain, Reuters reported yesterday. The…

Demonstrations against Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza have continued to roil university campuses across the United States, leading to mass arrests and confrontations with counter-protesters. Report: Nearly 300 people were arrested after police responded to pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University…

Uyghur advocacy groups have welcomed the introduction of a new US Congressional bill that would expand sanctions against Chinese officials involved in human rights abuses in Xinjiang, RFA reported on Monday. The Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act (UGASA) seeks…

The Islamic Husseini School (IHS), based in the US state of Chicago, Illinois, has held its 28th annual Imam As-Sadiq – Islam and Science Fair, to provide religious education and programs for the Shia Community under the guidance and teachings…

Anti-Muslim incidents are on the rise in the US, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday citing a Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) report released in early April. The report indicated a 56% surge in anti-Muslim incidents in 2023, with 44% occurring after…

Dozens of students were arrested Wednesday across US campuses, with police clashes and political tension. The arrests come amid a wave of demonstrations at campuses across the US, which began last week after students at New York’s Columbia University set…

35-year-old Robert Gray has been arrested for accusations over a series of vandalisms at a San Francisco mosque, the Masjid al-Tawheed, during the holy month of Ramadan, SF Standard reported. The series of attacks, including breaking of windows, graffiti and…

The Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University in New Brunswick was vandalized during Eid al-Fitr, the Islamic religious celebration marking the end of Holy Ramadan, CNN reported. Atiyah Aftab, chairwoman of the university’s Center for Islamic Life, condemned the…

A total solar eclipse will invite millions of people across a heavily populated swath of North America to gaze toward the heavens today as the moon completely blocks the sun for more than four minutes in some locales. The eclipse…