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Shia Rights Watch issues monthly report on human rights violations against Shia Muslims
September 3, 2022
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 August 2022. The report reviewed many of the terrorist operations carried out by terrorists against Shia Muslims, as well as the…
San Francisco Unified School Board agree to add two Muslim holidays to school calendar
August 31, 2022
San Francisco Unified School Board agree to add two Muslim holidays to school calendar
San Francisco’s public schools will add two holidays next academic year (2023). The school board voted to close all schools on two of the holiest Muslim days. “Hundreds of our children were left behind academically missing classes, missing assignments, when…
US court sentences man to 12 years in prison for shooting at a mosque
August 31, 2022
US court sentences man to 12 years in prison for shooting at a mosque
A US court in Indianapolis has sentenced a suspect in the 2020 mosque shootings in Indiana to 12 years in prison. Court documents reveal that Jonathan Warren, 22, shot at the Al Noor Mosque while driving a speeding car, on…
US college launches center to highlight Muslim American experience
August 31, 2022
US college launches center to highlight Muslim American experience
A college in the US state of Arizona has launched a new center that focuses on the experience and contributions of Muslims in the country. The Center of Muslim Experience in the United States by Arizona State University “will facilitate…
Laila Ikram: The first Muslim judge in Arizona, USA
August 30, 2022
Laila Ikram: The first Muslim judge in Arizona, USA
Recently, many Muslims have assumed many positions in the United States of America, as part of the diversity policy that the American administration seeks to comply with. Laila Ikram, an American woman from North Carolina, was able to hold the…
US Muslims five times more likely to face police harassment due to their religion, study shows
August 24, 2022
US Muslims five times more likely to face police harassment due to their religion, study shows
Muslims are five times more likely to experience police harassment because of their religion compared to those of other faiths, a study by Rice University shows. More specifically, Muslim adults who identify as Black, Middle Eastern, Arab or North African…
Islamophobia in Brazil during elections time
August 23, 2022
Islamophobia in Brazil during elections time
Campaigning in South America’s largest country, Brazil, has been going on for a while, and the country’s current right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, appears to be having a hard time getting re-elected. Reuters reported that a recent voter poll showed that…
CAIR calls on authorities to investigate attacks on Muslim protesters
August 22, 2022
CAIR calls on authorities to investigate attacks on Muslim protesters
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on state and federal law enforcement to investigate a bias-motivated assault on those protesting in Los Angeles, California against persecution of religious minorities and caste discrimination in India. The council said in…
CAIR calls on US authorities to investigate hate-motivated assault on Muslim protesters
August 20, 2022
CAIR calls on US authorities to investigate hate-motivated assault on Muslim protesters
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim advocacy group, has called on the state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate an alleged bias-motivated assault on those protesting against the persecution of religious minorities and caste discrimination in India…
Islamic Society of North America’s annual convention returns in person
August 18, 2022
Islamic Society of North America’s annual convention returns in person
After a hiatus due to COVID-19, the Islamic Society of North America’s annual convention is back in person for the Labor Day weekend. The 59th annual convention, sponsored by the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, was announced Tuesday…