July 13th, 20190BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP — An alleged discriminatory remark made to an Arab American family by a Huron Clinton Metropolitan Authority police officer is growing in concern as advocacy groups demand action be taken against the officer.
The officer, who allegedly told an Arab American family to “Go back where you came from” at Lake...
February 27th, 20190FARMINGTON HILLS, MI — The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Michigan (CAIR-MI) has called on the Washtenaw County prosecutor to charge the suspect in the vandalism of a Ypsilanti man's home under the state's ethnic intimidation statute, a news release said.
Early last Thursday morning, an Arab American man discovered the...
September 23rd, 20180DETROIT — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, (CAIR-MI) a non-profit advocacy group for Muslims, plans to represent the interests of the family of Abdullah Beard (aka Abdullah Abdul Muhamin) regarding his fatal shooting by the Detroit Police on Friday, Sept. 14.
"Per the family's request, we will not...
September 14th, 20180FARMINGTON HILLS — On Thursday, Sept. 13, the Michigan Chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) announced the filing of a Michigan Department of Civil Rights complaint against USA Boxing in support of 18-year-old Michigan boxer Basheer Abdur, a Muslim who was barred from competition because of the beard he believes he...
January 19th, 20180By Farah Harb
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Pew Research Center recently released a report stating that Muslim Americans in the United States constitute 1 percent of the total U.S. population, but a Muslim advocacy group questions the results.
In the report, The Pew Research Center claims that as of 2017, there are 3.45 million Muslims...
December 8th, 20170By Amy V. Doukoure
The city of Detroit has had a sordid history with race relations, and it is true that many of the issues present in the 1960's remain relevant in the city today. People living in the communities of Detroit, many of them minorities, immigrants and Muslims, feel as though they are forgotten while the Downtown areas...
