March 29th, 20170SEATTLE ― The city of Seattle sued President Trump's administration on Wednesday over its executive order seeking to withhold federal funds from "sanctuary cities," arguing it amounted to unconstitutional federal coercion.
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray told reporters the Constitution forbade the federal government from pressuring cities,...
March 21st, 20170Washington, D.C.-Brigitte Gabriel, founder and leader of ACT for America, an organization whose mission is to "protect America from terrorism," plans to meet with the White House, according to reports.
Gabriel also tweeted that she was "In D.C., preparing for my meeting at the White House. What topics would you like me to...
March 7th, 20170FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — Muhammad Ali, Jr., the son of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, was detained at a Florida airport for four hours in early February.
Ali, who was born in Philadelphia in 1972 and holds a U.S. passport, said immigration officials who detained him on Feb. 7 repeatedly asked, "Where did you get your name from?" and...
March 6th, 20170I had recently been asked to give a talk about "being an American Muslim in the United States." Although wary of the uses and abuses of the term, I obliged.
Islam is a religion propelled by values, not race. Nor, theoretically, by blind tribal allegiances, I explained.
The "American Muslim" identity which has been under constant...
March 6th, 20170
At the nation's heart is a civil rights struggle that refuses to die. It manifests among varying communities at different times, yet conjures the distinct tones of ignorance and fear that has set the American story apart.
While that story regrettably holds true in defining Arab and Muslim American experiences, we can be proud of...
January 29th, 20170
DEARBORN— In today’s political climate, many people overlook the difference between the “religious” and the “fanatical”, as the media often hastily interlaces those terms when it comes to Islam.
Western media have regularly designated persons who allegedly follow Islam and have committed atrocious crimes as Muslims in...
January 26th, 20170
MEMPHIS, TN - A basketball coach at the Pleasant View School at the Muslim Community Center in Memphis hoped to teach her students a life lesson after a confrontation with a referee on Sunday night before their game.
The referee addressed the crowd, bringing Bilquis Abdul-Qaadir, who is the athletic director at the school, to...
January 26th, 20170
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Islamophobic website WND reported in 2014 that John Guandolo, former FBI agent and reputed Islamophobe, “helped draft the...anti-Brotherhood bill,” The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) reported Tuesday.
The anti-Brotherhood bill refers to the “Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act,” a...
January 26th, 20170
DAVIS, CA – Early Sunday, a woman vandalized the Islamic Center of Davis--- shattering six window panes, placing uncooked bacon on the door handle and destroying two bikes--- between 3:45 a.m. and 4 a.m.
The vandalism is being investigated as a hate crime, police said.
According to the Davis Police Department, the woman used an...
January 26th, 20171
NEW YORK- On Monday, New York police confirmed that a man has been charged with a hate crime after holding a gun to the head of a Muslim cab driver.
Andrew M. Plachecki, 26, was apparently drunk as he waved to the cab early Sunday morning before threatening the driver with a gun and calling him a “motherf---ing piece of Muslim...
