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The Windy City also has earned the nickname “American Medina” as a leading area for Muslim communities in the United States, according to a new Chicago History Museum exhibition. By Emily McFarlan Miller. 886 words (categories: a) NEWS […]

NEWS STORY
RNS-CHICAGO-MUSEUM: Chicago History Museum shares stories of ‘American Medina’ in new exhibition
CHICAGO (RNS) — The Windy City also has earned the nickname “American Medina” as a leading area for Muslim communities in the United States, according to a new Chicago History Museum exhibition. By Emily McFarlan Miller. 886 words (categories: a)

NEWS STORY
RNS-DMV-DISCRIMINATION: Muslim employee claims discrimination by New York DMV over Friday prayers
(RNS) – A Muslim employee has filed a discrimination complaint against the New York State’s Department of Motor Vehicles for allegedly denying his repeated requests to attend weekly religious services. “Because I am observing my faith at work, my job is at risk,” the employee, whose name was not made public, said in an affidavit filed Friday (Oct. 18) by the Council on American-Islamic Relations-New York. By Aysha Khan. 685 words. (categories: a)

COMMENTARY
RNS-RUDIN-OPED: Three women of faith who fought bigotry, police to change America
(RNS) — It’s impossible to understand social movements in the U.S. today without recognizing the achievements of Susan B. Anthony, Emma Goldman and Margaret Sanger and the role religion played in their tumultuous histories. By A. James Rudin. 1,000 words. (categories: k)