NEWS BRIEF
RNS-Dilwar-Syed: Vote Over Muslim Nominated By Biden Stalls in Congress
(RNS) — The confirmation of the man who is the highest-ranking Muslim bureaucrat in the Biden administration continues to stall due to partisan politics. Dilwar Syed, is the Biden administration’s pick to be the deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Syed’s confirmation hearing was supposed to take place on April 12th. Yet, on that day and three subsequent meetings, the Republican members of the Senate Small Business Committee have failed to attend. In essence boycotting the confirmation of Syed. By Joseph Hammond. 450 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Report-Muslims: Muslim women more likely than men to experience Islamophobia, survey finds
(RNS) — A survey exploring the lives of U.S. Muslims after the Sept. 11 attacks found that Muslim women were more likely then men to experience Islamophobia, that younger Muslims born in the U.S. were more likely to try to conceal their religious identities, and that many Muslims self-censor themselves out of fear of how others may react to them. The report, “Islamophobia through the Eyes of Muslims,” was released Wednesday (Sept. 29) by the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley. By Alejandra Molina. 800 words. (category: a)