Rep. Rashida Tlaib joins Congressional Freethought Caucus
(RNS) — Rep. Rashida Tlaib, one of the first Muslim women in Congress, has joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus.
Body cam video released in 2017 police killing of Muhammad Muhaymin Jr: ‘Allah? He's not going to help you’
(RNS) — Advocates are intensifying demands that Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the killing.
Muslim ICE detainees in Miami forced to choose between pork or rotten halal food, lawyers say
(RNS) — The ICE chaplain reportedly dismissed Muslim detainees' repeated complaints by saying, ‘It is what it is,’ the legal advocates allege.
Her American father was shot in a blasphemy trial in Pakistan. Now she’s fighting for justice.
(RNS) — Tahir Ahmad Naseem’s daughter is fighting for the U.S. government to deliver justice for her father — an American citizen who was killed while being tried on blasphemy charges in Pakistan.
Jim Wallis replaced as Sojourners editor after controversy over article on Catholic racism
(RNS) — Wallis said the decision to remove an essay criticizing white supremacists within the Catholic Church was wrong.
John MacArthur, Grace Community Church sue California officials over banning indoor worship, allowing protests
(RNS) — A suburban Los Angeles megachurch has filed a lawsuit to continue holding indoor services in person after California issued a second lockdown order in response to the pandemic.
How interfaith activism helped Saadia Faruqi change the face of children’s books
(RNS) – Saadia Faruqi’s writing draws on her two decades as a Muslim interfaith activist in Texas — and as the mother of two children.
How a quarantine matchmaking project for Muslims found itself navigating anti-Blackness
(RNS) — Through Eye Meets Soul, a virtual blind matchmaking experience for Muslim millennials, founders hoped personal appearance, race and ethnicity would fade into the background. Easier said than done.
As Massachusetts bans female genital cutting, survivors and activists celebrate
(RNS) — After seven years of advocacy by survivors and activists in the state, Massachusetts is now one of 39 states in the U.S. that has criminalized female genital mutilation and cutting.
Muslim leaders call for hate crime investigation into deadly Denver house fire
(RNS) – Denver police have opened a homicide investigation into the deadly house fire that killed Djibril Diol and his wife and toddler daughter, as well as two other family members.
Muslim Democratic delegates reject party platform over aid for Israel, Iran sanctions
(RNS) — Members of the Muslim Delegates and Allies Coalition are urging all delegates to vote against approving the platform during this week’s vote.
In its 10th year, the game ‘Pilgrims at Home’ takes on new meaning for Muslim women
(RNS) — From Houston to Nigeria, over 300 teams of Muslim women are participating in this year’s game, hoping to ‘find hajj at home.’
Illinois imam resigns over sexist, racist social media posts
(RNS) — An imam at a suburban Chicago-area mosque has resigned after circulation of his social media posts using derogatory language toward Muslim women and a racial slur.
Intergenerational reading group draws on legacy of Timbuktu to ‘rebuild a Black consciousness’
(RNS) – ‘It’s imperative for us to start to rebuild libraries in our own homes and our schools so they are reflective of all our intellect and history,’ said educator Zakiyyah Ali, who founded the initiative.
Separated Muslim families, civil rights groups welcome House passage of No Ban Act
(RNS) — The bill would repeal Trump’s travel bans against several African and Muslim-majority countries and restrict the president’s authority to enact such blanket immigration restrictions.