American Muslims
40% of Muslim students in CA report being bullied due to religion, according to survey
By Alejandra Molina — October 16, 2019
ANAHEIM, Calif. (RNS) — The report, 'Singled Out: Islamophobia in the Classroom and the Impact of Discrimination on Muslim Students,' is based on a statewide survey of about 1,500 Muslim students who are between 11 and 18 years old.
US judge: Terrorist watchlist violates citizens’ constitutional rights
By Aysha Khan — September 5, 2019
(RNS) – The lawsuit was brought forth by 23 U.S. Muslims, including a toddler who at just 7 months old was added to the secretive federal watchlist of “known or suspected terrorists.”
How South Asian Americans are reckoning with Partition’s legacy 72 years later
By Harmeet Kamboj — August 14, 2019
(RNS) — While we often talk about the calamity of 9/11, it's impossible to ignore the legacy of the 1947 Partition of India, whose 72nd anniversary is this week, in the sometimes troubled relations between South Asian American communities today.
In Detroit, one organization is schooling Muslims on racial justice
By Aysha Khan — February 20, 2019
(RNS) — In just five years, the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative has grown from a Twitter conversation into an organization that has trained America’s biggest Muslim groups in racial justice.
What I learned teaching Islamic studies in Texas
By Simran Jeet Singh — January 4, 2019
(RNS) — It’s not always easy to dismiss others’ fears, even if you are not really the thing they are scared of.
Dear Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats: A hijab is not a hat
By Liz Bucar — January 3, 2019
(RNS) — Changing a 182-year-old ban on headwear in the U.S. House to accommodate Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s headscarf is a nice gesture. But the congresswoman’s attire should be automatically protected by the First Amendment.
‘Being Muslim’ offers an alternative history of Islam in America
By Aysha Khan — August 1, 2018
(RNS) – 'In the narrative of American Islam, there's this complete omission of these black Muslim women who are so critical to its making,' says Sylvia Chan-Malik.
The case for gender-segregated beaches
By Michele Chabin — June 29, 2018
(RNS) — News that New York City Councilman Chaim Deutsch has rented a city-owned Brooklyn beach for separate male and female swim days is creating excitement among devout Muslims and Orthodox Jews, but critics say the practice amounts to gender discrimination.
In sleep-deprived America, Ramadan offers an extra challenge for insomniacs
By Aysha Khan — June 12, 2018
(RNS) For Muslims with sleeping disorders, observing the major rituals of the holy month—waking up before dawn, then staying up to pray late into the night—can take a serious toll. What's a insomniac to do?
White House iftar dinner marks opportunity for Muslims
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — June 6, 2018
(RNS) — Muslim Americans should rise above bitterness against Trump and exercise this opportunity to communicate clearly what our vision is for a better America and a better world. That is what Ramadan is all about.
Millennials: get over your faith phobia
By Aamir Hussain — May 24, 2018
(RNS) — Interfaith work isn’t about watering down our religions. It’s about building relationships so we can together serve others.
In the US, Muslims are making slow inroads toward a greener Ramadan
By Aysha Khan — May 22, 2018
(RNS) — Stunning amounts of food waste produced in Muslim-majority nations during the holy month have led to a gradual awakening about Muslims’ responsibilities to the environment. Now, U.S. Muslims hope to lead their communities toward a zero-waste Ramadan – or at least a minimal-waste one.
As cities re-examine bail, Muslims launch a Ramadan fund to pay it
By Aysha Khan — May 16, 2018
(RNS) — Believers Bail Out aims to raise awareness about the injustices of the prison system by asking Muslims to give zakat to their incarcerated brothers and sisters in faith.
Amid conflict, Jews and Muslims in US seek solidarity
By Associated Press — May 15, 2018
(AP) — As turmoil spreads through the Middle East, American Jews and Muslims have been forming alliances to build trust and seek solidarity in more ambitious ways than in the past, a sharp contrast to the violence engulfing their homelands this week.
Muslim officer works with immigrants in Ohio capital city
By Yonat Shimron — March 3, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Khaled Bahgat is the police department's New American Diversity and Inclusion Officer. He joins officers around the country who have been appointed to achieve similar goals.
