anti-Muslim bias
Why all Americans need Muslim Americans to vote
By Wa'el Alzayat — October 6, 2020
(RNS) — American Muslims are part of the American story, and we all need our next president to be a leader who respects our nation’s diversity and will confront fascism.
Hindu nationalists see Muslim jihad everywhere in India
By Bhavya Dore — October 5, 2020
(RNS) — The Quran's concept of the term 'jihad' is being framed as a conspiracy against India's Hindu majority.
Normally a refuge on campus, college Muslim groups fight students’ isolation in a pandemic
By Hira Qureshi — September 23, 2020
(RNS) — With many students dispersed to home or group houses, many Muslim student associations are struggling to maintain a community feeling.
Joy Reid is plain wrong. Muslims are some of our most peaceful citizens.
By Kevin Singer, Matthew J. Mayhew, and Alyssa Rockenbach — September 3, 2020
(RNS) — The media is where most Americans learn about Muslims. Instead of reinforcing stereotypes, MSNBC’s Joy Reid can help tell the real story about Muslims and violence.
New violence erupts in Indian capital over citizenship law
By Ashok Sharma and Sheikh Saaliq — February 25, 2020
NEW DELHI (AP) — Black smoke rose into the sky after protesters set fruit and vegetable shops and a Muslim shrine on fire in the Bhajanpur area in New Delhi's northeast, witnesses said.
Expanded travel ban gives world’s democracies more cover for anti-Muslim measures
By Simran Jeet Singh — January 28, 2020
(RNS) — Trump's Muslim ban is part of an alarming trend of ostensibly democratic nation-states targeting Muslims.
Texas’ misguided decision on refugees is state-sponsored Islamophobia
By Omar Suleiman — January 15, 2020
(RNS) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision rests in part on the lie that Muslims from war-torn countries are dangerous, which is itself the most dangerous view out there.
‘Muslims in my house’: A tribute to a beloved centenarian
By Afeefa Syeed — January 8, 2020
(RNS) — A small-town hero, she said yes to our fledgling Islamic school during a time of uncertainty for Muslims, delving deep into what it means to be American.
Chief rabbi’s attack on anti-Semitism keys reckoning over faith in UK election
By Catherine Pepinster — December 2, 2019
LONDON (RNS) — The Dec. 12 national election has brought unaccustomed denunciations from Britain's top religious figures against discrimination based on faith.
FBI report: Jews the target of overwhelming number of religious-based hate crimes
By Yonat Shimron — November 19, 2019
(RNS) — Hate crimes motivated by religious bias accounted for 1,550 offenses, and the majority of those — 57.8% — were anti-Jewish.
Muslim employee claims discrimination by New York DMV over Friday prayers
By Aysha Khan — October 21, 2019
(RNS) — A Muslim employee has filed a discrimination complaint against New York State’s Department of Motor Vehicles for allegedly denying his repeated requests to attend weekly religious services.
Virginia woman sues, says prayer break request cost her job
By Matthew Barakat — September 26, 2019
The lawsuit accuses the company's CEO of mocking her religious headscarf and refusing to hire her after the woman requested time for prayer instead of a full lunch break.
Muslim refugee teen previously blocked from US arrives on Harvard campus
By Aysha Khan — September 3, 2019
BOSTON (RNS) — The organization that granted the teen a scholarship said that the U.S. Embassy in Beirut had reissued a visa for him after reviewing his case.
Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property
By Bassem Mroue — June 26, 2019
BEIRUT (AP) — The ban only applies to Christian property — a Muslim resident or landowner of Hadat is allowed to sell or rent his property to Muslims from outside the town or to whomever he wants.
After fascist threat to Houston mosque, Texas Muslims call for increased security
By Aysha Khan — June 18, 2019
(RNS) — A 4chan user threatened to use Houston’s Baitus Samee Mosque to re-create the massacre that left dozens dead at two mosques in New Zealand.
