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In Oregon, churches and anti-fascists unite to provide mutual aid to fire evacuees and others in need
By Alejandra Molina — September 22, 2020
(RNS) — Mutual aid groups are partnering with churches to set up donation drives and tent distribution centers with hygiene kits, school supplies, clothing and food.
Muslim woman sues Los Angeles Police Department for forcibly removing her hijab
By Alejandra Molina — September 17, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The Los Angeles Police Department, according to the lawsuit, violated Nusaiba Mubarak’s First Amendment rights by forcibly removing her headscarf without her permission in public.
Activists to hold protest rally after reports of ICE officials forcing Muslim detainees to eat pork
By Alejandra Molina — September 17, 2020
(RNS) — Immigrant rights activists and religious groups will head to a Miami detention center Saturday to demand immigration officials respond to reports of Muslim detainees being forced to choose between eating pork or rotten halal meat.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib joins Congressional Freethought Caucus
By Aysha Khan — August 20, 2020
(RNS) — Rep. Rashida Tlaib, one of the first Muslim women in Congress, has joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus.
What good is faith when your fertility treatments aren’t working?
By Amy Klein — August 3, 2020
(RNS) — Some of the biggest faith-based challenges of infertility may be existing in a family-centered community.
Four young people of different faiths move into a home together, then a pandemic happens
By Alejandra Molina — May 18, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Hadar Cohen, Ala’ Khan, Maya Mansour and Jonathan Simcosky were selected to move into the Abrahamic House, a co-living and co-creating space in the Koreatown neighborhood of LA.
CAIR-LA calls for hate crime investigation into anti-Muslim remarks at public forum
By Alejandra Molina — February 6, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The disruption began as the candidates discussed the Trump administration’s widening of the travel ban.
US growth of Islam creates need for religious scholars
By Jeff Karoub and Noreen Nasir — November 4, 2019
(AP) — With the difficulty some Middle Easterners are having entering the United States, some American Muslims are looking to educate homegrown imam and scholars to serve their burgeoning communities in the future.
At Border Mosque, a Muslim prayer is shared across the US-Mexico divide
By Alejandra Molina — October 28, 2019
PLAYAS DE TIJUANA, Mexico (RNS) — Imam Omar Suleiman led a binational prayer Sunday (Oct. 27) at Friendship Park, a historic meeting place on the US-Mexico border that overlooks the Pacific Ocean between San Diego and Tijuana.
Interfaith group urges congressman to skip Texas rally for India’s prime minister
By Alejandra Molina — September 17, 2019
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — An event, dubbed 'Howdy, Modi!,' is being held amid reports of violence and intimidation by Indian soldiers in Kashmir villages.
Website aimed at British Muslim women funded by UK anti-extremism program
By Aysha Khan — September 16, 2019
(RNS) — SuperSisters seems to be part of a larger strategy by the Home Office to work with PR and digital media agencies to offer young Muslims an anti-terrorism narrative.
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.”
Report: News coverage of Muslims is more negative than of other minority groups
By Aysha Khan — September 4, 2019
(RNS) — Researchers attributed some of the findings to coverage of violent conflict or Islamist groups, but also noted a lack of obituaries and wedding announcements about Muslims.
French cannabis debate ignores race, religion and mass incarceration of Muslims
By David A. Guba Jr. — August 12, 2019
(The Conversation) — Evidence suggests that cannabis prohibition over the past 50 years has disproportionately punished France’s Muslim minority.
Why do racists hate ethnic and religious clothing?
By Simran Jeet Singh — July 31, 2019
(RNS) — Seeing someone dressed in unfamiliar attire, like a Punjabi kurta pajama, may cause confusion or raise an eyebrow. It should not be a cause for hate.
