NYC to pay $17.5M to Muslim women forced to remove headscarves
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK APR 05, 2024 – DAILY SABAH A line of police cars are parked along a street in Times Square, New York, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. (AP […]
Muslim leaders decline White House Ramadan invitation
Community leaders, angered by Biden’s approach to Gaza, instead demanded a meeting on policy By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Yasmeen Abutaleb Updated April 2, 2024 A group of six Muslim leaders will […]
Muslim leaders in Chicago spurn meeting with Biden officials citing Gaza war
More than 40 Muslim, Palestinian and Arab American leaders and groups said meeting would ‘whitewash’ Biden’s support of Israel Melissa Hellmann Fri 15 Mar 2024 Ahead of next week’s primary […]
What Palestinians in Gaza are teaching Muslims worldwide
They shouldn’t need to demonstrate resolve and strength. Yet they are, in ways that offer lessons to the rest of us. Published On 14 Feb 2024 The oppression and atrocities […]
There is a seismic shift in the Muslim American community
Muslim and Arab Americans are no longer placated by cultural tolerance and interfaith gestures. Published On 29 Jan 2024 On November 1, less than a month into Israel’s onslaught on […]
Anti-Muslim incidents jump in US amid Israel-Gaza war
By Kanishka Singh January 29, 2024 WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Complaints of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian discrimination and hate in the U.S. rose by about 180% in the three months after […]
Biden to nominate attorney who would be first Muslim American judge on a federal appeals court
Adeel A. Mangi would serve on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals if confirmed by the Senate. Adeel A. Mangi in 2018.Chris Fuchs / NBC News file Nov. 15, 2023 […]
American Muslims Are in a Painful, Familiar Plac
Oct. 31, 2023 By Rozina Ali Ms. Ali is a journalist who covers war, Islamophobia and the Middle East. Sign up for the Opinion Today newsletter Get expert analysis of the news […]
Insulted and angry
Oct 09,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby When a Department of Homeland Security senior official called with a heads-up about the Biden administration’s formal announcement of Israel’s admission […]
Brooklyn Muslims hold Friday Prayer in car-free street
A local mosque in Brooklyn has been given green light to block the street in front of its premises to organize Friday prayers. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A local mosque in […]
Opinion: How the world changed for Muslims after 9/11
A first-person point of view on a global event that changed everything for a Muslim woman On Canada Project Thu, September 14, 2023 OnCanada Project is a social advocacy group […]
Yusef Salaam: From wrongful conviction to winning a seat at NY City Council
The Muslim African American’s election victory is a triumph over wrongful conviction and a testament to his unwavering pursuit of justice. Harlem, a district renowned for its rich African American […]
Moderate Muslim voices deserve to be heard in America
DALIA AL-AQIDIJuly 16, 2023 Short Urlhttps://arab.news/ny5p4US far-left Rep. Ilhan Omar and two of her colleagues have reintroduced the Combating International Islamophobia Act, which they claim will tackle the global rise […]
Muslims opposed to LGBTQ curricula for their kids aren’t bigots
OPINIONOPINION, Opinions|LGBTQ It boils down to moral values rooted firmly in one’s faith, not in a political ideology — left or right. Published On 19 Jun 2023 We are witnessing […]
US civil rights efforts defend minorities, just not Arabs
RAY HANANIA June 17, 2023 The US Supreme Court last week voted to reject a congressional redistricting map in Alabama it said diluted the power of Black voters, affirming a […]
Nusrat Jahan Choudhury is first Muslim woman to serve as US federal judge
Senate narrowly approves Choudhury’s nomination in 50-49 vote with Democratic lawmaker Joe Manchin siding with all Republicans in voting in opposition. The US Senate has confirmed along party lines Nusrat […]
‘Islamophobia complaints tripled in US compared to 9/11 attacks’
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL MAY 06, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Private security officers stand guard at left during a prayer service at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound Redmond Mosque, Wednesday, […]
The rise in hate-crimes has left Muslims terrified. It’s not the first time we’ve had to be resilient.
SOCIETY “This kind of horror stays with you” Aarij Anwer May 5, 2023 “You hear about Islamophobia on the news, but seeing that hate in your own community shakes you” […]
Should Arab Americans vote for someone just because they are Arab?
RAY HANANIA April 19, 2023 Back in 1959, there were very few Arab Americans running for public office. One Lebanese American did manage to break through the glass ceiling that […]
A small dip in Islamophobia in the US gives us hope
OPINIONOPINION, Opinions|Islamophobia Last year CAIR registered a decline in the number of complaints from Muslim Americans for the first time since 1995. Published On 15 Apr 2023 After 27 years […]