In June, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly decided to uphold the latest iteration of Trump’s Muslim ban, clearing the way for more extreme government-sponsored Islamophobia.
The first half of the year saw a 91-percent increase in hate crimes against Muslims on the heels of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. His own Islamophobic comments, coupled with biased media coverage of Muslims, have created an aura of fear around the religion in the U.S.
The American boogeyman of terrorist threats, often used to further war and military intervention, comes with domestic consequences. In the United States, Muslim houses of worship have been inundated with threats of bodily harm and property destruction, as well as seen items like pig’s heads and desecrated Qurans left on their
“I’m so tired of having to come to the Capitol to protect my neighbors from politicians who use minority populations as scapegoats” … “the faces change but the rhetoric never.”
After receiving a letter from Republican state Rep. Kyle Biedermann surveying their beliefs, mosque leaders and representatives of the Texas Muslim community made one
Thousands upon thousands of Muslims across the country… have been wrongfully smeared and designated as known or suspected terrorists, without any type of due process.
An unprecedented lawsuit has been filed by a group of American Muslims in Michigan, challenging the so-called FBI terrorist watchlist. Lena Masri, attorney with the Council on American–Islamic Relations, joins Brian Becker on Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear to illuminate some of the challenges to US citizens who adhere to the Muslim faith.
“We receive threats on almost a daily basis, so it’s nothing new for us,” says CAIR spokesperson.
Law enforcement and a hazmat team are on the scene at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) headquarters in Washington, D.C., which has been partially evacuated on Thursday due to a suspicious piece of mail. CAIR, whose mission is to "enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American
The Muskogee County sheriff said he wasn’t surprised someone had been hurt by the volunteer patrol after watching them work, comparing the patrols to the fictional clan from “The Beverly Hillbillies.”
TULSA, Oklahoma — A man guarding a small-town Oklahoma gun range and survivalist shop that declared itself a "Muslim-free" business dropped his weapon and accidentally shot himself. Authorities say an unidentified man dropped his gun Tuesday and a bullet struck his arm. He was among armed residents in front of the Save Yourself
The Texas representative doesn’t seem to have changed her views on Islam, but regrets that her Facebook post went viral.
Texas state Rep. Molly White (R) apologized after asking Muslims in the state to “renounce Islamic terrorist groups and publicly announce allegiance to America and our laws” last month. “Hindsight’s 20-20,” she told the Texas Tribune in a story published Monday.
