When the holidays are not so jolly: Supporting our neighbors this season
Just a few days ago, one of my neighbors’ holiday decorations caught my attention and stirred memories of home. As I was washing the dishes, I glanced out the window toward the next street over and saw a display of uniquely Puerto Rican Christmas...
IRC Book Review: Taste of Beirut and Olives, Lemons & Za’atar
Elise Bellin, Librarian of the Islamic Resource Center, wrote this book review as part of an ongoing series that focuses on a range of books within the IRC collection as a service to the community. Olives, Lemons & Za’atar: The Best Middle Eastern Home...
#MuslimsVote: CAIR Launches Nationwide Robocall to Turn Out Muslim Voters in Super Tuesday Primary States
CAIR as "'#MuslimsVote: CAIR Launches Nationwide Robocall to Turn Out Muslim Voters in Super Tuesday Primary States" for CAIR CAIR The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today...
Wisconsin prison warden who posted anti-Muslim memes fired
“A Wisconsin deputy prison warden who posted Facebook memes comparing Muslim children to garbage and equated flying a gay pride rainbow flag with raising the Confederate flag has been fired.” Richard “Sam” Schneiter, a 42-year veteran of the Department of...
New Jersey city to allow Muslim call to prayer outside mosques
Yeni Safakr as "'New Jersey city to allow Muslim call to prayer outside mosques" for YeniSafak News Ashlee Espinal The Paterson City Council is set to change its noise ordinance to allow for the Muslim call to prayer, or Adhan, to be broadcast over...
Saudi Arabia Bars Pilgrims and Tourists Amid Coronavirus
Stephen Kalin and Alla Swilam as "'Saudi Arabia Bars Pilgrims and Tourists Amid Coronavirus" for U.S News & World Report A police officer wears a face mask to prevent contracting coronavirus, as Muslim pilgrims pray at Kaaba in the Grand mosque in the...
American Muslims Say: “No to the Theft of the Century.”
“The Palestine issue has been about deception,” said Dr. Osama Abuirshaid, executive director of American Muslims for Palestine, in a lecture titled “No to the Theft of the Century: Understand the So-called Deal of the Century and Its Implications.” Yet,...
IRC Book Review: Never Touch a Porcupine!
Elise Bellin, Librarian of the Islamic Resource Center, wrote this book review as part of an ongoing series that focuses on a range of books within the IRC collection as a service to the community. Never Touch a Porcupine! Never Touch a Porcupine! by Rosie...
‘Do I look white to you?’ Tlaib accuses census director of ‘erasing’ people of Middle Eastern descent
Andrew Mark Miller as "'Do I look white to you?' Tlaib accuses census director of 'erasing' people of Middle Eastern descent" for Washington Examiner Youtube video Rep. Rashida Tlaib accused Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham of “erasing” people of...
Reflections on Black History Month
Zaid Shakir as "Reflections on Black History Month" for Why Islam? PBS Black History Month should be of interest to every Muslim, especially in America. It is estimated that upwards to 20 percent of the Africans enslaved in the Americas were Muslim. In...
