Islam

Faith & Values 18 hours ago

Washington school district wants teachers to bless Muslim students in Arabic during Ramadan, religious liberty group claims

A religious liberty advocacy group is threatening to slap a Seattle-area school district with a lawsuit claiming the district has urged teachers to bless Muslim students in Arabic during the holy month of Ramadan and give them preferential treatment, including skipping tests.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Philadelphia commission probing 'disturbing' video

A Philadelphia city commission says it's investigating an event last month at which Muslim children were captured on video speaking in Arabic about beheadings and the liberation of one of Jerusalem's most sensitive holy sites.

World 18 hours ago

Brunei puts hold on Shariah law death sentences for adulterers, gay sex ban violators

Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah says he’s putting a hold on putting to death people who violate new Shariah laws that ban gay sex and adultery.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Muslim society: 'Disturbing' video of children wasn't vetted

The Muslim American Society says "disturbing" video showing children speaking in Arabic about sacrifice and chopping off heads wasn't vetted before being posted on its Philadelphia chapter's Facebook page.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Landlord settles discrimination case with Muslim father, son

A Denver landlord who was recorded telling her tenant to find an "American person ... good like you and me" to sublease her property instead of a Muslim father and son seeking to open their second restaurant must pay the men $675,000 under a settlement.

Entertainment 18 hours ago

Snoop Dogg backs Louis Farrakhan, tells fans to support him: 'Show some love to a real brother'

Snoop Dogg has come to Louis Farrakhan's defense after the Nation of Islam leader was kicked off of Facebook and Instagram.

Faith & Values 18 hours ago

Rabbi blasts Ilhan Omar, NYT for pushing claim Jesus was ‘Palestinian,’ not Jewish

A Jewish rabbi is calling out a Muslim lawmaker -- who has been accused of anti-Semitism -- and the New York Times for pushing the notion that Jesus was a Palestinian.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Civil rights group drops lawsuit against Oklahoma gun range

A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Muslim U.S. Army reservist asked to leave a gun range in eastern Oklahoma was dropped on Tuesday, with both sides declaring victory in the case.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Kushner: Middle East peace plan to be unveiled after Ramadan

The White House is planning to release its long-awaited Middle East peace plan in the next few months.

Politics 18 hours ago

Controversial NYU professor attacks conservative figures in derogatory posts

New York University journalism professor Talia Lavin once again grabbed headlines when she took hefty jabs at leading figures in the conservative movement. 

U.S. 18 hours ago

US government, Texas city settle Muslim cemetery lawsuit

Federal authorities say they've reached an agreement with a Texas city that settles a lawsuit over the city's initial refusal to allow an Islamic group to develop a Muslim cemetery.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Omar raises $830K for re-election despite Trump backlash

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, who's engaged in an intensifying feud with President Donald Trump, has raised nearly $830,000 in the first quarter for her re-election campaign, according to campaign finance reports filed this week.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Yemeni-Americans to boycott NY Post over 9/11 front page

Yemeni-Americans are criticizing the New York Post over its front page last week that featured a photograph of the burning World Trade Center and a quote from Democratic Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar that some say was dismissive of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Opinion 18 hours ago

Qanta Ahmed: Ilhan Omar is a disgrace to Islam and doesn’t represent my Muslim religion

Rep. Ilhan Omar continues to be an embarrassment and a disgrace for me and other American Muslims with her outrageous, ignorant, anti-Semitic and now anti-American comments. She projects a distorted and patently Islamist interpretation of Islam – a religion that in reality stands for the values of justice, peace and ethical conduct.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Dems defend Omar after Trump retweets video against her

President Donald Trump weighed in Friday on the most recent controversy involving Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, retweeting video edited to suggest that the Minnesota congresswoman was dismissive of the significance of the Sept. 11 attacks.

U.S. 18 hours ago

US drops appeal dismissing female genital mutilation charges

The U.S. Justice Department won't appeal a decision by a Detroit federal judge who threw out female genital mutilation charges against members of a Muslim sect.

Opinion 18 hours ago

Mohammad al-Issa: My advice to Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar

We share a responsibility to make things better.

U.S. 18 hours ago

CAIR warns of increasing Islamophobia after New York arrests

An advocacy group is warning of increased Islamophobia after a New York man was charged with threatening the life of a Muslim Congresswoman.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Texas bans clergy from executions after Supreme Court ruling

Texas prisons will no longer allow clergy in the death chamber after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the scheduled execution of a man who argued his religious freedom would be violated if his Buddhist spiritual adviser couldn't accompany him.

Faith & Values 18 hours ago

Some North Dakota GOP lawmakers abstain from Hindu prayer

Some Republican North Dakota House members have abstained from an opening floor session prayer by a Hindu cleric.

Entertainment 18 hours ago

Elton John joins George Clooney's call for boycott of Sultan of Brunei's hotels

Elton John has joined George Clooney in calling for a boycott of swanky hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei in response to that country's anti-gay policies under Sharia Law.

World 18 hours ago

Man rushes car carrying Moroccan king during motorcade with Pope Francis

Guards intercepted a man after he charged at the Moroccan king’s vehicle during the Pope’s visit to Rabat, the capital of the North African country.

Faith & Values 18 hours ago

Quebec moves to ban public workers from wearing religious symbols like crucifixes and hijabs

Quebec lawmakers are considering a controversial measure that would forbid public employees to wear religious symbols while they’re on duty.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Group highlights civil rights abuses against Muslims

Massachusetts' largest Islamic advocacy organization is releasing its first annual report on the civil rights abuses faced by local Muslims.

Politics 18 hours ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar faces hundreds of protesters outside CAIR fundraiser in California

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar faced hundreds of protesters Saturday outside a Southern California fundraising event for the local chapter of a major advocacy group representing Muslim-Americans.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Pompeo to visit Jerusalem's Western Wall with Netanyahu

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was set to make an unprecedented visit Thursday to Jerusalem's Western Wall with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, making him the highest-level American official to tour the holy site with Israel's leader.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Muslim civil rights group accepts invite to W.Va. Capitol

The nation's largest Muslim civil rights organization says it has accepted an invitation from West Virginia lawmakers to visit the state Capitol in the wake of an Islamophobic display outside the House of Delegates chamber.

U.S. 18 hours ago

Man accused of threatening, intimidating at a Phoenix mosque

A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening and intimidating members of a northwest Phoenix mosque.

Faith & Values 18 hours ago

New Zealand mosque slaughter latest in growing trend of mass violence in houses of worship

The slaughter of at least 49 people attending services at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday marked the latest in mass killings at houses of worship in recent years.

World 18 hours ago

China accuses US of prejudice over human rights issues

China has responded to new U.S. allegations of widespread human rights abuses with its own accusations of prejudice and interference, saying the situation of rights in the country has "never been better."

World 18 hours ago

US envoy calls China's Muslim camps 'horrific,' wants probe

A U.S. envoy on religion has described China's internment of an estimated 1 million Muslims as a "horrific situation."