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

March 12, 2019

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."

Omar praises condemnation of anti-Muslim, other bigotry

March 8, 2019

Omar praises condemnation of anti-Muslim, other bigotry

Divided in debate but mostly united in a final vote, the House passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other bigotry.

Judge: Muslim man's suit over border detention can proceed

March 4, 2019

Judge: Muslim man's suit over border detention can proceed

A Muslim man can proceed with his lawsuit alleging he was subjected to low-grade torture when U.S. Customs agents detained him at the border, a judge has ruled.

W.Va. sergeant at arms accused of racist remark resigns

March 1, 2019

W.Va. sergeant at arms accused of racist remark resigns

A West Virginia House of Delegates sergeant at arms has resigned after an accusation that she made an Islamophobic remark.

Calls for Maryland lawmaker to resign renewed after censure

March 1, 2019

Calls for Maryland lawmaker to resign renewed after censure

Lawmakers, civil rights leaders and voters renewed calls for a white Maryland lawmaker to resign Friday, a day after she was censured unanimously in a House vote for making a racial slur.

Calls growing for Maryland lawmaker to resign over slur

February 27, 2019

Calls growing for Maryland lawmaker to resign over slur

Maryland political leaders from both parties and civil rights groups made growing calls for the resignation of a Democratic state lawmaker on Wednesday, after she used a racial slur for African-Americans at an after-hours gathering.

Online threat targets student event with Muslim journalist

February 26, 2019

Online threat targets student event with Muslim journalist

An online threat prompted heightened security after a North Carolina university's Muslim Students Association invited a journalist to campus.

US religious freedom envoy: Pakistan has 'desire to change'

February 24, 2019

US religious freedom envoy: Pakistan has 'desire to change'

A U.S. envoy says Pakistan has "a desire to change" its ways and be removed from an American blacklist of countries that infringe on religious freedoms.

US: Alabama woman who joined Islamic State is not a citizen

February 20, 2019

US: Alabama woman who joined Islamic State is not a citizen

An Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria won't be allowed to return to the United States with her toddler son because she is not an American citizen, the U.S. said on Wednesday.

Austrian leader expects US to raise IS fighters during visit

February 19, 2019

Austrian leader expects US to raise IS fighters during visit

Austria's leader says he expects U.S. officials to bring up their desire for European countries to take back captured Islamic State group fighters when he visits Washington this week, but he is "very cautious" on the issue.