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Lawsuit claims landlord denied man a property lease because he’s Muslim

June 24th, 20181 DENVER — When Craig Caldwell wanted to sublet a space to a Muslim restaurant owner, his landlord turned the deal down. He was so shocked at the reason she gave that...

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U.S. quits U.N. Human Rights Council, claiming it’s anti-Israel

June 24th, 20180 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration withdrew from the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, accusing the body of hypocrisy and bias against Israel. “For too...

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1 In 4 hijabi women experienced shoving on NYC subway

June 22nd, 20182 NEW YORK — More than a quarter of hijabi Muslim or Arab-looking women were shoved on the subways as xenophobic attacks proliferated in New York City around...

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ACLU sues over plans for citizenship question on 2020 Census

June 20th, 20181 NEW YORK —Civil rights lawyers sued the U.S. Commerce Department last week to try to stop plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, calling it an...

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Tampa man goes to prison for ruining home sale to Muslim family

June 18th, 20180 TAMPA — Kaderbhai Ali Asgar choked up as he told the courtroom what Islam means to him. It is a religion of love and peace, he said. "Security for all," Asgar said....

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Trump calls De Niro ‘very low IQ individual’ for Tony Awards outburst

June 12th, 20180 LOS ANGELES - President Trump on Tuesday hit back at Robert De Niro, calling him a “very low IQ individual,” after the Oscar-winning actor’s expletive-laden attack...

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Survey: 1 in 5 Americans would deny Muslims the right to vote

June 10th, 20180 WASHINGTON - A minority of Americans believe that many Muslim Americans are not “American” enough, according to a new study by the Democracy Fund Voter Study...

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Amazon lets Muslim workers put Ramadan before Prime Day

June 10th, 20180 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The run-up to Amazon Prime Day, the e-commerce giant’s big July sales promotion, overlaps with Ramadan, 30 sacred days during...

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American Muslim investors to donate $5.6 million to charity during Ramadan

June 10th, 20180 FALLS CHURCH, Virginia — Azzad Asset Management, a socially responsible, faith-based registered investment advisor, announced on Thursday that its Muslim clients are...

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Congressman Dan Kildee and staff fast in solidarity with Muslim Americans

June 9th, 20180 FLINT, Michigan — U.S Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint), along with his congressional staff in Washington, D.C., fasted Wednesday June 6 in solidarity with Muslims in Michigan...

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Muslim students attacked at a Florida McDonald’s

June 8th, 20180 SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla - A Florida man was arrested on Wednesday after he reportedly attacked two men he believed to be Muslims or Middle Easterners. He used a stun gun...

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Flint Congressman Kildee and staff to observe Ramadan for a day

June 5th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Dan Kildee (D-Flint), along with his congressional staff in Washington, D.C., will fast in solidarity Wednesday with Muslims in...

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Another Islamophobe joins the Trump administration

June 4th, 20180 WASHINGTON - The National Security Council announced last week that Fred Fleitz, a former CIA analyst and a senior vice president at the Center for Security Policy,...

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Arab American group wins San Francisco school district contract, despite Jewish objections

June 4th, 20180 SAN FRANCISCO — Three years ago, the San Francisco Unified School District placed a hold on a proposal to grant the Arab Resource and Organizing Committee (AROC) a...

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Florida’s Muslim free clinic a ‘blessing’ to uninsured, low-income patients of all faiths

June 3rd, 20180 David Gagner was having seizures. But he did not have nor can afford health insurance, so he sought care at a Baptist Health emergency room. There he was told he had...

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Survey: 80 percent of American Muslims observe Ramadan by fasting

June 2nd, 20180 The Pew Research Center has found that 80 percent of U.S. Muslims say they observe Ramadan by fasting during daylight hours. More of the U.S.’s 2.15 million Muslim...

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New Texas law requires state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel

June 1st, 20180 By Lindsay Ellis HOUSTON, TX — In February, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal gave a workshop and reading at the University of Houston's Spanish program in...

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ABC’s cancels ‘Roseanne’ following star’s Islamophobic, racist tweet

May 29th, 20181 "It's as joke." That's how TV star Roseanne Barr characterized her Tweet that said former aid to President Obama Valerie Jarrett looked like if "muslim brotherhood...

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Party City first national retailer to offer Ramadan decorations

May 25th, 20180 Party City said it's become the first national retailer to offer a dedicated line of decorations for Ramadan, after numerous requests from customers. Ramadan began on...

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Arab American activist set to take reins at Massachusetts Teachers Association

May 25th, 20180 BOSTON — Merrie Najimy, the president-elect of the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA), was inspired to become an educator and later a unionist after experiencing...

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Workers hit McDonald’s with multiple sexual harassment claims

May 25th, 20180 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK — Ten women who work at McDonald’s restaurants in Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles and six other cities have filed sexual harassment complaints...

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U.S. ends practice that gave some immigrants reprieves from deportation

May 25th, 20180 NEW YORK — On Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions barred immigration judges from a once-common practice of shelving deportation cases involving some immigrants...

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Pastor’s parting gift to Bay Ridge’s Arab Americans, a new political club

May 25th, 20180 By Paula Katinas BAY RIDGE, NY — The Reverend Khader El-Yateem, a Palestinian-born cleric who founded the Salam Arabic Lutheran Church 20 years ago and...

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Georgia activists march for Palestinian rights, denounce Israel

May 18th, 20181 By Alaa Elassar “It’s important to recognize that we are here out of extreme heartbreak and outrage, but also to remember that this outrage is not just as...

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Arab Americans rally in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn against U.S. embassy move, Israeli brutality in Gaza

May 18th, 20180 By Brandon Sapienza NEW YORK — On Monday, May 14, the NY4Palestine Coalition and community leaders held a march from 72nd Street to 82nd Street along...

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France says Middle East is ‘explosive,’ criticizes U.S. policy and unjustified Israeli violence

May 15th, 20180 PARIS - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday described the situation in the Middle East as “explosive” and criticized the United States for...

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Pro-Trump pastor who claims Islam is a “cult” picked to lead prayer at opening of U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem

May 14th, 20180 WASHINGTON - An anti-gay, pro-Trump pastor from Dallas will give the opening prayer Monday night at the introduction ceremony of the new US embassy in Jerusalem. Pastor...

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Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations