WASHINGTON (AA) – Roughly half of Muslim college students in California have experienced harassment or discrimination, according to a recent survey. The report from the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Center for the Prevention of Hate and Bullying (CPHB) includes responses from 720 students ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Linda McMahon, former World Wrestling Entertainment executive and a member of his first administration, is his choice to lead the Education Department. “Linda will fight tirelessly to expand ‘Choice’ to every State in America, and empower parents to make th...
A federal judge has blocked a Louisiana law mandating the display of the Protestant 10 Commandments in all public school classrooms. U.S. District Judge John deGravelles ruled that the requirement is “unconstitutional on its face,” noting that it would violate the separation of church and state. The ruling responds to a lawsuit fil...
Three leading human rights groups are calling for administrators at colleges and universities in the U.S. to respect and protect the right to protest on campuses. The statement comes amid ongoing crackdowns on Palestine-supporting campus demonstrations since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October last year. In the open letter, t...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar and Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to offer scholarships for Afghan students to study in Indonesia. The agreement was signed virtually by Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi via video conference,...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s incarcerated ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is out of the race for the office of the chancellor of the Oxford University, according to a list of candidates. The university released the names of 38 candidates in the run, but Khan is not among them. The list includes several high-profile figures, inc...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan has welcomed a group of Palestinian medical students to complete their studies in the country, underscoring its support for Palestinian access to education and healthcare amid ongoing violence in Gaza. Twenty-seven students arrived in Lahore from Cairo, marking the first wave of Palestinian students accepted u...
Book bans in US schools nearly tripled last year, with over 10,000 titles censored, according to PEN America. The spike coincides with the implementation of new censorship laws in states like Iowa and Florida, driving thousands of bans. In Iowa, a law banning materials deemed inappropriate for K-12 students has led to widespread censorship. Fl...
A powerful group of senior student debtors held their first-ever mass protest outside the White House. They carried mock tombstones emblazoned with messages like “Death is not a relief plan” and “Stop burying us in debt.” Borrowers over the age of 50 are now the fastest-growing group with student loans. They are urgin...
The Muslim Students’ Association is protesting a Jewish group bringing guns to the University of Texas Austin and threatening Muslims. UT-Austin students held a press conference about a Jewish group claiming to protect Jewish students on campus. The association says they have instead brought guns and are creating a dangerous atmosphere for Mus...
