The three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020 had sent a litany of racist social media posts and texts. That’s according to the second day of testimony Tuesday in the federal hate-crimes trial for Arbery’s murder in Georgia’s Brunswick U.S. District Court. Father and son, Greg and Travis McMichael, and their neighbor [&hell...
After seeing an anti-Muslim tweet by New Jersey state Sen. Ed Durr, Selaedin Maksut set out to explain Islam to the Republican lawmaker. Maksut, who heads the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ New Jersey chapter, didn’t expect anything would come of the meeting with Durr late last year. But surprisingly, Durr became an ally helping garner...
More Americans want to work remotely instead of going back to the office, according to a poll released Wednesday. The Pew Research Center survey found that more workers today say they are doing this by choice rather than necessity. Of those who have a workplace outside of the home, 61% said they are choosing not […]
A retired teacher who has been collecting materials on African American history for 60 years will put her collection on sale this month in New York City. Elizabeth Meaders, 90, of Staten Island, New York, has turned her house into a kind of museum, with more than 20,000 historical documents and items. Meaders, who loves […]
Local agencies are helping Afghan refugees in North Carolina rebuild their lives nearly six months after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, triggering a mass exodus. The Triangle Association of Muslim American Mothers held an event at the Islamic Association of Raleigh for Afghan women refugees to shop for free. The group spent three week...
The U.S. ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom criticized a controversial hijab ban in schools by the Indian state of Karnataka. Rashad Hussain said in a tweet Friday that the ban would stigmatize and marginalize women and girls. He said “Religious freedom includes the ability to choose one’s religious attire.” India’s extern...
Thirty-two Muslim groups wrote to US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona last week, saying the student debt crisis poses a major challenge for American workers and students, including Muslims. The letter was initiated by A Continuous Charity, CAIR, the Islamic Scholarship Fund, and the National Association of Muslim Lawyers. Nearly one-third ...
A Columbus, Ohio Imam who was found dead in a vehicle last December died from multiple gunshot wounds including one to the head, autopsy results show. They note that Mohamed Adam was shot in the left side of his head, his left chest/neck, left side near his abdomen, left leg and his right hand. Adam […]
A Black Muslim education and media collective launched a new online exhibit on Feb. 2 featuring portraits of Black Muslims. These aim to highlight the beauty and diversity within the Black Muslim experience. They are captured in dramatic lighting and are paired with audio clips of the subjects. The project began as a conversation between [&hel...
Dearborn, Michigan police fatally shot a man Saturday after he allegedly started a fire at a mosque and shot at law enforcement officers. The incident stemmed from a shooting in Detroit, the police chief told The Detroit News. At 1:18 a.m., Dearborn officers on patrol observed a fire at the Al-Huda Islamic Association on the […]
