On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a Miranda rights case. Vega v. Tekoh, will determine whether a person can seek civil relief when an officer fails to read their Miranda rights. Miranda provides legal protections for potential criminal defendants against self-incrimination. Terence Tekoh was a nursing assistant at a ...
Researchers have discovered the first known interstellar meteor to hit Earth, according to a recently released United States Space Command document. An interstellar meteor is a space rock originating from outside the solar system. The meteor, known as CNEOS 2014-01-08, crash-landed along the northeast coast of Papua New Guinea on Jan. 8, 2014...
Islamophobia in U.S. public schools is an ongoing concern, according to a recent report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR. The group’s survey of 700 Muslim students in California schools found high levels of bullying, harassment and discrimination by peers and adults, including teachers. Nearly half of the students, reported...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is working with Delaware’s Capital School District to provide sensitivity training after an anti-Muslim bullying incident. A 14-year-old Muslim middle school student in the district reported bullying by her teacher and classmates. The student said they targeted her for fasting and wearing a headcoverin...
A Virginia mosque has been vandalized for the second time in six months. Authorities said the West End Islamic Center in Glen Allen, a northern suburb of the capital Richmond, was targeted by vandals Saturday afternoon. Police said the damage includes a smashed window, overturned tables and chairs, and graffiti. Ibrahim Hooper, national commun...
On Monday, a U.S. federal judge struck down the COVID-19 mask mandate for public transportation imposed by the Biden administration. Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida said the mask mandate exceeds the statutory authority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The mandate requiring masks on airplanes, s...
On Monday, the White House announced it will convene a second global COVID-19 summit next month. A leading public health advocate urged U.S. President Joe Biden to “fight like hell” for congressional funding to combat the ongoing pandemic. The U.S., Belize, Germany, Indonesia and Senegal collectively are hosting the summit. They said the May 1...
On Monday, a Pakistani court sentenced six men to death and dozens more to prison terms ranging from two years to life for the slaying of a Sri Lankan factory manager. The December 3 attack in the city of Sialkot caused outrage when a vigilante mob lynched Priyantha Diyawadana, who was accused of blasphemy. Then-Prime […]
Sixteen Palestinian journalists are being held in Israeli prisons, an Arab human rights group said on Sunday. The Beirut-based Journalists’ Support Committee said eight journalists have already been slapped with jail terms by Israeli authorities. Four journalists are being held under Israel’s policy of administrative detention, while four othe...
On Friday, over 700 Jewish settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under heavy protection from Israeli police, Haaretz newspaper reports. Israeli police also restricted the entry of Muslim worshippers for the dawn prayers at Islam’s third holiest site. Jews call the site the “Temple Mount,” claiming two Jewish temples stood there in anc...
