TEXAS, United States (AA) – The Texas Board of Education has approved a new curriculum that allows public schools in the state to give Bible-based lessons, according to media reports. The curriculum gives schools the green light to teach about the Bible to students from Kindergarten through Grade 5. The syllabus includes Biblical and Chr...
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 ...
A group of 25 Muslim leaders across the US is urging American Muslims to rally behind Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. They are emphasizing the need for a united front against Donald Trump’s divisive policies, while expressing profound concern over Israel’s ongoing violence in Palestine a...
WASHINGTON (AA) – American Muslims, who fiercely denounced the US’ unwavering support for Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip, feel “betrayed” by the Biden-Harris administration as the first anniversary of the ongoing tragedy approaches. As many dynamics have shifted in the Middle East during the last year, the administration...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A Muslim American advocacy group has condemned the killing of a Turkish-American activist by the Israeli army in northern occupied West Bank. “We strongly condemn the Israeli apartheid government for murdering American citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi while she peacefully protested its human right abuses in the Occupied ...
American human rights activist Osama Abuirshaid has alleged that the FBI placed him on a secret watchlist due to his advocacy for Palestine. Abuirshaid, who discovered his watchlist status during travel this June, asserted that his inclusion is a retaliation for his criticism of US policies on Gaza and his activism. He reported severe travel [...
ANKARA (AA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the US’ largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, has urged the Biden administration to address Israeli war crimes after soldiers destroyed a Gaza water reservoir and new reports of sexual abuse at an Israeli prison emerged. “Every day that the Biden administrat...
Muslims in the U.S. comprise a diverse ethnic and racial minority but unite for prayers and Eid celebrations. Dressed in colorful attire, families exchange greetings and prayers in mosques and community centers, reflecting the nation’s growing Islamic presence. These gatherings showcase the rich cultural tapestry of American Muslims, fr...
LONDON (AA) – Six-year-old Palestinian-American Wadea al-Fayoume was stabbed 26 times at his home in Illinois, US, by his landlord, who was screaming anti-Muslim slurs as he brutally attacked the little boy. Just moments before, the assailant, 71-year-old Joseph M. Czuba, told the boy’s mother, Hanaan Shahin, who was also stabbed and criticall...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, Palestine supporters across the globe have been facing repercussions, ranging from harassment and threats to being fired from their jobs. Prominent cases of sackings include journalist Zahraa Al-Akhrass, who was fired from Canadian television news outlet Global News for social media post...
