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‘Leaning into the uncomfortable moments’: How Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf paved the path for Colin Kaepernick and other Black athletes moved to protest

Twenty years before Colin Kaepernick made a pre-game national anthem an occasion for protest, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf did the same.

On Jul 18, 2023 by Adama Munu

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 10: Federal Bureau of Investigation seal outside the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building in Washington, DC September 10, 2016.

‘Vast Muslim registry deployed against Muslims’: American-Islamic group calls on FBI to stop maintaining No Fly List

'Even a cursory review of the lists show they are both almost entirely lists of Arabic and Muslim names.'

On Jan 24, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

TikTok user @anotherscienceguy makes jokes that suggest the burka is oppressive

TikToker under fire for joking gym goer ‘reinvented’ burkas as empowerment symbol, suggesting religious use is ‘oppressive’

'Muslim women are not oppressed.'

On Dec 4, 2021 by Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

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‘Dune’ sparks conversations around its Islamic and MENA influences

'Dune's author was upfront about the Islamic and Arabic influences on the book.

On Oct 29, 2021 by Michelle Jaworski

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Clothing website Shein sells Muslim prayer mats as decor

Shein removed the mats from its site and formed a 'product review committee.'

On Jul 7, 2020 by Samantha Shaps

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Old pics of Iranians in bikinis are getting right-wingers horny for war

Starting a war has never had sexier consequences.

On Jan 10, 2020 by Claire Goforth

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Right-wing YouTube channel accused of filming mosque-goers’ children on playground

'It was a new low.'

On Oct 5, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

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#MyMosque hashtag shows packed mosques in the wake of New Zealand attack

'I want to reclaim a sense of peace in my house of worship. Peace the shooters tried to take from us.'

On Mar 16, 2019 by Elizabeth VanMetre

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Poster linking Rep. Ilhan Omar to 9/11 attacks rocks West Virginia state house

The incident sparked violence and a resignation.

On Mar 4, 2019 by Ellen Ioanes

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Twitter hid post from an account linked to Iran’s Supreme Leader

The tweet supported a 30-year-old fatwa.

On Feb 16, 2019 by Ellen Ioanes

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India moves to ban practice that allows men to divorce women by texting a word 3 times

The Muslim 'triple talaq' policy is about to be outlawed.

On Sep 20, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

A woman tears down bulletins in a Mosque in Tempe, Arizona.

Police investigating 2 women who took children to vandalize a mosque

Videos show the women schooling the kids on being 'American patriots.'

On Mar 15, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

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Mosque pays fines of man who vandalized it with swastikas

This is the ultimate lesson in forgiveness.

On Jan 3, 2018

Donald Trump tagged the wrong Theresa May on Twitter while responding to her criticism of him retweeting anti-Muslim propaganda from a far-right group.

Trump tags wrong Theresa May while defending anti-Muslim propaganda tweets

The mayor of London also said Trump 'would not be welcomed' if he visited the city.

On Nov 30, 2017 by Andrew Wyrich

Donald Trump retweets far-right Britain First organization

Trump shares violent anti-Islam propaganda videos from far-right British politician

One video appears to show the murder of a teenage boy.

On Nov 29, 2017 by David Covucci