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Oklahoma Lawmaker Requires Muslim Students To Take Religious Test Prior To Meeting

The questionnaire’s heading said it was from an Oklahoma chapter of ACT for America, a national organization which the Southern Poverty Law Center calls the largest grassroots anti-Muslim group in the United States.

6 марта, 2017

MintPress News Desk

teleSUR

6 марта, 2017

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Oklahoma state Rep. John Bennett speaks on the floor of the Oklahoma House in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 (AP/Sue Ogrocki)

(REPORT) --- Muslim students visiting an Oklahoma lawmaker's office in the state capitol were required to fill out a form that asked if they beat their wives and other Islamophobic questions, the U.S.’s largest Islamic advocacy group said Sunday. The two-page form from Republican state Representative John Bennett's office, which was shared by

2 Muslims Killed In New York In Suspected Hate Crime

Although police have yet to yet to establish a motive, residents demanded authorities treat the brazen daylight shooting as a hate crime.

15 августа, 2016

teleSUR

15 августа, 2016

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New York police department crime scene investigators photograph evidence Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in the Queens borough of New York, after the leader of a New York City mosque and an associate were fatally shot as they left afternoon prayers. Police said 55-year-old Imam Maulama Akonjee and his 64-year-old associate, Tharam Uddin, were shot as they left the Al-Furqan mosque.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim advocacy organization in the United States, announced on Sunday it is offering a US$10,000 reward for information about the man behind the shootings on Saturday of a New York imam and his associate amid, a development that comes amid outcry from the city's Muslim community over the

Muslim Advocacy Group HQ Evacuated After ‘Suspicious Substance’ Reported

«We receive threats on almost a daily basis, so it’s nothing new for us,» says CAIR spokesperson.

11 декабря, 2015

Deirdre Fulton

11 декабря, 2015

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According to news reports, an unknown number of people who came into contact with the substance were quarantined inside the building. (Photo: CAIR/Facebook)

Law enforcement and a hazmat team are on the scene at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) headquarters in Washington, D.C., which has been partially evacuated on Thursday due to a suspicious piece of mail. CAIR, whose mission is to "enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American

US Anti-Islam Rallies ‘Fizzle’ Nationwide

Interfaith support quashes anti-Muslim rallies.

12 октября, 2015

Common Dreams

12 октября, 2015

От Common Dreams

Lone, Possibly Illiterate Anti-Islam Protester in Oklahoma City

A series of planned anti-Islam rallies targeting more than 20 U.S. cities Saturday fizzled out despite extensive social media promotion; morphing instead into a welcomed show of support and tolerance. In Armarillo, Texas, police department Cpl. Cody Lavery told the Amarillo Globe News “All of these people are supporters of the center.

Civil Rights Group Asks DOJ To Intervene Over Muslim-Free Zones

“There must be a clear statement from the Department of Justice that such unconstitutional business practices will not be permitted,” wrote the communications director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights group.

5 августа, 2015

MintPress News Desk

5 августа, 2015

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WASHINGTON --- Alarmed by the growing number of businesses in America declaring themselves to be “Muslim-free zones,” a civil rights group is demanding an investigation from the federal government into the legality of this practice. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is the country’s largest and oldest advocacy group for Muslim

Molly White Sort Of Sorry For Asking Texas Muslims To Pledge Allegiance To U.S.

The Texas representative doesn’t seem to have changed her views on Islam, but regrets that her Facebook post went viral.

4 февраля, 2015

Kay Steiger for ThinkProgress

4 февраля, 2015

От Kay Steiger for ThinkProgress

Texas state Rep. Molly White (R) apologized after asking Muslims in the state to “renounce Islamic terrorist groups and publicly announce allegiance to America and our laws” last month. “Hindsight’s 20-20,” she told the Texas Tribune in a story published Monday. “I never thought it was going to go viral. And I thought it was just to folks that