News: North America – Page 100

Woman running for Congress in Minnesota rejects anti-Semitism accusations Ilhan Omar, who has blamed Israel for 'evil doings' in Gaza and accused it of apartheid, says her critics are rooted in 'bigotry'

July 8, 2018 Unlisted Author

(Times of Israel) A Somali-American Muslim woman running to succeed Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison in Minnesota has pushed back against accusations of anti-Semitism over comments she made against Israel. In a 2012 tweet, Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar accused Israel of “evil […]

Florida Muslim civil rights group launches ‘know your rights’ tour

July 6, 2018 Lisa Cianci

(Orlando Sentinel) The state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group on Friday announced a statewide “Know Your Rights Tour” to educate Muslims on their rights as voters, when at school or work, when traveling and when being questioned by law enforcement. […]

How ISNA-Canada’s 1st female chair hopes to overcome a major scandal Katherine Bullock was named ISNA-Canada's chair in January of this year

July 6, 2018 Fakiha Baig

(CBC) When Katherine Bullock converted to Islam 24 years ago, the political science professor and mother of three teenage boys says she wouldn’t have believed it was possible. But now, she’s the first woman to lead one of Canada’s largest Muslim organizations […]

Canada’s biggest Islamic convention welcomes people from all over the world Over 20,000 people are expected to attend the event in Mississauga

July 5, 2018 Moses Monterroza

(CBC) Huma Mir is just one of thousands of Muslims from all over the world who are coming to Canada’s largest and longest-running Islamic convention. Mir came all the way from the U.K. to visit her cousins. She says she’s seen the […]

Catholic board changes no ‘head scarves’ wording in dress code The wording was only brought to the board's attention Thursday after someone noticed it

July 5, 2018 Laura Clementson

(CBC) Hamilton’s Catholic school board is changing the wording of its summer school dress code after years of saying no “head scarves” on its printed form. Duraid Al-Jailawi says his wife noticed the wording Wednesday when the form was handed to her […]

A Mecklenburg inmate signed up for Ramadan fast. Now he’s suing because he got hungry

July 5, 2018 Michael Gordon

(Charlotte Observer) During a holy month when he was supposed to be fasting, a Muslim inmate in the Mecklenburg County Jail still wanted his lunch. So Travaile Speller has sued, claiming that his jailers and the Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Office discriminated against his […]

ICE agents accused of ‘fishing’ for undocumented people in Hamtramck

July 5, 2018 Unlisted Author

(WXYZ) A Muslim civil rights group is accusing agents for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of racially profiling, going door-to-door at some homes and making traffic stops in Hamtramck. “What it appears is that they are fishing to see if they […]

US Rep. Richard Neal dismisses idea that his primary bid will see same fate as NY Democrat Joe Crowley

July 5, 2018 Shannon Young

(Springfield Republican) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s unexpected primary win over high-ranking Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York sparked talk of another potential upset in Massachusetts. But U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, has largely dismissed the idea that the outcome in New York will […]

Canada is funding and supporting terrorism front groups with taxpayers’ money

July 5, 2018 Tom Quiggin

(IPT) The government of Canada plans to funnel $23 million into a multicultural program, Member of Parliament Iqra Khalid announced last week. The money is an outgrowth of Canada’s M-103 “systemic racism and religious discrimination” bill that called on the government to […]

Mich. Muslim mother sues over sons’ immigration delay

July 4, 2018 Mark Hicks

(Detroit News) An advocacy group is suing the United States government on behalf of a Muslim mother from Dearborn whose twin sons have spent two years awaiting a decision on their immigration applications, leaving them unable to live together outside of Africa. […]

Dar al-Hijrah, Turkish government mosque rally for Tariq Ramadan

July 3, 2018 John Rossomando

(IPT) Two Washington, D.C.-area mosques hosted programs last weekend calling for the release of celebrity Islamist Tariq Ramadan, who has been in a French jail since February on rape charges. He is the grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna. Rallies at […]

Michigan mosques linked to Iranian regime

July 3, 2018 Ryan Mauro and Alex VanNess

(Clarion) The radical Shiite ideology of the Iranian regime is dying within Iran, as evidenced by the ongoing protests, but it is still being actively promoted by three mosques in Michigan. Dearborn: Karbala Islamic Education Center In Dearborn, the Karbala Islamic Education […]

SPLC makes reparations for its own defamation and inaccurate framing of a religious group

July 3, 2018 Qanta A. Ahmed

(Hill) Justice has arrived as the Southern Poverty Law Center now is paying for its wrongful characterization of Maajid Nawaz and the Quilliam Foundation. It recently agreed to pay $3.375 million for including Nawaz inaccurately in its 2016 “Field Guide to Anti-Muslim […]

In L.A., federal grant to combat extremism stirs up concerns about targeting Muslims

July 3, 2018 Emily Alpert Reyes

(LA Times) Los Angeles lawmakers are wrestling with whether to accept a federal grant to counter extremism, a move that critics believe would lead to targeting Muslims. The debate has roiled City Hall, where dozens of people turned out Tuesday to urge […]

English-language school boards prepare to use Quebec’s new guidelines on religious accommodation New provincial criteria to grant religious accommodation requests goes into effect July 1

July 2, 2018 Unlisted Author

(CBC) The Quebec government’s new guidelines to help public bodies decide whether to grant religious accommodation requests are coming into effect today. However, the union representing 8,000 teachers at English-language school boards across the province says it needs more information about what […]

Muslim candidates rise above Trump hostility to focus on issues (LINK ONLY)

July 1, 2018 EoI News

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Wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi calls for burqa ban in Ontario

July 1, 2018 Rahul Kalvapalle

(Global News) The wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has called on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to ban the use of Islamic face coverings in public places. Ensaf Haidar, who along with her three children became a Canadian citizen on Canada […]

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