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Legal

Kansas woman who led female ISIS battalion in Syria pleads guilty

June 7, 2022 Holmes Lybrand  

(CNN) A female ISIS fighter from Kansas who led and trained a unique battalion of over 100 women and children in Syria pleaded guilty in an Alexandria, Virginia, courthouse Tuesday to conspiring to provide support to the terrorist global organization. Allison Elizabeth […]

Legal

ISIS ‘Beatles’ cell member Alexanda Kotey sentenced to life in prison

April 29, 2022 Holmes Lybrand  

(CNN) A member of the ISIS terror cell nicknamed the “Beatles” was sentenced to life in prison on Friday by US District Judge T. S. Ellis in Alexandria, Virginia, after gut-wrenching statements in court from family members of victims. Alexanda Kotey had […]

Government & Politics

FBI arrests 2 men in DC accused of impersonating federal officers; 4 Secret Service agents placed on leave

April 7, 2022 Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez  

(CNN) The FBI arrested two men in Washington, DC, Wednesday for allegedly impersonating Department of Homeland Security agents for more than two years, giving expensive gifts to federal agents in DC, providing them apartments and offering to purchase a weapon for a […]

Interfaith

FBI identifies hostage-taker at Texas synagogue

January 16, 2022 Alaa Elassar, Michelle Watson and Alanne Orjoux  

(CNN) The FBI on Sunday identified Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British national, as the man who held four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in an hours-long standoff Saturday before a rescue team entered the building and killed the suspect. An […]

Demographics

Michigan city gets ready to inaugurate all-Muslim government

December 18, 2021 Nick Watt and Jason Kravarik  

(CNN) For decades, Hamtramck was known as Michigan’s “Little Warsaw,” a city of just two square miles of tightly packed houses and factories, spitting distance from downtown Detroit. The Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla visited once, back in 1969, before he became pope. […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Rep. Omar ‘very confident’ Pelosi will take action against Boebert this week after anti-Muslim remarks

December 5, 2021 Daniella Diaz  

(CNN) Rep. Ilhan Omar said Sunday she is “very confident” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take “decisive action” against Rep. Lauren Boebert over the Colorado Republican’s anti-Muslim remarks. “I’ve had a conversation with the speaker and I’m very confident that she will […]

Legal

Alleged 9/11 plotters, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, appear at Guantanamo pretrial hearing

September 7, 2021 Ellie Kaufman  

(CNN) Five alleged 9/11 plotters, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed who has been called the mastermind behind the September 11 terrorist attacks, appeared in a military court for a pretrial hearing in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday. All five are accused of having […]

Legal

Pretrial hearings for alleged 9/11 plotters set to resume at Guantanamo this week

September 6, 2021 Ellie Kaufman  

(CNN) Pretrial hearings in the case of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has been accused of being the lead plotter behind the September 11 attacks, and four other detainees held at Guantanamo Bay are set to resume on Tuesday. The last in-person hearing […]

Forced & Underage Marriage

Afghan women report forced marriages to flee country amid Taliban takeover, sources say

September 2, 2021 Priscilla Alvarez and Jennifer Hansler  

(CNN) US officials processing Afghan refugees abroad recently alerted the State Department to instances in which women and girls were forced into marriage or arrived with male partners posing as their husbands to be eligible for evacuation and escape the Taliban, according […]

Crime

Ilhan Omar leads group calling for special envoy to combat Islamophobia

July 20, 2021 Annie Grayer  

(CNN) Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is leading a group of Democratic lawmakers in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia, as instances of anti-Muslim hate crimes continue to rise worldwide. Omar, one of three […]

Government & Politics

Pelosi says House leadership ‘did not rebuke’ Omar over comments about US, Israel, Hamas and Taliban

June 13, 2021 Veronica Stracqualursi  

(CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said House leadership “did not rebuke” Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar last week, after criticism from the left that the caucus was unfairly targeting Omar and mischaracterizing her comments about the US, Israel, Hamas and the […]

Crime

Anti-Semitic attacks are being reported in US cities as tensions flare over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

May 21, 2021 Nicole Chavez, Brynn Gingras and Kristina Sgueglia  

(CNN) Several Jewish people have been attacked in cities across the United States this week. Authorities are investigating assaults in New York and Los Angeles as tensions flare over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict amid days of violence between Israel and Hamas militants in […]

Clerics & Preachers

California has appointed its first ever Muslim chaplain to the state legislature

December 14, 2020 Alaa Elassar  

(CNN) A Muslim man has made history after becoming the first Muslim chaplain appointed to the California legislature. Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan was appointed by Anthony Rendon, speaker of the California State Assembly, on December 7 as the assembly chaplain for the […]

Children & Teens

More than a dozen Saudi servicemen to be expelled from US after review of December shooting at Naval Air Station

January 11, 2020 David Shortell and Evan Perez  

(CNN) More than a dozen Saudi servicemen training at US military installations will be expelled from the United States after a review that followed the deadly shooting last month at a Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, multiple sources told CNN. The […]

Burkini

A new Nike swimwear line includes a swim hijab

December 10, 2019 Madeline Holcombe  

(CNN) Nike’s Victory Swim Collection will include a full-coverage swimsuit and a swim hijab. The line, announced Tuesday, will be available globally at select retailers and online February 1. “The design of the Nike Victory Swim Collection serves a variety of needs […]

Government & Politics

Trump administration considers adding more countries to travel ban list

October 31, 2019 Priscilla Alvarez and Pamela Brown  

(CNN) Trump administration officials are discussing adding more countries to the travel ban list, two sources tell CNN, potentially expanding the controversial ban that has been criticized as discriminating against Muslims. An inter-agency discussion about imposing travel restrictions on countries that are […]

Government & Politics

No refugees will be resettled in the US in October, leaving hundreds in limbo around the world

October 29, 2019 Priscilla Alvarez  

(CNN) The United States is on track to not admit any refugees in October, after already canceling around 500 flights this month, CNN has learned. A pause on admissions that was expected to lift on Tuesday will now extend into November, leaving […]

Government & Politics

US transports alleged American ISIS fighter back from Syria to face trial

July 18, 2019 Ryan Browne and David Shortell  

(CNN) The US has transported an American citizen who is alleged to have been an ISIS fighter back to American soil from Syria in order to face trial for his alleged involvement with the terror group, according to two US officials familiar […]

Clerics & Preachers

In a survey of American Muslims, 0% identified as lesbian or gay. Here’s the story behind that statistic

May 28, 2019 Daniel Burke  

(CNN) In the United States, you could count the number of mosques like Masjid al-Rabia on two hands. It’s a small community built on “five pillars of inclusivity,” including pledges to be “women-centered,” anti-racist, LGBTQ-affirming and welcoming to a variety of Islamic […]

Government & Politics

Rashida Tlaib holds ‘frank’ discussion with GOP critics on the House floor

May 15, 2019 Ashley Killough and Sunlen Serfaty  

(CNN) Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib approached two of her fiercest GOP critics on the House floor Wednesday, an eye-catching moment amid a tense debate between the two parties over Tlaib’s recent comments about the Holocaust. In the unexpected encounter, Tlaib walked up […]

Law Enforcement

Former FBI translator charged with lying about contacts with subject of terror investigation

May 6, 2019 Eli Watkins  

(CNN) Federal prosecutors charged a former FBI translator with lying about contacts with the subject of a terror investigation, the Justice Department announced Monday. Abdirizak Haji Raghe Wehelie, 66, of St. Burk, Virginia, was arrested on Saturday, authorities said, and appeared before […]

Law Enforcement

Man arrested at Charlotte airport for lying about contacts with terrorist organizations

May 2, 2019 Madeline Holcombe  

(CNN) A man was arrested after arriving in North Carolina Tuesday for lying about his contacts with terrorist organizations. Waqar ul-Hassan, 35, was returning from Pakistan and had gotten off a flight at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport Tuesday night when he […]

Crime

Ilhan Omar blasts ‘demented views’ in first extensive comments since Trump tweets

April 30, 2019 Sunlen Serfaty and Noah Gray  

(CNN) Rep. Ilhan Omar, in her first extensive remarks since President Donald Trump publicly criticized her comments about 9/11, condemned the president’s “vile attacks” and “demented views.” “We are collectively saying your vile attacks, your demented views are not welcome here,” the […]

Citizenship

How a convicted terrorist became a US citizen

April 25, 2019 Scott Glover  

(CNN) A one-time Islamic jihadist who spent years in an Israeli prison for attempting to bomb a bus was granted US citizenship and allowed to remain in the country for nearly a decade as federal authorities investigated his background, CNN has learned. […]

Government & Politics

Pelosi: Democrats have ‘no taint’ of anti-Semitism in their party

April 16, 2019 Ashley Killough  

(CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the president is “bankrupt of any ideas” whenever he accuses the Democratic Party of pushing an anti-Semitic agenda and flatly denied the party was growing more hostile to Jews. “We have no taint of that in […]

Government & Politics

Bernie Sanders backs Ilhan Omar again, but says she could do ‘a better job’ addressing Jewish community

April 15, 2019 Gregory Krieg and Annie Grayer  

(CNN) Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday night defended Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the first Muslim women to serve in Congress, against “outrageous, racist” attacks, while insisting again that criticism of “a right-wing government in Israel” is not tantamount to anti-Semitism. Speaking […]

Government & Politics

These Muslim and Jewish community leaders are united in frustration at Ilhan Omar’s comments

March 17, 2019 Sara Sidner and Mallory Simon  

(CNN) Rep. Ilhan Omar’s controversial comments about Israel and Jews have driven a wedge through her Democratic Party in Congress. But in her home district in Minnesota, her words are bringing some Jewish and Muslim activists, constituents and leaders together … in […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Rep. Rashida Tlaib: Islamophobia ‘is still very present on both sides of the aisle’ in Congress

March 17, 2019 Devan Cole  

(CNN) Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said Sunday that she believes Islamophobia “is still very present on both sides of the aisle” in Congress. The remark from Tlaib, who represents Michigan, came as she was discussing criticism aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar, who, […]

Clothing

Rashida Tlaib will wear a Palestinian gown as she’s sworn into Congress

December 14, 2018 Nadeem Muaddi  

(CNN) US Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib will be sworn into office next month while wearing a traditional Palestinian gown. The Michigan Democrat announced on social media Friday that she intends to wear a thobe to the ceremony. “Sneak peek: This is what I […]

Government & Politics

Keith Ellison denies allegations he abused ex-girlfriend

August 13, 2018 Andrew Kaczynski and Nathan McDermott  

(CNN) Rep. Keith Ellison is denying allegations made public on Saturday that he physically abused an ex-girlfriend. The allegations were detailed in a Facebook post by Austin Monahan, the son of Ellison’s former girlfriend Karen Monahan. The son wrote that he found […]

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