Source: Star Tribune – Eye on Islamism

St. Louis Park man sentenced to 10 years for joining, fighting for ISIS overseas Abdelhamid Al-Madioum has since said he 'joined a death cult' and has helped the FBI investigate terror cases around the country.

June 13, 2024 Stephen Montemayor

(Star Tribune) One sleeve of Abdelhamid Al-Madioum’s orange sweatshirt dangled where his right arm once was as he walked into a Minneapolis federal courtroom Thursday a decade older than he was when he began devouring the terror propaganda that led him to […]

Minnesotan will be sentenced for fighting for ISIS: ‘I joined a death cult’ As federal authorities stopped groups of Minnesotans from traveling to ISIS territory a decade ago, Abdelhamid Al-Madioum escaped detection. His survival and return home was no less astonishing.

April 27, 2024 Stephen Montemayor

(Star Tribune) The Islamic State group’s territory was wasting away five years ago when a member from Minnesota desperately dug a trench around his young family’s tent to protect against airstrikes in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz. By then, Abdelhamid Al-Madioum […]

CAIR MN removes Shaun King as event keynote speaker following backlash The decision came seven hours after the activist was announced as the speaker for the fundraiser.

March 21, 2024 Louis Krauss

(Star Tribune) Minnesota’s branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Thursday night it will remove activist Shaun King as its keynote speaker for an upcoming Ramadan fundraiser, hours after backlash over the announcement that King was selected. A little before noon, […]

Following other districts, Rochester schools to discuss adding Eid to calendar District officials propose pre-excusing Muslim students during annual celebration

June 30, 2022 Trey Mewes

(Star Tribune) For years, Shukri Ali has called her son Yusuf’s school every time she had to organize her family’s Eid al-Fitr celebrations to make sure he’s excused from classes. It’s another mental stressor each spring on a busy day for Muslim […]

Minneapolis mosques to broadcast call to prayer all year round Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman announced this week that mosques will be allowed to play the adhan several times between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily and all year round.

March 25, 2022 Faiza Mahamud

(Star Tribune) The Muslim call to prayer will soon be heard regularly in parts of Minneapolis. Minneapolis mosques can now publicly broadcast the adhan, or call to prayer, over loudspeakers without acquiring a permit and so long as they abide by the […]

Rep. Ilhan Omar takes leadership post in House Foreign Affairs She'll be vice chairwoman of panel overseeing Africa, global human rights.

February 11, 2021 Patrick Condon

(Star Tribune) U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is rising on the House Foreign Affairs Committee as she steps into the role of vice chairwoman of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over Africa and global human rights issues. Omar’s office said her new position was […]

Trump’s visit stokes fear, anxiety among Somalis

October 10, 2019 Faiza Mahamud

(Star Tribune) Customers inside Lavazza Coffee & Cocktails at Karmel Mall, a hub for Somali-owned businesses in south Minneapolis, roared with rage while watching President Donald Trump on TV as he spoke at a campaign rally Thursday in their town. They reacted […]

New documents revisit questions about Rep. Ilhan Omar’s marriage history Although she has legally corrected the discrepancy, she has declined to say anything about how or why it happened.

June 22, 2019 J. Patrick Coolican and Stephen Montemayor

(Star Tribune) New investigative documents released by a state agency have given fresh life to lingering questions about the marital history of Rep. Ilhan Omar and whether she once married a man — possibly her own brother — to skirt immigration laws. […]

Ilhan Omar’s credibility takes another hit Tax return irregularities are just the latest misstep by the first-term congresswoman.

June 11, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Star Tribune) U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is back in the news again, and not in a good way. The former state representative who won a seat in Congress last fall continues to be dogged by past missteps, this time eight violations of […]