(Washington Post) School officials in Maryland are calling on the College Board to avoid scheduling Advanced Placement exams on the expected date of a Muslim holy day next school year, saying students should be able to observe the holiday without worrying about […]
(Bloomberg) The U.S. Supreme Court rejected what could have been a contentious high court showdown on the role of religion in public life. The justices turned down the appeal from a Christian former high school student that challenged, on First Amendment grounds, […]
(Baltimore Sun) The Indian-controlled territory of Kashmir is being transformed into a “militarized police state” that has left 3,000 Kashmiri-Americans in the Baltimore area unable to reach loved ones, Zainab Chaudry, director of outreach for a local Muslim advocacy group, said at […]
(AP) A defense attorney is seeking a court-ordered psychiatric or psychological exam for a man accused of planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C. Rondell Henry’s lawyer filed the request under seal this week, but […]
(AP) A Maryland man accused of planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., was indicted Wednesday on a terrorism-related charge, five months after his arrest. A federal grand jury indicted Rondell Henry, 28, of Germantown, […]
(AP) A Maryland man accused of planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., intended to kill as many “disbelievers” as possible, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday before a judge ordered the man detained without bond. […]
(AP) A Maryland man inspired by the Islamic State group plotted to ram a stolen U-Haul truck into as many pedestrians as possible at a popular convention and tourist destination just outside the nation’s capital, federal prosecutors said Monday. The allegation was […]
(Courthouse News) A Fourth Circuit panel sided Monday with a Maryland school district after a Christian student and her family opposed a lesson plan that taught about the Islamic faith. Caleigh Wood was an 8th grade student in Charles County Public School […]
(Baltimore Sun) A former Maryland state representative has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Gov. Larry Hogan and Attorney General Brian Frosh, taking aim at an executive order denying government contracts to businesses that boycott Israel. The suit, filed Wednesday in federal […]
(WBAL) A Baltimore County elementary school has stopped plans for a school play because of complaints of negative stereotyping of Arab culture. The drama club at Westowne Elementary School was planning to perform Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.” next year. Students auditioned for the […]
(Clarion) The Alavi Foundation is an Iranian front group that funds mosques and educational institutions in the U.S. and Canada. In 2009, federal prosecutors charged that the Alavi Foundation was a front group for the Iranian government and violated U.S. law by […]
(Clarion) A sheikh tied to the Iranian regime is currently teaching at two Maryland Islamic schools and leads a mosque in the state and teaches at another, Clarion Project discovered. In addition, his daughter is posting pro-Hezbollah propaganda that glorifies violent jihad. Sheikh Abdul […]
(Fox) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent re-election is fueling concerns about his growing powers not just in Turkey but here in the U.S., according to experts who believe he’s determined to spread his controversial brand of Islamist-nationalistic fervor through a network […]
(Washington Post) The mayor of Hagerstown, Md., apologized Wednesday for his Facebook comments that upset many residents by referring to London’s mayor as a “terrorist.” Sadiq Khan is the first Muslim elected mayor of the city of London. He approved protesters’ request […]
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