(Knoxville News Sentinel) More than a year after the Knox County Sheriff’s Office published online a booking photo of a Muslim woman without her hijab, the agency deleted the mug shot from its internal database under pressure from a pending lawsuit. Layla […]
(Knoxville News Sentinel) Though she was awarded more than $70,000 from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Layla Soliz’s case is far from over because, for her, it was never about the money. She is seeking to amend the sheriff’s office policy on […]
(WBIR) Knox County has agreed to pay a Muslim woman $71,500 in a partial settlement agreement after she brought a federal lawsuit against the county and its sheriff in October 2024 for publishing a mugshot of her without her religious headscarf. While […]
(WBIR) The Davidson County sheriff provided a declaration in a federal lawsuit about his department’s policy surrounding arrestees who wear religious head coverings. Layla Soliz, who practices Islam, is suing Knox County and the sheriff because she said a sheriff’s office employee […]
(WVLT) A Knoxville man was sentenced on Wednesday in the United States District Court in Knoxville for supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, more commonly known as ISIS. According to court documents obtained by WVLT News, Benjamin Alan Carpenter, also […]
(WZTV) Rutherford County has settled a lawsuit filed by a Muslim woman who was required to remove her hijab for a booking photo. Sophia Johnston was booked on a charge in August of last year that has since been dismissed. During the […]
(WZTV) A mother, dad and son were arrested after officers responded to a welfare check to find a juvenile who appeared to be “cut haphazardly” with lumps on his face. According to an arrest warrant, the victim told police his family attacked […]
(WATE) Following an eight-day trial, a jury has convicted Benjamin Carpenter, 31, from Knoxville of attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Carpenter is a United States citizen and according to court documents, he was the leader of Ahlut-Tawhid Publications, an international […]
(HuffPost) Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) is set to lead the House Committee on Homeland Security, which Muslim civil rights groups say is alarming because he has a history of making Islamophobic remarks. Green — a physician, Iraq War veteran and former GOP […]
(BuzzFeed) An American-born girl who grew up under ISIS control was rescued from a Syrian detention camp last month after the girl’s mother — a US citizen who left the country and in 2014 joined the terrorist organization — and her father […]
(Bloomberg) An attorney alleges the Tennessee Supreme Court’s board of professional responsibility unlawfully fired him for posting tweets that an opposing party said displayed anti-Muslim bias, arguing his social media posts were constitutionally protected political speech similar to that of former president […]
(Knoxville News Sentinel) A federal magistrate judge on Monday withheld an immediate ruling on the fate of a 31-year-old Knoxville man accused of serving as an interpreter and media representative for ISIS. Benjamin Alan Carpenter, who also uses the name Abu Hamza, […]
(Tennessean) A Nashville charter school has led the charge for national change as it pertains to wearing religious headwear during volleyball competition. High school volleyball players no longer need state association approval to wear religious headwear during competition, according to one of […]
(WKRN) The American Muslim Advisory Council in Tennessee is calling out law enforcement after the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville, saying the tip warning them in 2019 would have been taken a lot more seriously if the suspect had not been white. […]
(Tennessean) A legal ethics watchdog resigned after a lawyer he was investigating slammed him as an “anti-Muslim bigot.” In a court filing Friday, the state board that punishes lawyers for misconduct said Jerry Morgan was “no longer employed” as a disciplinary counsel. […]
(Tennessean) A legal ethics watchdog in Tennessee is under fire after he was accused of being an “anti-Muslim bigot” by one of the lawyers he was investigating. Jerry Morgan, disciplinary counsel for the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, plays a prominent role in […]
(Tennessean) An addition to the TSSAA bylaws allowing religious headwear to be worn at Tennessee high school sports events was approved unanimously by the high school association’s Legislative Council on Thursday. The proposal, which was made by Valor College Prep in Nashville, […]
(Tennessean) Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s recent appointment of long-time activist Laurie Cardoza-Moore to the Tennessee State Textbook Commission is already garnering backlash from some community members. On Tuesday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) — the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization — called on […]
(Knoxville News Sentinel) Muslim athletes in Tennessee may soon be able to wear a hijab during competition without prior approval following votes this month at the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association regional meetings to allow student-athletes to wear religious headwear during competition. […]
(Tennessean) Valor College Prep officials are calling on the National Federation of State High School Associations and the TSSAA to alter a uniform rule after one of its athletes was prohibited from participating in a volleyball match because the Muslim student was wearing a […]
(AP) A Tennessee newspaper said Sunday it is investigating what its editor called a “horrific” full-page advertisement from a religious group that predicts a terrorist attack in Nashville next month. The paid advertisement that appeared in Sunday’s editions of the Tennessean from […]
(Commercial Appeal) On a Friday afternoon after prayers, 17-year-old Haneen Jaber filled out a form on the patio of the Muslim Society of Memphis. About to turn 18, Jaber was registering to vote. “A lot of the things that are going on […]
(Tennessean) It can be challenging to teach about religion in public schools. People care deeply about their own beliefs and how religion is presented to their children in the classroom. A misstep or even a perceived one can upset parents, draw the attention […]
(Tennessean) Bill Lee, the Republican nominee for governor, reached out to the American Muslim Advisory Council after they criticized reports about the Lee campaign’s attempts to get a photo of Karl Dean at a “Muslim event.” Sabina Mohyuddin, the program manager for the Nashville-based advisory […]
(Tennessean) The American Muslim Advisory Council is pushing back against Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee’s campaign for reportedly trying to have his Democratic opponent photographed at a “Muslim event.” The Nashville-based advisory council, a nonprofit focused on building mutual trust and respect in […]
(Kansas City Star) A civil rights group said Wednesday that a Muslim woman is facing religious discrimination at a privately run prison in Leavenworth. The prisoner, Valeriece Ealom, has complained that staff at the Leavenworth Detention Center have repeatedly disparaged her wearing […]
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