Airbnb For Refugees
The new website EmergencyBnB was inspired by its founder, Amr Arafa, who loaned people of crisis – refugees and victims of domestic violence – his home in Washington D.C. He wanted to form a website … [Read more...]
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Scholar Analysis On “Flying While Muslim”
In this article for the Washington Post, scholar Dr. Stefano Bonino (author of “Muslims in Scotland: The Making of Community in a Post-9/11 World”) writes about the hazards of “flying while Muslim,” … [Read more...]
Arab and Muslim Police Officers Start Organization To Better Serve Community
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson recently spoke at the first conference of the Middle East Law Enforcement Officers Association. Established a year ago, the organization compiles largely … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Town Rejects Islamic Cemetery, Feds Investigating
You want a Muslim cemetery?” said a resident of the Massachusetts town of Dudley, speaking at a zoning meeting which was determining if a Muslim cemetery would be allowed a permit. “Fine -- put it in … [Read more...]
Portrait Of Muslim Freed Slave On Display At National Portrait Gallery
Born in about 1736, Yarrow Marmout was abducted in West Africa as a young man, brought to the American colonies on a ship, and sold into slavery in Maryland. He was also Muslim. As many as a third of … [Read more...]
Pentagon Imam Works to Bridge Cultures
Dawud Agbere is one of five imams based at the Pentagon. Born and raised in the West African nation of Ghana, Mr. Agbere is not your typical U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel. As a young man, he received … [Read more...]
New PEW Report On America and Refugees
The Pew Research Center has just put out a report on refugee resettlement in the United States. Here are some of the findings (taken directly from report): The U.S. has received 28,957 Muslim … [Read more...]
Islamophobia and the U.S. Election
According to ThinkProgress, “Attacks against American Muslims are at peak levels this year, a phenomenon experts say is directly related to the widespread use of Islamophobic rhetoric by politicians … [Read more...]
Muslims Talk U.S. Presidential Election
CNN interviewed five American Muslims about this year’s electrifying (and some say terrifying) election for president. According to the cable news network, they “expressed anxiety, frustration, pain … [Read more...]
Wash Post Editorial “Flying while Muslim is not a crime”
In this editorial, the Washington Post writes about the recent incidents where passengers have been removed from airline flights – for no reason other than appearing to be Muslim. As the post pens, … [Read more...]
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