For the 3rd year in a row, the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom or USCIRF has asked the US government to designate India as a “country of particular concern” of CPC. The CPC designation is used for nations that engage in egregious violations of religious freedom. This year, USCIRF also called for it […]...
Muslim Americans filed over 6,000 complaints last year with the Council on American-Islamic Relations — a 9% increase from 2020, according to a new report. Complaints include bullying in schools, freedom of speech concerns, hate crimes, physical assaults or placement on a federal terrorist watchlist. Researchers documented a 28% rise in hate a...
Three in five reported COVID-19 deaths in the United States since June 2021 could have been prevented by vaccination, according to new analysis. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimated about 234,000 lives could have been saved with timely vaccination. Vaccine-preventable deaths represent 60% of all U.S. adult coronavirus fatalities since last ...
Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohamedou Ould Slahi has filed a $35 million lawsuit against the Canadian government for his 14-year detention, the CBC reports. The court filing says authorities took actions that “caused, contributed to and prolonged (Slahi’s SILA HAI’S) detention, torture, assault and sexual assault at Guantanamo Bay.” The 51-...
Chicago’s GainPeace and other Muslim groups have launched a billboard campaign providing motorists a phone number and website to learn about Islam. The new billboard near O’Hare International Airport reads “Happy Ramadan — Pleasing the Creator and Helping Humanity.” It’s part of a $7,000 campaign by GainPeace, the Council of Islamic Organizati...
On Sunday, France’s President Emmanual Macron won the presidency, gaining over 58 percent of votes. It is a smaller margin than in 2017, when he won with more than 66 percent. Far right leader Marine Le Pen won a higher percentage of votes this time. Both candidates portray Muslims as a threat, and Islam as […]
Sweden, a country viewed as a safe haven for refugees, was set aflame when riots erupted last week. The unrest comes after anti-Muslim Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan announced his burning “tour” of the Quran during the month of Ramadan. More than 40 people have been arrested and some injured when protesters took to the st...
On Thursday, the Taliban-led interim government in Afghanistan banned TikTok as part of a drive to block “immoral” content. Inamullah Samangani, deputy spokesperson of the interim administration said on Twitter the social media app “misleads the younger generation,” The popular South Korean PUBG PUB JEE battle game has also been blocked, he sa...
Saudi Arabia may be banking on Donald Trump’s return to the presidency. The oil-rich nation has refused to help punish Russia for invading Ukraine. It has also placed $2 billion in an untested investment fund run by Trump’s son-in-law and former senior advisor Jared Kushner. The Biden administration has been looking for ways to reassure [&hel...
On Thursday, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation or OIC said it will hold a special meeting on April 25 to “discuss the escalating Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque.” The largest international body after the UN, which is made up of 57 Muslim-majority member states, the OIC said the meeting is being convened at the request […...
