Month: September 2021
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Crime
Rohingya Muslim leader who visited White House shot dead in Bangladesh
By Erin Cunningham (WASHINGTON POST) A prominent Rohingya Muslim leader who once visited the White House was shot and killed Wednesday by unidentified…
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US
Muslim Nominee Blocked from Heading Small Business Administration
By RHIANNON KOH (ASAM NEWS) On Mar. 3, President Joe Biden nominated Dilawar Syed to serve as Deputy Administrator to the Small…
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Islamophobia
Muslim men’s arrests spark federal lawsuit against Detroit police
Mark Hicks The Detroit News (DETROIT NEWS) Three Muslim men are suing Detroit police officers they claim moved to arrest…
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Seattle
Seattle Afghans to new arrivals: ‘Recognize the power we all bring with us’
By Ashley Hiruko & Megan Farmer (KUOW) Hundreds of Afghan refugees are preparing to start a new life in Washington…
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Seattle
CENTER OFFERS CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR MUSLIM WOMEN FACING VIOLENCE
by Elizabeth Turnbull (SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD) The Muslimah’s Against Abuse Center (MAAC) opened in South Seattle in 2020 to help…
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Islamophobia
Berkeley survey: Majority of Muslim Americans face Islamophobia, especially women
(SFC CHRONICLE) Zainab Ramahi said she chose to attend UC Berkeley School of Law in 2016 because of its “glowing…
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Seattle
Celebrated chef David Chang launches his long-awaited fried chicken sandwich in Seattle
By Tan Vinh (SEATTLE TIMES) Maybe this chicken sandwich craze isn’t ending after all. The word is that celebrated chef David Chang of…
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Community
Young more likely to pray than over-55s – survey
By Harry Farley Young people in the UK are twice as likely as older people to pray regularly, a new…
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Crime
Shooting near WSU kills man who worked for Somali American community, injures Cougar football player
By Sydney Brownstone (SEATTLE TIMES) The 23-year-old man killed in a shooting early Saturday near the Washington State University campus in…
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Community
Black Muslims: Finding community and faith in South LA
By Sarah Parvini Los Angeles Times (TNS) (FREDERICK NEWS POST) Beneath the glinting green dome of a mosque off Malcolm…
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