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Politics
Oldham’s first Muslim female council leader hopes to inspire women
By England local elections 2021 (BBC) A councillor, who is the first Muslim woman to take charge of a council…
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Crime
Teens in hijabs called ‘terrorists’ by Tennessee man, feds say. Now he faces prison
BY HAYLEY FOWLER (THE OLYMPIAN) Two teenagers wearing hijabs were walking home from a school bus stop in 2017 when…
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Community
Muslim and Jewish residents of Seattle’s Cherry Hill neighborhood hope to create interfaith community center
By king5.com A group hopes to restore an historic Seattle building that holds historical relevance for both the Muslim and…
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Community
Thinkers in America are debating Islam’s past and future
(ECONOMIST) Contrasting views on Muslim history and the West from Mustafa Akyol, Shadi Hamid and Jonathan Laurence ABOUT A THOUSAND…
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World
Israel bombs Gaza in ‘deadliest day so far’ as more than 200 now killed in violence
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Rami Ayyub Danya Bazaraa (MIRRORS.co.uk) Israel launched dozens of air strikes on the Gaza strip as Palestinian…
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Politics
US Muslim Groups Boycott White House Eid Celebration Over Biden Support for Israel
by: Mary Cieslak (VOANEWS) American Muslim organizations boycotted Sunday’s White House virtual Eid celebration marking the end of the Muslim holy…
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Politics
Thousands protest in London over Israel-Gaza violence
By Jo Couzens (BBC) Thousands of people have marched through central London in support of the Palestinians amid ongoing fighting…
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US
Biden Appoints First Muslim American Federal Judge
By: Ayesha Aslam-Mir (Al-talib) In the first year of his term, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate 11 federal…
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Seattle
Ramadan drives donations, memberships to giving circles
BY HALELUYA HADERO AP BUSINESS WRITER (THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Sahina Islam can still recall the day when she heard an elderly…
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World
Protesters in major US cities decry airstrikes over Gaza
By Associated Press (KIRO7) LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles, New York, Boston,…
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