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World
Scotland’s first hijab-wearing TV reporter says she would never compromise own identity
Tasnim Nazeer, 34, made history and broke the glass ceiling for STV news last month (THE NATIONAL NEWS) In the…
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World
Eid al-Fitr and how is it being celebrated?
(COUNTRY TIMES) – Eid al-Fitr and how is it being celebrated? – What is Eid? There are two Eids celebrated…
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US
First hijab-wearing UK court judge hopes to be ‘trailblazer’
A woman who is the first UK deputy district judge to wear a hijab said she hoped to be a…
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WA State
Creating more Muslim characters for young readers
(KING5) – Hena Khan, the author of Amina’s Song, shares why Muslim representation in children’s books is good for everyone.…
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WA State
A foundation for ‘safe motherhood’ created with and for the Somali community
(UV WASHINGTON ) – On a recent Saturday evening, a dozen women gathered around a table at a community room…
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Seattle
The barrier between us is breaking: How politics brought my mom and me closer
BY Marian Mohamed (KUOW) Growing up in America, I struggled to connect with my mom, Mulki. We were divided by…
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WA State
Somali refugee named director of Seattle clinic that cared for her as a child
(King5) – Dr. Ibrahim moved to the U.S. in 1993. Her family fled unrest from the Somali Civil War. She…
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Education
Faith and finals: King County schools adapt to growing Muslim population
(SEATTLE TIMES) – As Renton High School seniors walked across the graduation stage on Wednesday, fellow graduate Sawada Mohamed stayed…
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Seattle
Was a Muslim Educator Named Superintendent of Atlanta’s Schools?
A "satirical" blog's Facebook page used an actual news outlet's photograph to make a stinker of an Islamophobic "joke." By…
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Crime
Rohingya villagers tell of rape and murder in military crackdown
(BBC) Displaced Rohingya Muslims have told BBC that the Myanmar military raped and murdered villagers during a counter-insurgency crackdown in…
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