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UpwshaJune 30, 2021

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I’m a Muslim woman covering the diversity of Brooklyn. Sometimes all people see is my hijab

The drive to report the truth of one’s community prevails despite hateful and ignorant comments By: Zainab Iqbal (POYNTER) When I…

UpwshaJune 26, 2021

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To save Muslim lives, let Muslims tell their own stories

by Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa is an Islamic cleric and the secretary general of the Muslim World League. (WASHINGTON…

Student reportedly booed by parents during graduation speech

UpwshaJune 26, 2021

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Student reportedly booed by parents during graduation speech

by WKRC Student reportedly booed by parents during graduation speech (News 12 Long Island, The Wheatley School, Huda Ayaz, CNN/CNN Newsource)…

Muslim high school student speaks out on being harassed after graduation speech

UpwshaJune 26, 2021

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Muslim high school student speaks out on being harassed after graduation speech

By Kristin Thorne Huda Ayaz told Eyewitness News in her first interview that after she received her diploma – before she…

UpwshaJune 26, 2021

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For some US Muslims, raw talk on suicide, mental health

By MARIAM FAMThe Associated Press (SEATTLE TIMES) Dr. Rania Awaad was attending a virtual religion program this Ramadan when discussion turned…

UpwshaJune 25, 2021

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Why is Islamophobia wrong at home and acceptable against Palestinians?

By Omar Suleiman | Religion News Service (WASHINGTON POST) (RNS) — Over the past few years, our faith communities in North America have…

UpwshaJune 23, 2021

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Middle East Conflict Impacts New York City Mayoral Race

By MIKE WAGENHEIM Candidates’ positions on Israeli-Palestinian violence are scrutinized in campaign otherwise dominated by COVID, recovery and crime (THE…