A 15-year-old boy died on Thursday night in spite of doctors’ efforts to save his life after he was deliberately struck by a car in a collision that severed both of his legs.
Civil Rights
U.S. Muslim Leaders Say FBI Pressuring People To Become Informants
Muslim leaders nationwide say the FBI is pressuring some Islamic community members and religious leaders to spy on fellow Muslims as part of a government effort to combat extremist recruiting in the U.S.
Question of Beard and Religious Freedom Unites Groups Who’ve Been Opponents
Religious groups and some civil libertarians were often at odds during the last Supreme Court term, but they have found common ground on a religious freedom case that the justices will take up as one of their first orders of business in October.
Why Aafia?
A Response to one of the most persistent questions put to an African American Muslim human rights advocate
How One Man Refused to Spy on Fellow Muslims for the FBI—and Then Lost Everything
On the night of December 9, 2011, Siham Stewart called her husband, Ayyub Abdul-Alim, as he closed down his corner store, Nature’s Garden, in Springfield, Massachusetts. She asked him to bring home a gallon of milk. A few minutes later, she watched from the window of their second-floor apartment as he was seized in the street and handcuffed by two police officers.
Researching the Haters
CAIR's Groundbreaking Report on Islamophobia in America Shows Organized, Well Funded Effort to Spread Fear of Muslims