This week, a group of Muslim owned businesses, mosques, individuals, and student groups have finalized a settlement agreement with the New York Police Department (NYPD) in Hassan v. City of New York, a federal lawsuit challenging the suspicionless, discriminatory surveillance of American Muslims in New Jersey.
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ISNA Announces Nationwide Search for Transformative Executive Director
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) announced a search for an Executive Director (ED) on March 22, 2018, to lead the organization at a "very historic point in its history."
3 Terrorists, Including Drafter of A Trump Border Wall Plan, Charged With Minnesota Masjid Bombing
Federal authorities on Tuesday charged three men from rural central Illinois with the bombing of a Minnesota mosque last year and said one of the suspects told an investigator the goal of the attack was to "scare" Muslims out of the United States.
Robert Mercer Backed a Secretive Group That Worked with Facebook, Google to Target Anti-Muslim Ads At Swing Voters
As the final weeks of the 2016 elections ticked down, voters in swing states like Nevada and North Carolina began seeing eerie promotional travel ads as they scrolled through their Facebook feeds or clicked through Google sites.
Bellevue Masjid Burnt Again
The Bellevue Masjid as the Islamic Center of Eastside / ICOE, in Bellevue, Wa., is fondly referred was set on fire for the second time. No one was injured, but there is significant damage to the masjid that a man set on fire last year.
Muslims Are Seen As A Threat In The US – But The Florida Shooter Wasn't. Why?
Trump has shifted our focus towards immigrants and Muslims as threats, while willfully neglecting the threat posed by racists and rightwing extremists.