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NEWS: “Planet Fitness Gym Kicks Out Black Muslim Woman Because of Headscarf”
From Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico) The national gym chain Planet Fitness has trademarked the phrase “Judgment Free Zone,” but it didn’t really seem that way to Tarainia McDaniel when she was barred from entering a gym on Irving Boulevard on … Continue reading
MAGAZINE: “Meet the Muslim Woman Revolutionizing Superhero Comics”
From Vulture by Abraham Riesman Superhero comics are built on amazing feats: flying, climbing walls, transforming into a giant green monster while somehow keeping your purple shorts on. But G. Willow Wilson has done something even Superman never bothered to … Continue reading
NEWS: “Turkey Prime Minister Pledges to ‘Eradicate’ Twitter”
From Mashable There’s electioneering, and then there’s what Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday on the campaign trail. “We will eradicate Twitter,” Erdoğan told a rally in Bursa in the west of the country. “I don’t care what the international community … Continue reading
AUDIO: “Mosques in Turkey Begin Makeovers to Attract More Women”
From Public Radio International (PRI) The project is called “Beautifying the Mosques of Istanbul for Women” and it’s trying to change how Turkish women pray. Kadriye Avci Erdemli, the Deputy Mufti of Istanbul and one of Turkey’s highest ranking female … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Teacher in Nevada Accused of Harassing Muslim High School Student”
From KTNV News (Las Vegas) Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) — A CCSD teacher is being accused of racially profiling a Muslim student. A father and son who wish their names to remain private, said they are shocked by what the boy’s teacher … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “Muslim Family Booted from Empire State Building for Praying”
From NY Post by Rich Calder A Muslim family from Long Island slapped the owners of the Empire State Building Tuesday with a scathing $5 million lawsuit that claims they were booted from the building’s observation deck for praying. Fahad … Continue reading
BBC NEWS: “Lego-Land Cancels Muslim Day Because of Right-Wing British Group”
From BBC NEWS An imam who had planned a day out for Muslim families at Legoland in Windsor has blamed “extreme Islamophobia” for the event being cancelled. Haitham Al-Haddad said his group privately hired the theme park for a day … Continue reading
NPR AUDIO: “Rebel Music: New Book About When Hip-Hop Met Islam”
From National Public Radio (NPR) Hisham Aidi’s new book is a sort of musical tour around the world. It’s called Rebel Music: Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture. From hip-hop in Brazilian favelas, to Pakistani punk rock, to Gnawa-reggae in North … Continue reading
NPR AUDIO: “Uniform Rule May Keep Religious Americans From Military Service”
From National Public Radio Monday, 105 lawmakers from both parties sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, urging him to change a relatively obscure uniform requirement for the U.S. armed forces that some argue infringes on religious beliefs. People who … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “British Muslim Women Helping to Boost Islamic Feminism”
From The Guardian (UK) by Tracy McVeigh For many feminists the hijab is a glaring symbol of male oppression and the patriarchal power of religion. But now there is a small but growing number of Muslim women looking to take their … Continue reading
