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NEWS: “British Synagogue Saved by Fundraising Efforts of Muslim Neighbors”
From The Guardian (UK) Faced with closure a year ago, today Bradford’s synagogue’s future is bright, a model of cross-cultural co-operation. It was around this time last year that the trustees of Bradford‘s final remaining synagogue faced a tough choice. The … Continue reading
WORLD NEWS: “India Government Planning ‘Separation Wall’ in Kashmir”
From Al-Jazeera English India plans to build a separation wall in the Himalayan region, but rebels have warned against such a move. Taking a cue from Israel’s proposed separation wall along the Jordanian border, India plans to build a similar … Continue reading
ROLLING STONE: “Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam) is ‘Tickled’ by Rock Hall of Fame Honor”
From Rolling Stone Magazine By Andy Greene December 19, 2013 2:45 PM ET Cat Stevens, also known as Yusuf (Islam), had recently returned from a South American tour when he learned he was being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of … Continue reading
NEWS VIDEO: “Report Says Bullying of American Muslim Kids on Rise”
From ABC-7 (San Jose, California) SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — A new report is shedding a disturbing new light on school bullying involving Muslim students in California. The Council on American-Islamic Relations says 1 in 5 Muslim students suffer bullying because … Continue reading
BBC VIDEO: “British Muslim Doctor Murdered in Prison Cell in Syria”
The last letter written by murdered British surgeon Abbas Khan from his Syrian prison cell proves that he was not suicidal, his family said today. Syrian officials claim the 32-year-old father-of-two hanged himself just days before he was due to … Continue reading
WORLD NEWS: “Singapore Firm Launches New Travel Website for Muslims”
From Agence France-Presse (AFP) Wednesday, December 18, 2013 6:47 AM GMT A new website for Muslim travellers which includes a global directory of halal restaurants and dedicated city guides launched Wednesday in a bid to capitalise on the growing number … Continue reading
NEWS: “3 Canadian Muslim Restaurant Workers Awarded $100,000 in Discrimination Case”
From The Toronto Star (Canada) Human rights tribunal found that workers at Le Papillon on the Park in Toronto had been forced to eat pork, mocked for speaking Bengali, and threatened with firing. by Raveena Aulakh Three Muslim workers at … Continue reading
NEWS: “Arabs & Hispanics Seeking Better Recognition in US Census”
From Al-Jazeera America by Haya El Nasser December 17, 2013 2:00PM ET Minority groups could see big changes by 2020 in race and ethnicity categories in decennial U.S. demographic survey When Hassan Jaber, a Lebanese-American, fills out his Census questionnaire, the race question … Continue reading
NEWS VIDEO: “American Muslim Mom in Detroit Creates App to Help Autistic Kids”
From WXYZ (Michigan) (WXYZ) – Nabeela Jaffer has watched her son, Salman, struggle to communicate for years. He’s 16 years old now, but was diagnosed with autism by age 4. “His receptive language good, but it’s his expressive language where he … Continue reading
AUDIO: “Documentary Filmmaker Michael Wolfe Speaks on Muslims in America”
From WFPL Documentary filmmaker Michael Wolfe is probably not the image that comes to mind when most people think “Muslim.” In fact, he’s a middle-aged white guy from Ohio. But he is a convert to Islam and has spent his career telling … Continue reading
