While the violence in the Gaza Strip might seem half a world away, its impact extends far beyond the Middle East — even to doorsteps in Oklahoma. In March, three FBI agents showed up at the Stillwater home of Egyptian American Rolla Abdeljawad to interview her about...
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is speaking out after the arrest of an Afghanistan man for conspiring to commit a terrorist attack. CAIR Oklahoma said they want to check misinformation on Islamic beliefs following...
Several pro-Palestinian organizations will gather on Saturday for “One Year of Genocide, One Year of Resistance,” a rally being held ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent Israel-Hamas war. The...
For the last 12 years, I have served as the executive director of the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and, for the past five years, I also have had the privilege of teaching Religious Studies at a large university. With this extensive...
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Several religious leaders rejected Oklahoma School Superintendent Ryan Walters’ demands Thursday that every classroom should have a bible and that it be taught. “Public schools are not Sunday schools,” posted Minister Lori Walke of Mayflower...
Non-Christian religious leaders say they are concerned about the new state policy requiring a Bible in every 5th through 12th-grade public classroom. The state Board of Education said all schools must teach the Bible, calling it a historical document, like the U.S....
