by Destiny Washington | OKC Fox 25 | Jul 14, 2020 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The three co-chairs of Oklahoma City’s Human Rights Commission Task Force have announced the remaining members of their group, which will draft a proposal to reinstate a local Human Rights Commission. Mayor David Holt created the task force and...
by Hicham Raache | KFOR | May 27, 2020 | In The News
Muslims in Oklahoma will celebrate the end of Ramadan this weekend, but will do so in a way that protects celebrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Ramadan is the month on the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims abstain from food, drink and other sensual...
by Associate Press | AP News | Mar 11, 2020 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two Oklahoma civil rights groups said Monday they intend to sue the state if the Legislature passes a bill to prohibit state contracts with companies that boycott Israel. Attorneys with the Oklahoma chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union...
by Barbara Hoberock | Tulsa World | Mar 3, 2020 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY — Muslims celebrated advocacy day on Monday without protesters yelling at them or holding signs in their faces as they entered the state Capitol. It was a situation noted more than once during the Sixth Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol. “Love and peace...
by Carla Hinton | The Oklahoman | Mar 3, 2020 | In The News
No demonstrators showed up on Monday to protest the sixth annual “Muslim Day at the Capitol.” Instead, Muslim Oklahomans were greeted only by groups of friends with the Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma who welcomed them as they walked into the state...
by Darla Sheldon | The City Sentinel | Feb 28, 2020 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – On Monday, March 2, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Oklahoma (CAIR-OK) will host its sixth annual Oklahoma Muslim Day at the Capitol in Oklahoma City. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 200...
