by Meghan Mosley | KOCO News Channel 5 | Oct 10, 2024 | In The News
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...
by Carla Hinton | The Oklahoman | Oct 4, 2024 | In The News
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...
by Adam Soltani | The Oklahoman | Jul 2, 2024 | In The News
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...
by Dylan Brown | KFOR News Channel 4 | Jun 29, 2024 | In The News
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...
by Amy Slanchik | News 9 | Jun 28, 2024 | In The News
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 The state Board of Education said all schools must teach the Bible, calling it a historical document, like the U.S....
by Burt Mummolo | KTUL News Channel 8 | Jun 28, 2024 | In The News
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — “Oklahoma I’m very proud we’re going to be the first state to ensure that our kids understand the historical context of the Bible,” said Ryan Walters. No stranger to controversy, State Superintendent Walters stirred up one of biblical...
