by Adam Troxtell | Norman Transcript | May 17, 2018 | In The News
The next four weeks are some of the most important on the calendar for Norman’s Muslim community. Ramadan, which began overnight, is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar during which “Muslims abstain from food, drink and other sensual pleasures from before...
by Matt Trotter | Public Radio Tulsa | May 16, 2018 | In The News
The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office faces a religious discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a Muslim woman. When Suha Elqutt went to the courthouse last month to finalize a divorce from her abusive husband, she set off the metal detector. While she removed her earrings...
by Corey Jones | Tulsa World | May 15, 2018 | In The News
A Muslim woman who lives in Tulsa filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office violated her First Amendment rights in forcing her to remove her hijab in public to gain entry into the district courthouse. Suha Elqutt suffered...
by Adam Soltani | May 15, 2018 | In The News
What should have been a great day became one of the worst days of my life. When I came to the Tulsa County Courthouse to complete my divorce, I was denied entry solely because I am a Muslim woman. I felt humiliated, embarrassed, and objectified. My nightmare began...
by James Neal | Enid News & Eagle | May 15, 2018 | In The News
ENID, Okla. — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins Wednesday, and members of Oklahoma’s Muslim community are working to increase interfaith understanding during the month-long observance. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar during which...
by Cori Duke | KJRH | May 15, 2018 | In The News
A Muslim woman said she was forced to remove her hijab in public while trying to enter the Tulsa County Courthouse. A lawsuit was filed on Tuesday. The Sheriff’s office said the woman’s claims are not true. Attorneys for Suha Elqutt said she was forced to remove her...
