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CAIR-OK Event with Scholar Imam Suhaib Webb to Address Misconceptions About Shariah

CAIR-OK Event with Scholar Imam Suhaib Webb to Address Misconceptions About Shariah

by Adam Soltani | Jul 21, 2016 | Press Release

(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 7/21/2016) – On Saturday, July 23, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will host a special event to address misconceptions about sharia, or Islamic principles, in light of increased anti-Muslim rhetoric from...
5 Things You Need To Know About Sharia Law

5 Things You Need To Know About Sharia Law

by Carol Kuruvilla | Huffington Post | Jul 15, 2016 | In The News

Following Thursday’s tragic attack that killed more than 80 people in Nice, France, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich issued a call for American Muslims to be “tested” and deported if they “believe in Sharia” law. “Western civilization is in a war,” Gingrich told Fox...
Oklahoma to Pay $300,000 in Legal Fees After ‘Preemptively’ Banning Sharia Law

Oklahoma to Pay $300,000 in Legal Fees After ‘Preemptively’ Banning Sharia Law

by Scott Kaufman | Raw Story | May 21, 2014 | In The News

The state of Oklahoma has been ordered to pay more than $300,000 to the plaintiffs who sued after the “Save Our State Amendment” banning Sharia law was overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2010. Defenders of the amendment claimed that it was intended to prevent...
State of Oklahoma Owes $303,333 in Plaintiffs’ Legal Fees Over Sharia Law Case

State of Oklahoma Owes $303,333 in Plaintiffs’ Legal Fees Over Sharia Law Case

by Rick Green | NewsOK | May 19, 2014 | In The News

Oklahoma will have to pay $303,333 in legal fees to plaintiffs’ attorneys who brought lawsuit against Sharia law ballot measure. The bill has come due for the state’s effort to keep international law and Sharia law out of Oklahoma courts. It wasn’t cheap. Oklahoma...
Islamic Advocacy Group Celebrates SQ755 Defeat

Islamic Advocacy Group Celebrates SQ755 Defeat

by Ben Felder | Oklahoma Gazette | Apr 7, 2014 | In The News

Defeating an anti Sharia law amendment was the highlight of the past year for an Islamic advocacy group in Oklahoma. As the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held its annual banquet Saturday, guests celebrated a year of advocacy that...
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