by Samantha Vincent | Tulsa World | Aug 13, 2015 | In The News
An owner of a Muskogee County survivalist store and gun range confirmed Thursday that his business has a sign posted on its window indicating the facility is a “Muslim free establishment,” an act that has drawn criticism and raised legal questions from a national...
by Yahoo News | Jun 2, 2015 | In The News
The Supreme Court’s busy month is underway, with major rulings expected on same-sex marriage, lethal injection and the Affordable Care Act. The justices have already stated their opinions in a case involving Samantha Elauf, a Muslim woman from Oklahoma who was denied...
by Bill Sherman | Tulsa World | Jun 2, 2015 | In The News
Related: Feb. 21: U.S. Supreme Court to hear Muslim woman’s hijab case against Tulsa store Oct. 3, 2014: Tulsa Muslim’s hijab case to be heard by Supreme Court Dec. 14, 2013: Religious coalition protests court ruling over wearing head scarf July 21, 2011:...
by CAIR-OK Staff | Jun 1, 2015 | Press Release
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 6/1/2015) — The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed what it called a “historic” a ruling by the U.S....
by Dave Jamieson | Huffington Post | Jun 1, 2015 | In The News
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on Monday that retailer Abercrombie & Fitch may have violated workplace discrimination law when it turned down a Muslim job applicant because she wore a hijab, even though her religious beliefs never came up in the interview. Samantha...