by Adam Soltani | Aug 18, 2017 | Press Release
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 8/18/2017) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today issued a statement in response to an Islamophobic social media post by state Rep. John Bennett calling for the removal of American mosques....
by Austin Prickett | OKC Fox | Aug 18, 2017 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) says they are disappointed by a Oklahoma lawmakers call to remove American mosques. State Rep. John Bennett’s post to Facebook read: “If we’re removing...
by Bill Sherman | Tulsa World | Aug 18, 2017 | In The News
State Rep. John Bennett, who has long attacked the Oklahoma Muslim community, apparently posted on social media that if America is removing Confederate monuments in light of the Civil War, it also should remove mosques because of 9/11. Anna Facci, government affairs...
by Dean Obeidallah | The Daily Beast | Mar 7, 2017 | In The News
A Sooner State senator is asking Muslim high-school students, ‘Do you beat your wife?’ Is this a harbinger of what’s to come nationally? The effort to marginalize American Muslims from U.S. politics has hit a new low, thanks to Oklahoma Republican State Sen. John...
by Alex Dobuzinskis | Reuters | Mar 5, 2017 | In The News
Muslim students visiting an Oklahoma lawmaker’s office in the state capitol were required to fill out a form that asked if they beat their wives and other questions that offended them, an Islamic advocacy group said. The two-page form from Republican state...
