by Andrew Griffin | Red Dirt Report | Sep 23, 2015 | In The News
United in solidarity with Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, 34 individuals and groups have come together as an interfaith coalition to denounce the rising cases of Islamophobia in America, some of which is pushed by leading candidates...
by Sean Murphy | Associated Press | Feb 28, 2015 | In The News
A group of supporters formed a makeshift greeting line to escort Muslims into the Oklahoma state Capitol for Friday’s first-ever Muslim Day as a smaller group of protesters heckled participants as they arrived. The event was hosted by the Oklahoma chapter of the...
by Ben Felder | Oklahoma Gazette | Feb 27, 2015 | In The News
A small yellow school bus from a local Muslim school pulled up on the south side of the Oklahoma capitol. The children inside pressed their faces against the window to get a better look at the crowd gathered outside that was ready to shout down any Muslims attempting...
by Wardah Khalid | Huffington Post | Feb 9, 2015 | In The News
When hecklers, such as those who protested during the Texas Muslim Capitol Day I attended, rant about Shariah law taking over the U.S., I hardly bat an eye. These Islamophobes live in a world of ignorance, misinformation and fear that constricts them from seeing the...
by Oklahoman Editorial Board | NewsOK | Jan 15, 2015 | In The News
A state lawmaker and an Islamic advocacy group engaged in a war of words last year following news that ISIS was on the march in Iraq. In their latest dustup, state Rep. John Bennett and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) are again battling over words —...