by Darla Shelden | City Sentinel | Feb 22, 2016 | In The News
A group of local interfaith leaders are uniting to declare the last weekend in February a ‘Hate-Free Zone’ for Oklahoma City during their ’41 Against Hate’ campaign. Rev. Dr. William Tabbernee, executive director of the Oklahoma Conference of Churches stated, “Just as...
by Meredith Keller | OKC FOX | Dec 11, 2015 | In The News
This afternoon folks from all across the Metro gathered outside the Cair Oklahoma Center to provide a sign of peace, with a simple message; Hate Free OKC. As over 1,200 Muslim men and women left the Cair center after a time of prayer they were greeted at every exit by...
by Carla Hinton | News OK | Nov 7, 2015 | In The News
The Muslim woman walked purposely to the microphone, but her voice quavered as she talked to an interfaith crowd gathered at an outreach center run by an Oklahoma City Islamic group. The woman said her mother questioned the wisdom of attending the gathering because of...
by Bill O'Brien | Red Dirt Report | Oct 31, 2015 | In The News
On Thursday, October 29 the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK), held a meeting to discuss the rise of Islamophobia and opposing organized hate. The gathering was held on the grounds of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City...
by Adam Soltani | Oklahoma Gazette | Sep 26, 2012 | In The News
As violence erupts in the Middle East over an anti-Islam film, Oklahoma communities should seek to rise above these hate-filled actions and messages through peaceful dialogue and mutual understanding with those of other faiths. An anti-Islam movie trailer recently...