by Carla Hinton | NewsOK | Feb 9, 2019 | In The News
A few sparkled with metallic accents. The traditional head scarves worn by Muslim women took center stage at several events observing “World Hijab Day” on Feb. 1 in the metro area. Women gathered at the Aloft Hotel, 209 N Walnut, for a “World Hijab Day” dinner and...
by Carol Kuruvilla | Huffington Post | Jan 8, 2019 | In The News
A Muslim woman from Oklahoma said an attacker pulled her hijab and told her to “go back to [her] country” in an incident that police are now investigating as a potential hate crime. The alleged assault occurred while Jenan Ayesh, from Enid, Oklahoma, was in Dallas...
by Ryan Miller | Enid News & Eagle | Jan 7, 2019 | In The News
DALLAS — An Enid resident and her mother recently were victims of an anti-Muslim attack in Dallas. A woman reportedly told Jenan Ayesh and her mother to go “back to their country” and hit Ayesh Dec. 29, 2018, at Dallas’ Reunion Tower, according to...
by Patrina Adger | KOCO | Jan 5, 2019 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY — Jenan Ayesh, while standing with members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma, said Friday that she’s still shaken and upset by what she calls an unprovoked attack. “It was very hard for me to experience this,”...
by Carla Hinton | NewsOK | Jan 5, 2019 | In The News
An Oklahoma woman said she was recently assaulted in Dallas because she wore a head scarf identifying her as Muslim. The Council on American-Islamic Relations-Oklahoma chapter has asked that the Dallas Police Department investigate the incident as a hate crime. Jenan...