by Adam Soltani | May 14, 2018 | Press Release
(TULSA, OK, 5/14/2018) – On Tuesday, May 15, the Council on American-Islamic Relations Oklahoma chapter (CAIR-OK), in conjunction with the ACLU of Oklahoma, will host a press conference in Tulsa to announce a lawsuit against the Tulsa County Sheriff for denying access...
by Harrison Grimwood | Tulsa World | May 14, 2018 | In The News
Two civil rights groups are alleging Tulsa County sheriff’s deputies forced a Muslim woman to remove her hijab in public in front of male deputies while attempting to enter the county courthouse. A spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office disputed the allegations, saying...
by Mauree Turner | OColly | Mar 23, 2017 | In The News
Among the choices of women’s apparel, some articles of clothing represent a deep-seated way of life. Two Oklahoma women who wear head and neck coverings said they do so to represent their faith in Islam. Imen Amiri, a speech pathology senior, said wearing the...
by Mitchell Willetts | OU Daily | Feb 22, 2017 | In The News
For pre-nursing freshman Rand Salous, God is everything. The Quran asks that she be modest, and so, like millions of Muslim women, she wears a hijab. The covering brings her peace, she said, but often others see her and feel pity. “I feel like some people may...
by Paris Burris | Tulsa World | Dec 5, 2016 | In The News
A Tulsa woman who gained national attention when she challenged a clothing retailer after she was denied a job there for wearing a headscarf was honored Sunday for her social justice advocacy. Samantha Elauf, 26, received the Woody Guthrie Center’s second Oklahoma...
