by Amy B Wang | Washington Post | Mar 5, 2017 | In The News
Three Muslim students who tried to visit an Oklahoma lawmaker Thursday at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City were surprised when they were instead handed a questionnaire at his office. They would have to fill out the survey first, an office assistant told them, before...
by Randy Krehbiel | Tulsa World | Mar 4, 2017 | In The News
State Rep. John Bennett, R-Sallisaw, confirmed Friday that three Muslim students visiting his office on Thursday as part of Muslim Day activities were handed tracts that, among other things, asked “Do you beat your wife?” “CANT REFUTE FACTS!”...
by Mary Ann Georgantopoulos | BuzzFeed News | Mar 3, 2017 | In The News
Muslims hoping to meet with a Oklahoma lawmaker during a special event had to first fill out a controversial questionnaire about Islam that included inquiries such as “Do you beat your wife?” Oklahoma Rep. John Bennett asked his constituents taking part in the state’s...
by Erin Corbett | Raw Story | Mar 3, 2017 | In The News
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) of Oklahoma organized its annual Muslim Day at the Capitol to offer Muslim communities across the state an opportunity to meet with elected officials. However, one Republican representative was unwilling to meet with...
by Bill Sherman | Tulsa World | Jan 7, 2017 | In The News
Update: The superintendent of the Dewey Public Schools district issued a statement Saturday distancing the district from the views of a high school teacher whose inflammatory Facebook comments spread across the internet late Thursday. “Please understand that the...
