by Adam Soltani | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog
A new Muslim Ban Executive Order (Muslim Ban 2.0) was signed this week on Monday, March 6 2017. We are reviewing it to see how exactly it will be rolled out, but some general information based on what we know now is included below. Please note that this information is...
by Bill Sherman | Tulsa World | Mar 6, 2017 | In The News
Catholic Charities of Tulsa will bring in eight refugees on March 14, two days before President Donald Trump’s new travel ban takes effect, and then will halt all refugee work for the duration of the 120-day ban, said Deacon Kevin Sartorius, executive director. Trump...
by Mubeen Shakir | NewsOK | Feb 11, 2017 | In The News
Nearly 40 years ago, my father, a Muslim immigrant from India, came to Oklahoma in hopes of starting a better life. He became a prominent cardiologist in Oklahoma City. Like so many Oklahomans, he was a religious man and cherished America’s commitment to...
by Andrew Griffin | Red Dirt Report | Feb 10, 2017 | In The News
Resisting the divisive “ban” efforts also encouraged OKLAHOMA CITY – A coalition of faith and minority groups gathered Friday afternoon on the south plaza of the State Capitol in a show of solidarity, standing against discriminatory policies aimed at...
by Laura Estes | Oklahoma Gazette | Feb 9, 2017 | In The News
In minority communities across the country, the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States ushered with it a sense of fear and heartbreak, which spread and intensified during his first two weeks in office as he signed several executive orders...
