by Crystal Price | KOCO | Feb 7, 2017 | In The News
Officials with the Islamic Society in Oklahoma City have said they have been flooded with calls from people wanting advice on whether or not they should travel. In the midst of these uncertain times, they have received quite a bit of support from the community....
by Carla Hinton | NewsOK | Feb 6, 2017 | In The News
Several faith leaders said they understand the importance of national security, but the Trump Administration’s recent immigration ban flies in the face of a moral mandate to “love the stranger within your midst.” “We are dismayed at this...
by Joy Hampton | The Norman Transcript | Feb 2, 2017 | In The News
“Peace be upon you” is a typical Islamic greeting, but some members of Norman’s Islamic community feel they are being blamed for the violence of extremist terror groups. Hostility toward Americans of Middle Eastern descent has increased since the presidential...
by Staff and Wire Reports | NewsOK | Feb 1, 2017 | In The News
The leader of an Oklahoma Muslim advocacy group is one of the plaintiffs named in a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration’s recent immigration ban imposed on immigrants from Muslim-majority countries. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)...
by Sidney Lee | Norman Transcript | Feb 1, 2017 | In The News
On Friday night, some Muslim students at the University of Oklahoma felt like they needed to do something after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday night banning immigrants and refugees from seven majority Muslim countries for at least 90 days....
