by Randy R. Potts | This Land Press | Jul 22, 2015 | In The News
Muslims in Oklahoma, like other minority communities in the state, haven’t always felt secure in their homes and places of worship. Earlier this year, the Oklahoma chapter for the Council on American-Islamic Relations decided to spend a day at the Capitol meeting with...
by Carla Shelden | City Sentinel | Mar 4, 2015 | In The News
What was billed as the “first annual Muslim Day at the Capitol” has come and gone at the seat of state government. The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) organized the day. The program was held last Friday (February 27), a day the...
by Dylan Goforth & Barbara Hoberock | Tulsa World | Feb 28, 2015 | In The News
When Dina Noor and Rasel Khondaker arrived at the state Capitol on Friday for Muslim Day, there were only two protestors outside, and one sign, with a very direct message. “Islam=Death.” “We try not to think about it,” Noor said. She, a New York transplant, and...
by Sean Murphy | Associated Press | Feb 28, 2015 | In The News
A group of supporters formed a makeshift greeting line to escort Muslims into the Oklahoma state Capitol for Friday’s first-ever Muslim Day as a smaller group of protesters heckled participants as they arrived. The event was hosted by the Oklahoma chapter of the...
by Adam Soltani | Feb 27, 2015 | In The News
A rally by hundreds of American Muslims at the Oklahoma Capitol on Friday to promote religious tolerance was interrupted by anti-Islamic protesters holding signs proclaiming the United States a Christian nation. While an American Muslim girl sang the “Star Spangled...
