by Ashley Kringen | KFOR | Feb 26, 2016 | In The News
There was extra security at the State Capitol for Muslim Day on Friday. Organizers were worried about participants’ safety after threats and hateful comments started circulating in protest of the event. Oklahoma Muslim Day was started to give the Muslim community a...
by Daniel Houston | Associated Press | Feb 26, 2016 | In The News
An advocacy group and Oklahoma lawmakers welcomed a group of Muslims at the state Capitol Friday while pro- and anti-Muslim groups bickered outside. The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations held its second Muslim Day at the Capitol, where an...
by Tim Farley | Red Dirt Report | Feb 26, 2016 | In The News
OKC councilman encourages Muslims to join police ranks OKLAHOMA CITY – Muslims are receiving the brunt of contemporary religious and racial profiling from law enforcement, which is another ugly chapter in American history, a legal expert said Friday during the annual...
by Heide Brandes | Red Dirt Report | Feb 26, 2016 | In The News
More than 200 people converged on the Oklahoma State Capitol Friday for the 2nd Annual Oklahoma Muslim Day at the Capitol in an effort to urge the community to become more engaged with elected leaders. Although the guests were met with protests, the message was one of...
by Carla Hinton | NewsOK | Feb 26, 2016 | In The News
Oklahoma Muslims attending the second annual “Muslim Day at the Capitol” were greeted by both protesters and supporters as they entered the State Capitol building on Friday. “Muslim Day,” hosted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Oklahoma chapter, was...
