by Bill Miston | KFOR News Channel 4 | Aug 19, 2017 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY – A state Muslim civil liberties group, governor and state Republican party are responding after a Facebook post by a Republican state representative equated the removal of confederate monuments after the Civil War to removing mosques after the...
by Bill Sherman | Tulsa World | Aug 18, 2017 | In The News
State Rep. John Bennett, who has long attacked the Oklahoma Muslim community, apparently posted on social media that if America is removing Confederate monuments in light of the Civil War, it also should remove mosques because of 9/11. Anna Facci, government affairs...
by Anna Facci | Jun 9, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
The 2017 Oklahoma Legislature wrapped up its legislative session two weeks ago, leaving many unresolved questions for the people of Oklahoma. It would be easy for me to frame this legislative session as a victory for the Muslim community. A number of bills that would...
by Ben Felder | NewsOK | Apr 30, 2017 | In The News
The Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma experienced a spike in donations and volunteer applications following the November presidential election — and again after President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. The local chapter of the American...
by Lorne Fultonberg | KFOR | Mar 8, 2017 | In The News
A two-page questionnaire handed to Muslim students who wanted to meet with a state representative has law professors wondering if the lawmaker followed the Constitution. Rep. John Bennett (R-Sallisaw) left the now-controversial questionnaire behind for people who...
