OKLAHOMA CITY – Several groups gathered at the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City to show support for the victims and their families targeted in a deadly terrorist attack in New Zealand. On Friday, a gunman opened fire at two mosques in Christchurch, New...
A rally to show interfaith solidarity was held in Tulsa on Saturday in response to heightened anti-Muslim sentiment. Groups including the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations participated in the rally at the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation...
People from around the area gathered at the Fellowship Congregational United Church of Christ Sunday to take part in a photo shoot supporting a global peace campaign. The Islamic Society of Tulsa started the viral campaign called, “The Peace Project” last...
Junior Macee Beheler and MSA event coordinator Natasha Saya organized a peace rally and interfaith prayer circle to denounce islamophobia on OU’s campus. Beheler said the rally was to show support for the Muslim community at OU during the difficult time following the...
Following the attacks in Paris, anti-Islamic sentiment has surged in the US. But some are pushing a message of compassion and courage. When Zeinab Khalil first heard about Friday night’s terrorist attacks in Paris, she received an anxious phone call from her mother....
