A Muslim leader said he was shocked on Friday to discover he had been listed as a member of an advisory group recommending that copies of the Ten Commandments be placed in public school classrooms across Oklahoma. Masood Abdul-Haqq, of Oklahoma City, current board...
EDMOND — A project to expand an Islamic mosque complex near the University of Central Oklahoma has been completed. Construction of the Islamic Society of Edmond’s new fellowship hall took about two years, said Riaz Ahmad, one of the Islamic Society’s...
The Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma, along with several other religious and anti-bias organizations, is urging Gov. Mary Fallin and the Legislature to remove a controversial Ten Commandments monument from the state Capitol grounds. Dr. Carl Rubenstein, a retired...
The recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of Samantha Elauf, a Muslim rejected for employment because of her hijab, has excited boundless praise. The New York Times editorial board called the outcome”a good reminder for employers that the best...
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on Monday that retailer Abercrombie & Fitch may have violated workplace discrimination law when it turned down a Muslim job applicant because she wore a hijab, even though her religious beliefs never came up in the interview. Samantha...
