by BARBARA HOBEROCK | Oklahoma Voice | Jan 30, 2024 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY – The fight over a Ten Commandments monument at the Capitol may not be over. Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, has filed Senate Bill 1858 that would place privately funded Ten Commandments monuments inside and outside the Capitol “as a symbol of its...
by Carla Hinton | The Oklahoman | Jun 24, 2023 | In The News
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...
by Carla Hinton | NewsOK.com | Oct 13, 2018 | In The News
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...
by Carla Hinton | NewsOK | Aug 28, 2015 | In The News
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...
by Stephen Carter | Tulsa World | Jun 11, 2015 | In The News
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...
