by Bill Sherman | Tulsa World | Nov 9, 2016 | In The News
Linda Sarsour, executive director of the Arab American Association of New York, will be the keynote speaker Friday at the 2016 CAIR-OK Tulsa Celebration Gala. Adam Soltani, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma, said it will be...
by Bill Sherman | Tulsa World | Jul 7, 2016 | In The News
Several thousand Tulsa-area Muslims met at the Cox Business Center downtown Wednesday morning to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Ramadan fast. The service has not been held for several years in the Masjid Al-Salam mosque because the Islamic Society of Tulsa’s...
by Kristy Sturgill | Claremore Progress | Feb 2, 2016 | In The News
A five-person panel discussed Islam in an effort to highlight diversity and bring understanding about the religion and culture at Rogers State University Monday afternoon. The conversation was hosted in recognition of World Hijab Day. “While we were identifying issues...
by Stacy Ryburn | Tulsa World | Jan 17, 2016 | In The News
In an effort to curb anti-Islamic sentiment and intolerance toward others, two youths from Tulsa decided to spend their break from college spreading a message of peace and acceptance. On Saturday afternoon, about 50 people gathered at John Hope Franklin Reconciliation...
by News On 6 | Jan 16, 2016 | In The News
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...