by Carla Hinton | NewsOK | Jul 26, 2014 | In The News
Two faith groups — a Southern Baptist volunteer coalition and a Muslim group observing Ramadan — recently gathered to perform service projects designed to aid the community-at-large. Muslim youths reach out to food bank The eighth annual Ramadan Day of Service was...
by CAIR-OK Staff | Jul 24, 2014 | Press Release
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 7/24/2014) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today announced the launch of a letter-writing campaign to call for an end to the killing in Gaza. CAIR chapters across the country have launched similar...
by Carla Hinton | NewsOK | Jul 22, 2014 | In The News
The escalating violence in the Gaza Strip is heart breaking, several leaders in the local Jewish and Muslim communities said recently. And each faith community has held gatherings to offer prayer and calls for peace for those affected by the Middle East hostilities. A...
by Mike Averill | Tulsa World | Jul 19, 2014 | In The News
Under an expressway bridge on the edge of downtown, hundreds of homeless gather to enjoy food and fellowship. Known as “the cookout,” volunteers set up near Maybelle Avenue and Brady Street every Thursday for Night Light Tulsa. “I really enjoy it,” said Lawana...
by Jordan Lucero | OKC Fox | Jul 19, 2014 | In The News
Volunteers sorted through food at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. While it’s a task that could be considered a chore, not only were these volunteers all smiles, they completed the task with an extra challenge. The group of 130 volunteers is practicing...
by Andrew Griffin | Red Dirt Report | Jul 18, 2014 | In The News
Organized in just a few days, a group simply calling itself Oklahomans for Peace in Palestine gathered on the south side of the Oklahoma State Capitol late Friday afternoon as tensions heated up in Israel and Palestine as Israeli forces began their bloody incursion...
by Lacie Lowry | News 9 | Jul 17, 2014 | In The News
Palestinians and Israelis living in Oklahoma are sharing what it is like to watch the deadly fighting back home. The news never sleeps and neither does Imam Imad Enchassi of Oklahoma City’s Islamic Society. “We become news junkies, so to speak,” said said...
by CAIR-OK Staff | Jul 17, 2014 | Press Release
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 7/17/2014) – On Saturday, July 19, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will join Mercy Youth Club and IST Youth at the 4th annual Ramadan Day of Service. On that day, more than 100 Sooner State Muslims will...
by Patrick B. McGuigan | Capitol Beat OK | Jul 7, 2014 | In The News
The following is an excerpt from the article “Mourning and evening: Memories of Things Past, and reflections on the days to come.” Immediately after the Moore, Oklahoma, tornadoes of May 2013, I learned that one of the homes devastated in the storms was...
by Jessica Bruha | Norman Transcript | Jul 6, 2014 | In The News
Shoes were set neatly aside on wooden shelves Saturday as members of the Norman community entered Masjid An-Nur, a mosque, for an open house hosted by the Islamic Society of Norman. The open house’s theme, “Building the Bridges of Understanding”, was geared toward...
