by Tara Grigson | The Collegian | Nov 16, 2015 | In The News
CAIR-OK, a local American-Islamic relations organization, was met with hate when it participated in the Tulsa Veteran’s Day parade with the intention of supporting American troops. This response was completely unwarranted. CAIR-Oklahoma is the Oklahoma branch of the...
The fight against terrorism continues in Tulsa following the attacks in Paris, Friday night. Leaders of the All Souls Unitarian Church invited local Imam John Ederer and members of the Muslim community to its Sunday morning services. The two faiths joined together to...
Oklahomans gathered Sunday to remember the Paris victims and stand up against terrorism. CAIR Oklahoma hosted an interfaith vigil for those who were killed by terrorist attacks in Paris. Moments of terror as gunman opened fire and set off explosions across Paris,...
Prayers continue Sunday in Oklahoma for those affected in the Paris and Beirut attacks. The Council for American-Islamic Relations Oklahoma held an interfaith vigil in Oklahoma City to pray for the victims, denounce ISIS and fight for the understanding of the Islam...
The Oklahoma Council on American-Islamic Relations is condemning today’s attacks in Paris. In a written statement, CAIR says the people who committed the crimes should be brought to justice. “These savage and despicable attacks on civilians, whether they...
The controversy surrounding an Oklahoma Muslim group’s historic participation in the Tulsa Veterans Day parade didn’t amount to a response that could have overshadowed the spirit of the event honoring the nation’s service members. Members of the Oklahoma Chapter of...
My assignment today at the Tulsa Veterans Day Parade was to follow the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, float. While trying to find the float I started walking with the Elghazalif family. They are Muslim and we talked as we walked. They were very kind...
The Muslim woman walked purposely to the microphone, but her voice quavered as she talked to an interfaith crowd gathered at an outreach center run by an Oklahoma City Islamic group. The woman said her mother questioned the wisdom of attending the gathering because of...
The surging Republican frontrunner, Ben Carson, was recently asked if he thought Islam was compatible with the Constitution. He replied, “No, I do not.” When asked if a Muslim ought to be president, he said, “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this...
The Facebook blurb and an email from Rabbi Vered Harris focused on a topic that rarely came up in conversation: her tresses. “There’s a price on my head (of hair),” she wrote to family and friends. “It’s a long story, but the short version is this: I have...
