Muslim Stanford student injured in hit-and-run sparks hate-crime investigation

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave As authorities announced they had opened a hate-crime investigation into a report of a hit-and-run that injured an Arab Muslim student at Stanford University, the student called on people on Sunday to “collectively denounce hatred, bigotry, and violence” amid rising reports of hate crimes against Arabs, Jews … Read more

Illinois Landlord Stabbed 6-Year-Old Dozens of Times Because He Was Muslim: Cops

A 71-year-old man is in custody after Illinois police said he brutally attacked his tenant and her young child with a knife on Saturday, with local community leaders alleging he screamed anti-Muslim slurs as he stabbed them dozens of times. The Will County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Sunday that the suspect, Joseph Czuba, had been charged … Read more

Tens of thousands protest after Muslim prayers across Mideast over Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of Muslims demonstrated Friday across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and to protest against the Israeli airstrikes pounding the Gaza Strip, underscoring the risk of a wider regional conflict erupting as Israel prepares for a possible ground invasion there. From Amman, Jordan, to Yemen’s capital, Muslims poured … Read more

6 killed in Damascus suburb bombing close to Shiite Muslim shrine forward of the holy day of Ashura

Syrian state media, citing the inside ministry, say six folks have been killed and dozens wounded when a bike planted with explosives detonated in a Damascus suburb close to a Shiite Muslim shrine in the future earlier than the solemn holy day of Ashura ByKAREEM CHEHAYEB Related Press BEIRUT — A motorbike planted with explosives … Read more

Why Muslim Feminists Are Turning In opposition to President Erdoğan

Şeyma Çetin is bursting with coloration: brilliant blue and pink eye shadow, a inexperienced half-sleeved shirt with denims, a tie, and an orange headband. Her garments and make-up stand out amongst different Turkish ladies in headscarves, and that’s Çetin’s purpose: to point out that it’s okay to be totally different. It’s a press release of … Read more