Life Under Islamic State Rule: Khalifa’s Story
In the summer of 2014, Khalifa, then a 20-year-old Yazidi mother of one 3-year-old son, was kidnapped by Islamic State militants and sold as a sex slave. In the year that followed she was bought and sold several times, and the following is only one part of the many horrors she endured. She tells her […]
Before Ohio State Attack, Student Shared His Fears About Islamophobia
Following the identification of Ohio State University attacker Abdul Razak Ali Artan, social media sites flooded Monday with questions regarding the religion and ethnicity of the 18-year-old who was shot dead by authorities after injuring nine in a car-and-knife attack on campus. Police are investigating whether the attack was related to terrorism. Artan was reportedly […]
Genocide-Threatening Letters Sent To Islamic Centers
At least four mosques received copies of an anti-Muslim, pro-Trump handwritten letter in California and Georgia threatening genocide against Islam since Thursday, adding to a wave of hate crimes and threats against the Islamic community across the United States. As minority communities report a surge in violence since President-Elect Donald Trump’s Election Day victory, Muslim […]
Massive Yazidi Minority Graves Found Near Mosul
The Islamic State’s genocide on Iraq’s Yazidi community continues as security forces discovered two mass graves filled with bodies near Mosul on Sunday. Kurdish Peshmerga forces found the graves, which had at least 18 people buried in them, along with identification cards in the Shababit junction area in northwestern Iraq, according to reports. Officials said […]
Miss Minnesota Contestant Wears Muslim Headpiece, Burkini
A -19-year-old Somali-American beauty queen became the first woman to wear a burkini and hijab during the Miss Minnesota pageant over the weekend. Halima Aden wore the burkini during the swimsuit portion of the event and the traditional Muslim headpiece during the entire competition. Aden, a student at St. Cloud State University, was born in […]
Hijab-Clad Anchor Makes History In Canada
Ginella Massa broke diversity barriers in Canada by becoming the first woman to anchor a news segment while wearing a hijab. However, she is ready to shift the attention towards more progressive opportunities for women in hijabs, tweeting on Thursday that she was ready to bring the focus back to the important news stories she […]
2014 video: Rep. John Bennett speaks out against Islam
In this video from 2014, Rep. John Bennett speaks out against Islam. Video will load shortly.
State Representative John Bennett Argues with a citizen about Islam during a public meeting
Tina Kelly tries to get a direct answer from Bennett about what exactly he proposes to do after Bennett compared Islam to a cancer that needs to be cut out. Video will load shortly. Audience member: Do you really believe Islam is a religion. (Video 5:07) FACT CHECK: ISLAM is the world’s second largest religion […]
Myanmar to Probe Allegations of Abuse Against Rohingya
The Myanmar government is to set up a “national level committee” to investigate conditions and allegations of abuses amid international pressure from rising violence and a humanitarian crisis in northern Rakhine state. Myanmar’s state counselor and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has faced growing criticism for failing to tackle the violence, as a military […]
US authorities: Dakota pipeline protesters can stay
US authorities have said there are no plans to forcibly remove activists protesting plans to run an oil pipeline under a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota, despite telling them to leave by early December. The US Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the government land where the main camp protesting […]