July 17-23

Muslims return to CAR to find their homes are gone

Muslims return to CAR to find their homes are gone

Al Jazeera

Observers warn that if land and property are not returned, there will be no peace in the Central African Republic.
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Al-Aqsa and the Old City of Jerusalem

Al-Aqsa and the Old City of Jerusalem

Al Jazeera

Rising tensions in East Jerusalem have led to increased security measures at some of the holiest sites in the world.
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Quebec City Muslims want a separate cemetery but are meeting resistance

Quebec City Muslims want a separate cemetery but are meeting resistance

The Washington Post

Quebec City’s growing Muslim community doesn’t have its own cemetery despite years of trying. After a divisive referendum on Sunday, it still doesn’t.
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Wearing a Hijab Is Complicated. So Is Deciding to Take One Off.

Wearing a Hijab Is Complicated. So Is Deciding to Take One Off.

Slate

An immigrant mother and daughter explain how hard it can be to wear – or choose not to wear – a hijab.
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Under Trump, Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Have Increased At An Alarming Rate

Under Trump, Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Have Increased At An Alarming Rate

Newsweek

There were more than 940 reports of potential bias incidents involving the targeting of Muslims between April and June, according to a report released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Monday.
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How Trump Is Stealthily Carrying Out His Muslim Ban

How Trump Is Stealthily Carrying Out His Muslim Ban

The New York Times

Lost amid the uproar over the Trump administration’s travel restrictions on citizens from Muslim-majority countries and the impending showdown at the Supreme Court are the insidious ways that the government has already begun to impose a Muslim ban.
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Islamophobia in Australia: Whose Problem Is It? How Can We Overcome It?

Islamophobia in Australia: Whose Problem Is It? How Can We Overcome It?

ABC

A new report has found that, while most Australians are not Islamophobes, an increasingly undeterred minority, mostly men, are prepared to vent their hatred at Muslim women and children in public.
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Roberts: Arizona Senate candidate under attack for being Muslim

Roberts: Arizona Senate candidate under attack for being Muslim

AZ Central

Deedra Abboud, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona, has received hundreds of hateful responses on Facebook aimed at her faith.
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Muslim woman banned from wearing headscarf in court

Muslim woman banned from wearing headscarf in court

Independent

Legal professor accuses judge of using law as pretext for ‘racism and sexism’
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U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Criminally Outlaw Support for Boycott Campaign Against Israel

U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Criminally Outlaw Support for Boycott Campaign Against Israel

The Intercept

The Western world is increasingly seeking to limit criticism against Israel.
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Authorities: Teen killed for dating Muslim

Authorities: Teen killed for dating Muslim

CNN

An Israeli-Christian man is accused of stabbing his teenage daughter to death because, authorities say, he didn’t approve of her relationship with a Muslim man.
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Teen behind new hijab emoji: 'I just wanted an emoji of me'

Teen behind new hijab emoji: 'I just wanted an emoji of me'

CNN

Headscarf-wearing women now have an emoji of their own, thanks to a 16-year-old Saudi girl.
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Citizen Khan

Citizen Khan

The New Yorker

Behind a Muslim community in northern Wyoming lies one enterprising man—and countless tamales.
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Muslim running for U.S. Senate praised the Founding Fathers. Then the diatribes began.

Muslim running for U.S. Senate praised the Founding Fathers. Then the diatribes began.

The Washington Post

Deedra Abboud is a Muslim American candidate running for U.S. Senate against Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). Abboud has faced several hateful comments online since announcing her candidacy.
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Is Michigan Ready for a Governor Named Abdul?

Is Michigan Ready for a Governor Named Abdul?

Politico Magazine

A young candidate’s biggest hurdle will be convincing Trump voters to back an economic progressive with a Muslim surname.
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