HARTFORD, Conn. — Muslims around the U.S. are facing backlash following the deadly attacks in Paris, including vandalism to mosques and Islamic centers, hate-filled phone and online messages and threats of violence. Advocacy leaders say they have come to expect some anti-Muslim sentiment following such attacks, but they now see a spike that seems notable,…
WASHINGTON — As Republican leaders in Congress prepare to block Syrian refugees from the United States, one lawmaker proposed requiring three national security chiefs to certify personally that each refugee admitted from Iraq or Syria is not a threat. The Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee, Michael McCaul, said his bill…
When the New York-based artist Meriem Bennani took off this past August for a two-month stint of surfing, filming and researching in her native Rabat, Morocco, the 27-year-old commemorated the occasion by posting a quick Instagram video of herself whizzing between New York and Morocco with a single swing of the camera. Two weeks later,…
Hamtramck, Mich., residents have elected a Muslim majority to the city’s six-member City Council, symbolizing the demographic changes that have transformed the city once known for being a Polish Catholic enclave. With six candidates running for three seats, the top three vote-getters were Muslim, while the bottom three were non-Muslim. Two of the Muslim candidates, Anam…
A coalition of eight leading U.S. Muslim organizations held a Saturday press conference in Washington D.C. to denounce the horrific Paris terrorist attacks that killed over 120 people. The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) released a press statement on Saturday condemning the acts of terror. The statement read: “The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO),…
