A group of nine college students—many of whom attend the MAPS center in Redmond—were vacationing near Lake Chelan when their vehicle was vandalized with hate-filled slogans. A rental vehicle driven by a group of young Muslim men—at least one of whom lives in Redmond—was the target of racist graffiti during a recent vacation near Lake…
It’s getting tougher to be a Republican in some parts of the country while also fully accepting the practice of Islam. In Tennessee, an incumbent in the U.S. House found herself on the defensive after being called soft on Shariah law, the code that guides Muslim beliefs and actions. And the state’s governor has been…
WASHINGTON — Ten House Democrats, including a member of the party’s leadership and lawmakers who oversee intelligence and homeland security matters, have criticized New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his “underhanded and unprofessional” response to criticism of the New York Police Department’s spying programs. The Associated Press has reported for months that the NYPD systematically…
5 March 2012 A design by Cindy van de Bremen has been selected for wear by female FIFA football players. The design is van den Bremen’s final college project, marketed under the name ‘Capster’s’, and provides an alternative to traditional hijab styles during play. Football association FIFA has decided to drop its 2007 ban on…
NEW YORK — At Columbia University and elsewhere, the fear that the New York Police Department might secretly be infiltrating Muslim student’s lives has spread beyond them to others who find the reported tactics “disgusting,” as one teenager put it. The NYPD surveillance of Muslims on a dozen college campuses in the Northeast is a…
