By Naaz ModanOprah Winfrey’s acceptance speech for the Cecil B. de Mille Award earned a standing ovation not only from the attendees at the 2018 Golden Globes, but from the internet as well. Her powerful words on the #MeToo movement and recognition for Recy Taylor, who passed away in late December, left watchers moved. This morning, the hashtags…
By Naaz ModanAt least 58 people are dead and over 500 injured after a gunman open-fired from the 32nd floor of a hotel in Las Vegas at families attending a country music festival late Sunday night. The shooter has been identified as Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, from Mesquite, Nev., who also died of a fatal gunshot wound….
By Naaz ModanA car belonging to the president of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City was set on fire in what is yet to be determined as a hate crime. The incident took place outside President Mohamed Labidi’s home around 1:30 A.M. on Aug. 6, only 36 hours after Quebec City, Canada, announced that it will…
By Naaz ModanThe Indian government has raised eyebrows after its pledge to deport hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims seeking shelter in the country. An estimated 40,000 refugees are currently living as illegal immigrants in India despite being registered with the United Nations refugee agency, about 16,500 of which have been provided with identification cards by the…
By Naaz ModanAn explosion in a mosque in Bloomington, Minn. left worshippers shaken early Saturday morning, Aug. 5. The incident occurred at Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center just as worshippers were preparing for their early-morning prayers, at around 5:05 a.m local time (6 a.m. ET), and left no casualties aside from damage to a room. Bloomington Police Chief Jeff Potts…
By Naaz ModanA Malaysian beauty supply company has come under fire for using blackface in an advertisement. The video, initially released by Watsons Malaysia to promote Bio-Essence’s Tanaka Whitening Serum that has since been removed, shows a woman who is “cursed with dark skin” that disgusts her peers. Only after washing away her dark skin does the king…
By Naaz ModanMerseyside Police is investigating a man who appeared in a widely-shared racist video following the Manchester explosion and London attacks. The video shows a man wielding a machete and peering into the camera strapped to what appears to be a grenade as he threatens to behead Muslims. “This is a quick message for Muslims,” the clip…
By Naaz ModanAmineh Safi, a recent graduate from Humphrey’s School of Public Affairs from Minnesota University, gave a moving speech at its commencement ceremony this past May. As a Syrian and French hijab-clad Muslim woman, she spoke of allyship and understanding in a political climate that is increasingly turning hostile toward Islam, immigrants and other minorities. Watch as…
By Naaz ModanA federal appeals court denied President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban from being reinstated on Thursday, echoing the concerns of previous court rulings that described it as discriminatory and intolerant of religious beliefs. The ban, which attempted to restrict travel to the United States from six Muslim-majority countries, is now on its way to the Supreme Court. The…
By Naaz ModanToday Ivanka Trump participated in a roundtable about women’s economic issues during her father’s overseas trip to Saudi Arabia. The billionaire businesswoman and former fashion model sat among a few accomplished women of Saudi Arabia to address female empowerment in a nation that is known to be one of the world’s most repressive societies toward women….
By Naaz ModanEarlier this week, President Donald Trump signed a new executive order banning travel from six Muslim majority countries, overwriting his previous ban that was met with worldwide mass protests and ended in a federal appeals court ruling on Feb. 9. The revised order, which Democrats are criticizing as a “watered down” version of the first,…
By Naaz ModanPresident Donald Trump released a statement earlier today announcing that he will issue a new executive order “tailored” to work around a court decision that halted a controversial immigration ban issued late this January. The new immigration order will be released “sometime next week, toward the beginning or middle, at the latest,” Trump said. In…
By Naaz ModanIn 2015, the Smithsonian released a statement that shook the Internet: Lady Liberty was born a Muslim. The face of American greatness that stands for liberty, enlightenment and freedom evolved from an Egyptian veiled peasant woman of Islamic faith, an idea that had spawned from sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi of France. The statue was originally…
By Naaz ModanYour home is raided, belongings burned and family dragged away from in front of you. You stare into the eyes of army men, circling you. You are stateless and now unaware of what will happen next. You are a Rohingya Muslim. Earlier this week, Al Jazeera released a video of Rohingya women admitting to being…
By Naaz ModanBlack Friday has arrived and so has the moment we’ve all been waiting for: #MuslimGirlArmy Care Packages! The first of our monthly subscription boxes went live this morning. The first 25 free signed copies of Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh have already been claimed. But, you can still get your hands on the…
