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By Humeira Kazmi If you’re Muslim in America right now, you’re probably not very psyched about being in America right now. Aleena Khan, 17, from Maryland and a freshman at George Washington University, explained the prevailing sentiment perfectly in her letter to President Obama that she wrote on February 3: “Muslims live in fear that…

1. Not fully comprehending sexual assault is a universal problem.  Trump’s deeply offensive comments that surfaced earlier this week, where he mentions that women should be grabbed by their p*ssies, have caused the uproar many of his previous comments about ethnic minorities, Islam, war veterans etc. should have had. His sorry-not-sorry statement afterwards demonstrates how sexual assault is still…

Muslim Americans became the topic of discussion during the second Presidential debate last night, when the elections reaffirmed that our country only sees value in us as superhuman thwarters of terrorism; as Muslims who report stuff, because obviously we have exclusive access to magical information that could be of use to the global War on…

Last night we watched the second of three presidential debates leading up to the November 8 elections. The debate took place at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. The “Town Hall” style debate welcomed a slew of undecided voters  (yeah, what?) from the St. Louis area to join the candidates on stage, and ask questions. Some…

Written by Saeed Khan   As the prospect of a President Donald Trump on Nov. 9 is a dangerous possibility, American Muslims find themselves an unlikely political issue in the lead up to the elections. The demonization of Muslims by the candidate of a major political party has created a ripple effect throughout the nation, with supporters…

As the most important election of our lifetime comes closer, we all have a common end goal: Don’t let Donald Trump win. Many Muslim leaders have acknowledged that Islamophobia has spiked, and numerous hate crimes towards Muslim Americans have shaken the community. In the aftermath of New York hate crimes, Ali Najmi, a lawyer in…

Since 2015, Canary Mission has launched a campaign to blacklist students and faculty engaged in work to highlight and put an end to human rights abuses carried out during the 60+ year illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine. Or, as they put it, “The Canary Mission database was created to document the people and groups that are…

Written by Gabriella Nolan Scrolling through Korryn Gaines’ Instagram, @shesyourmajesty, your fingers pass pictures that mirror your own page: Videos of friends laughing in the kitchen; a family barbecue; selfies of an on-point outfit; cooking masterpieces; and, inspirational memes displaying quotes of love, equality, and happiness. That is, until you get to May 23. On this…

The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), a long-awaited branch of the Smithsonian Institution, finally opened to the public over the past weekend in Washington, D.C. The museum’s presence marks the government’s institutionalization of the history of the black diaspora living in the United States, and was inaugurated by our country’s first black…

In light of the recent surge in the number of hate crimes against Muslim-Americans, it is absolutely crucial that we take steps — both inside and outside the Muslim community — to educate others about Islam and what it’s like to be Muslim-American. In an effort to achieve this, the New York City Mayor Bill…

At 5:30 AM on Thursday, September 22, 2016, a man was inside his car when neighbors heard “There you go, Muslim,” before an explosive device was thrown into the victim’s car. The victim is badly burned on his face, arms, hands and legs, but was taken to nearby Temple Hospital and is in stable condition….

A box of maamoul, a Middle Eastern cookie usually filled with dates, caused panic in Pennsylvania because of the Arabic language written on the box. In fact, a daycare nearby was evacuated and a bomb squad was called in, because, you know – foreign looking cookies are scary. A nearby gas station was evacuated, as…

As the old saying goes, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree…” Thanks for confirming the truth to that notion, Donald Trump Jr.! If you haven’t see all the talk about Skittles recently, you may have been off the grid. It appears that Junior took to twitter to voice his opinion on the “Syrian…