Around 350 students protested outside Fairfax High School in Fairfax County, VA last Thursday in support of Ekran Mohamed, the Muslim student who had her hijab pulled off by a student called James Nygaard, so as to bring justice to her and hold the school accountable. Mohamed reported that Nygaard threw her across the room,…
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No Surprise: ‘The Squad’ Literally Terrifies Trump
To say that the past few weeks on Capitol Hill have been anything but insane would be an understatement. The madness all began on Friday, when a war broke out between Nancy Pelosi and ‘The Squad’ (Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib, Pressley, and friends). The battle, of course, brought about conversations around race and racial discrimination, with…
Racist Man Sentenced For Attack on Pregnant Muslim in the UK
After being labeled “a racist and a thug” by Judge Francis Sheridan, David Gallacher was sentenced to 47 months in prison for attacking a Muslim woman and her husband outside of a store in England. Samsam Haji-Ali subsequently lost her twins just days after the Aug. 6 attack. Her husband, Abdullah Sulaiman, required stitches after…
A Letter to Bobby Jindal: Even the Most Insensitive Words Can’t Whiten Your Skin
Dear Mr. Piyush “Bobby” Jindal, You baffle me. I can’t tell if you’re truly unaware that you’re Indian or if you’re hoping that all the old white men around you will forget. Do you honestly believe that if you take on their names, champion their bigoted views, and loudly proclaim their religion, that they will…