By Fatimah SMadinah Wilson Anton made history as the first Muslim woman to be elected in the Delaware House of Representatives. The 27-year-old from Newark ran a progressive campaign based on equitable education funding and economic equity. You can find out more about Ms. Wilson-Anton’s campaign on her website: http://madinahfordelaware.com/ MuslimGirl recently interviewed Ms. Wilson-Anton so she…
By Fatimah SJudge Lucy Koh of U.S. District Court for Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from moving the Census deadline up by a month, maintaining the deadline on October 31st. Earlier, the Census Bureau had released a memorandum calling for the deadline to be changed to September 31st, citing…
By Fatimah SThe events that led up to Karbala were crucial in determining the reason the Imam Hussain had to go to fight. Yazid had taken control and was demanding bayat (an oath of allegiance) from the imam. Imam Hussain refused to give bayat to Yazid, but after immense pressure from Yazid, the imam knew that he…
