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#MGTop8: Elaine Welteroth, a Force of Millennial Wokeness

Elaine Welteroth gets our Sisters’ Keeper superlative in our first-ever #MGTop8. The #MGTop8 highlights fearless changemakers that are making an impact on elevating Muslim women’s voices. To view the rest of our #MGTop8, click here. “It’s the only place where I can get news about ‘Riverdale’ and DACA”, a young activist told LA Times at the Teen…

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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 19: People take part in a rally dubbed I Am A Muslim Too in a show of solidarity with American Muslims at Times Square on February 19, 2017 in New York City. A new version of a Trump administration refugee and visa ban affecting immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations reportedly would not stop green card holders or travelers already on flights from entering the United States, though some critics complain the move still would not pass Constituitional muster. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

DHS Withholds Report Finding Trump’s Muslim Ban a Cause For Confusion

(Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images) Yesterday we heard that the Supreme Court reinstated the Muslim Ban and lifted the injunctions granted by the Fourth and Ninth Circuits. This decision will inevitably give permission to the president and all those likeminded to heighten the negative rhetoric used to legitimize the fear and hate that has…

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Mosques Must Join the New Sanctuary Movement

Immigrant and refugee families are provided long-standing federal and state civil-rights statutes that ensure the protection of every individual regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation and disability. In a time where almost every executive order has worked against the immigrant community, we have seen a rise in events that create hostile environments…

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Meet the Man Behind the Iconic Patriotic Muslim Woman Photo

Millions of people rallied for the Women’s March in D.C. yesterday — and in other cities across the globe on the basis that one’s liberation is bound in each other — to ensure that all women are treated fairly and equally. Photographer Ridwan Adhami, a Muslim, has been making a statement in the art and photography…

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This US Senator Was Grilled About Racism & Sexism Charges

The Senate Judiciary Committee has been reviewing Jeff Sessions’ history at the Confirmation Hearing since this past Tuesday. With the majority of conversation surrounding an attack on African Americans, civil rights, and “Law and Order,” you would be confused between what decade you were in. You’ve probably already heard a multitude of things about Sessions…

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2016 Still Made Muslim Women Stronger

Written by Iman Abid.   With 2016 winding down to its final days, we have seen a wide variety of stories unfold. On one day, President Obama dismantles NSEERs — and on another day, we are hearing a Muslim Registry will be created as soon as President-elect Trump takes office next year. Then, just when we…