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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has just announced that it will judge on the legality of Trump’s travel ban, listening to oral arguments in October. For now, this means that one of the most controversial mainstays of Trump’s campaign remains in effect. The watered-down version is expected to take effect in 72 hours and was announced as Muslims…

This week has witnessed the loss of too many lives, and far too much racialized violence — between the acquittal of Philando Castille’s murderer, the murder of Nabra Hassenen and Charleena Lyles, the attack at Finsbury mosque, the fire and loss of life at Grenfell Tower, or  the Daesh destruction of the Great Masjid al-Nuri….

Earlier this week, 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen was abducted and murdered in Fairfax County, V.A., after leaving a mosque, a tragedy that triggered gatherings of large groups of individuals all around the country to honor the young teenager through organized vigils, prayers and memorials. At 8:30 A.M. on Wednesday, June 21, officials responded to a fire call…

Written by Maryam Khan. Follow her on Twitter at @MazHalima. Sometimes it’s just the little things, you know? I was in the car with my dad recently, and for once I decided to wear a shalwar kameez — it was mustard yellow and red – one of those outfits that just makes you feel happy everytime you…

Police found the remains of 17-year-old Nabra in a pond in Sterling, VA, after she was reported missing on the night of June 17, according to NBC Washington. Friends of the victim confirmed she was walking with a group of girls after leaving the ADAMS Center, a mosque in Sterling, after late night Ramadan prayers when she…

Yet another hate crime has been carried out against Muslim women by a white male —this time in Columbus, Ohio. The suspect, who is still unnamed, severely beat Somali-American Rahma Warsame after she came to the defense of another Muslim woman. Warsame, who is a single mother, sustained horrific injuries after she was beaten unconscious by…

In Kent, Washington, a Black Muslim woman was harassed by a teller and was kicked out of a Sound Credit Union Bank for wearing a hijab. Watch here. Last Friday, Jamela Mohamed went to make a car payment, and had been wearing a sweater with the hoodie up because it was Jummah. The sign on the…

Dear Masjid Sunday School, It’s been three years since I graduated from you. When I look back at that time I fondly remember meeting other Muslims my age and getting to learn new things about my faith. But I’m writing this letter to you today because of all the things I didn’t learn. And for…

Trump reversed the separation of Church and State on Thursday, after signing an executive order known as executive order is known as the “Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty,” which dismantles the Johnson Amendment. The Johnson Amendment states that tax-exempt organizations “are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf…

If Peter Selis, the white terrorist who opened fire on people of color at a party in San Diego on Sunday, was brown, had a long beard, and his name was Abdul something, Western media like the New York Times would have raved endlessly about his radical religious affiliations and racial background. The word terrorist…

I’m not sure why but I always seem to find myself in difficult positions on social media. It must be the downside of being a bit wishy washy and not holding solidified views in a world of labels and boxes. The latest drama has been the re-surfacing of a 2010 blog post by Yasmin Mogahed,…

I read a blog post by Kiah G. on the “absence of Blackness in Baltimore (Black Mecca)” at this year’s (or any year, frankly) ICNA conference. Kiah hit the nail right on the head addressing the larger problem in the Muslim Community of denying the presence, contribution and importance of Black Muslims. Kiah G. opened with,…

Cleveland police are searching for a man who killed an elderly man on Facebook live. The suspect, Steve Stephens, is dangerous and armed, and a search is underway to find him. Stephens claimed he killed 14 more, although only one has been verified. The victim is 74-year-old Robert Godwin. The video showed Stephens driving up…

The United States has just dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb on Afghanistan. Reports say that the bomb was targeting an ISIS cave complex in eastern Afghanistan in the Nangarhar province at 7:32 P.M. local time, according to CNN. It weighs 22,000 pounds and is nicknamed the “mother of all bombs,” a bomb so large that…

The body of the first Muslim female judge, Sheila Abdus-Salaam, was found in the Hudson River near 132nd St in Harlem on Wednesday afternoon. The 65-year-old judge, who served as an associate judge of the Court of Appeals, was reported missing earlier in the day before her body was discovered. Her husband later identified her…