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The sign marking the site where Emmett Till’s body was found in Tallahatchie County is now pierced by more than 40 bullet holes. 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered in 1955 after allegedly whistling at a White woman. His body was thrown in the Tallahatchie River. The two White men responsible for his death…

While Donald Trump may not be killing babies, there are some disturbing similarities between him and Fir’aun (the pharaoh during the life of Prophet Moses (AS)). 1. Born into wealth Fir’aun was extremely wealthy, and was likely born into this wealth, as most Egyptian Pharaohs were (they were considered divine, so their descendants naturally gained…

It started, like most viral Twitter hashtags, with a single tweet. Antonio French’s tweet during the presidential debate, which poked fun at Donald Trump’s lack of knowledge on foreign policy, quickly gained itself a large audience as people contributed their hilariously creative thoughts. And the hashtag #TrumpBookReport was born. Here are a few of the…

Have you ever heard that saying “When you hurt, I hurt?” Well that’s exactly how the leader of Dubai felt when he loaded up his private plane with relief aid to head to Haiti and help those who were affected by Hurricane Mathew. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is making it a priority to…

Yes, I completely believe that he is the antithesis of human decency and American Democracy. He has, time and again, tainted the image of women and Muslims and Latinos and a plethora of other minority groups — and he has no problem doing so. Yet, I still pray for Mr. Trump every night, and will probably…

Swing states have been in the spotlight of this election season for these past few news cycles. But, what many Muslims fail to realize is that our community has the power to dictate the outcome of these purple states. Only 62% of the Muslim population was certain that they were registered to vote this year, according to Washington…

It’s been said many times, and I’m here to say it again: Donald Trump’s Islamophobic rhetoric is causing an upsurge in hate crime against Muslim Americans, and if you don’t believe me, there’s statistics to prove it. A study published by Georgetown University shows that when Donald Trump called for a “ban on all Muslim…

One of Donald Trump’s honorary street signs in Chicago has been taken down; the removal of the sign comes after a group lawmakers called for the sign to be removed, a group that had the support of  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. While Emanuel said he doesn’t agree with the way the sign was removed, as it still…

Let’s have a quick history lesson and remember the north’s historical victory during the Civil War in America. The year 1860 was a time in America that we should not be trying to relive. Americans, at the time, were striving for a common goal — but going about it in different ways. We were too focused…

Three Kansas men were arrested Friday and charged with planning to use weapons of mass destruction to attack a mosque and an apartment complex which housed Muslim Somali immigrants in Garden City, Kan. According to a statement by the Department of Justice, the terror attack was planned for Nov. 9, a day after the U.S. presidential…

On Friday, President Barack Obama signed the first Sexual Assault Survivors Bill into a law. Just over a year ago @nguyen_amanda walked into my office, shared her story & we began writing a bill. Now it’s law: https://t.co/vlIzdBT3xs — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (@SenatorShaheen) October 7, 2016 The groundbreaking law, which began as a bill written…

Last week, Nicholas Tavella, a former Pennsylvania State University student, pleaded guilty to an ethnically-motivated attack on a fellow student in December 2015. Tavella was charged with felony ethnic intimidation and misdemeanor terroristic threats. Too often, Islamophobic rhetoric, as well as rhetoric that targets marginalized groups, dehumanizes individuals within these communities. Tavella was accused of…