Islamic surgery center proposal denied by Illinois panel
Claire Bushey at Crain’s Chicago Business reports that the Illinois Health Facilities and Service Review Board unanimously rejected a proposal last Tuesday made by Chicago-area doctor Naser Rustom “to...
View ArticleMuslim inmates in Florida seek halal meals
According to an Associated Press article published for The San Francisco Chronicle, Muslim inmates in Florida have “ask[ed] to join a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Jewish prisoners demanding that...
View ArticleEvent: Sharia and Halakha in America
In April 2013, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law hosted a conference, Sharia and Halakha in America. The keynote lecture was delivered by islawmix expert Mohammad Fadel. This conference sought to discuss...
View ArticleAirport’s garage now Muslim house of worship
According to The San Francisco Chronicle, Muslim cab drivers “now have their very own place at San Francisco International Airport to wash their hands and feet before they pray,” after Royal Cab driver...
View ArticleWomen’s group adopting pro-Israel agenda has history of Anti-Islam activism
In response to a recent Washington Post piece “hailing the arrival of a strong new player in the pro-Israel community, Concerned Women of American [CWFA],” Matt Duss at ThinkProgress.org writes that...
View ArticleJudgment reached in religious accommodation case
Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska entered judgment in the court case EEOC v. JBS USA last week, finding that requests on behalf of Muslim employees...
View ArticleReligion in the workplace: discrimination lawsuits on the rise
Lauren Weber and Melanie Trottman at the Wall Street Journal write that there’s been a “rising tide” in religious-discrimination complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
View ArticleMurfreesboro mosque appeal denied, opponents threaten to go to U.S. Supreme...
Marie Kemph at the Murfreesboro Post reports that in a decision that will mark the end of more than three years of legal battles, “[t]he Tennessee Supreme Court has denied an appeal by opponents of the...
View ArticleFox News’ latest attempt to drum-up anti-Muslim fears
Michelle Leung at Media Matters reports that Fox News has found more evidence of an impending Muslim takeover of the country, highlighting a recent report by the network that a YMCA facility in St....
View ArticleMuslim-bashers’ latest target: Texas Wesleyan
Bud Kennedy at the Star-Telegram reports that Texas Wesleyan University has come under fire in recent weeks for its institution of a prayer room for Saudi students. “A little meeting room in the...
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