Muslims Reel Over a Prayer App That Sold User Data: ‘a Betrayal From Within Our Own Community’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy group, sent letters to three U.S. House committee chairs asking them to … Read More
Discrimination From Some California College Professors? Fresno State Student Speaks Out
After a large spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes leading up to the 2016 election, many Muslim college students in the central San Joaquin Valley still … Read More
Trump Travel Ban: ‘I Might Finally See My Sons Again’
One of President Donald Trump’s earliest and most controversial moves was a travel ban on people from certain nations he said were deemed a security … Read More
Muslim Candidates See Election Successes
In a historic set of victories, six Muslim candidates have won their Bay Area elections, including the first Muslim member of the Sunnyvale City Council. … Read More
US elections 2020: Whatever the final outcome, white supremacy has won
For many people of colour and Muslims looking in, the fact that the race ended up becoming such a closely fought one should settle any … Read More
San Jose community leaders challenge Trump with call to count votes — peacefully
Sameena Usman, government relations coordinator for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said those present want to keep their communities safe and “stand up for democracy … Read More
Santa Clara County DA Dismisses Cases Involving Officers Who Posted Racist Facebook Messages
“I wear a head scarf,” said Zahra Billoo of the Council on American Islamic Relations. “I think twice about calling the police. In fact, I … Read More
Rally in San Jose Draws Attention to Effort to Restore Affirmative Action
Zahra Billoo, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area Office, said the proposition would correct some wrongs of the past. … Read More
Criticism Mounts on Mayoral Candidate After Refusal to Participate in Muslim Group Forum
A statement Monday from the Council on American-Islamic Relations San Francisco Bay Area Office condemned Sanat Sethy for what its leaders said was Sethy’s “Islamophobia … Read More
All Immigrants Must Be Counted in 2020 Census
Immigrant communities have historically been undercounted in the United States census. It is crucial for them to be included in order to get a full and complete … Read More