Ramadan is considered the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, a month of high spirituality in which Muslim people fast and focus on reflection and growth. But following several hate crimes in Oklahoma City and violence in mosques and other places of worship around the world, some feel a bigger sense of uneasiness than they […]
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Commentary: Prayer vigilant
The inauguration of Oklahoma’s new governor, Kevin Stitt, was a series of celebratory events around the state. It ended with a prayer service the day after the inauguration that was timed as a way to symbolize how Stitt will put God first in his new administration. As a preacher, I applaud the effort of the […]
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A new campaign confronts Islamophobia by introducing Oklahoma Muslims to their neighbors
The campaign includes posters, videos, blog posts and events.
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Letters to the Editor: June 14, 2017
Our legislators that we vote in every election are going to keep making the same repetitive mistakes year after year.
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Serving peace: Raindrop Foundation hosts Ramadan dinner to promote understanding and harmony
“Most people may not know that, besides fasting, Ramadan is a month of sharing and generosity. It is our obligation,” Akkus said.
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Letters to the Editor: April 5, 2017
Poll results released Feb. 7 indicate that voters oppose suspending immigration from “terror-prone” regions by a margin of 50 to 44 percent.
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CAIR-OK focuses on building bridges at the state Capitol
The third annual Muslim Day at the Capitol gave participants a chance to speak to their lawmakers about concerns in person.
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Many of the speeches given at the Women’s March on Washington, D.C., were vulgar, “nasty” and, many times, screeching.
Many of the speeches given at the Women’s March on Washington, D.C., were vulgar, “nasty” and, many times, screeching.
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Local groups react to recent executive orders
Groups continue to promote diversity, unity and progress in the face of the recent political and community climate.
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Commentary: Unapologetically American Muslim
The challenge we now face as a country is that we have a president who is making every attempt to turn the strength of our diversity into our weakness.