An Oklahoma Representative made national news recently for making Muslim students fill out a problematic questionnaire in order to meet with him.
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Oklahoma City Museum of Art exhibit showcases The Saint John’s Bible and the beauty of illumination
The exhibit also includes illuminated texts from Judaism and Islam.
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Oklahoma City of Art planning short film festival, modernist art exhibit
The museum will also be debuting Sacred Words: The Saint John’s Bible and the Art of Illumination in October.
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Chicken-Fried News: Be wary of Rep. Bennett
In classic Oklahoma Islamophobia fashion, Rep. John Bennett, R-Sallisaw, took to Facebook last week to offer a word of warning to his fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. “The Quran clearly states that non-Muslims should be killed,” Bennett wrote. “Be wary of individuals who claim to be Muslim American, be especially wary if you’re […]
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Examining Islam
Can a case for democracy be made from a religious Muslim perspective? The question is particularly timely given the recent attacks on the Libyan embassy. Mustafa Akyol, a Turkish journalist and columnist, will address the question in a lecture Monday at Oklahoma City University. Akyol, the author of Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for […]