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Mosques in Western Washington bracing for Anti-Islam rally Saturday
The Facebook event page for the “Port Orchard Rally for Global Humanity.” Only eight people are slated to attend, but it’s put Bremerton’s small Muslim community on edge. Update: Read our follow up...
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A hate group called for protests at local mosques. Guess who showed up?
Zainab Haji (left) gives cookies to Kent Chadwick, who turned out in support of the Islamic Center of Kitsap County. Despite plans for an anti-Islam rally the Bremerton mosque, no protestors actually...
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Loaded label “terrorism” misleads readers, stokes prejudice
A stack of newspapers (Photo by Jon S. via Flickr) The labels “terror,” “terrorism,” “terrorist” remain the most meaningless and manipulated terms in political discourse today. Yet the terms are...
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Erdogan and AK Party win in Turkey election
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by his daughter Sumeyye Erdogan (2nd L), poses with his supporters as he leaves from Eyup Sultan mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, November 2, 2015. (Photo by...
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What the Paris attacks felt like for American Muslims
Breaking news of terror attacks like those in Paris carry an extra dimension of fear for Muslims. (Screenshot from ABC News) It was about 4:30 a.m. when I arrived at the airport. Still waking myself...
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Criticism for Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering U.S.
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop in Spencer, Iowa December 5, 2015. (Photo by Mark Kauzlarich for Reuters.) By Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson...
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Seattle council supports Muslims with official resolution
Seattle City Hall. (Photo by City of Seattle via Flickr.) Seattle officially supports its Muslims residents, after the council passed a resolution at its meeting on Monday. Council president Tim...
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“Reform” of Islam is not the only answer to extremism
A delegate in Mogadishu reads the Koran ahead of the start of a National Conference on Tackling Extremism in Somalia in 2013. (Photo by Stuart Price for AU-INST photo via AMISOM Flickr.) As the...
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8 surprising secrets about wearing hijab
Hijabis cross the street during Car Free Day in Bandung, Indonesia. (Photo from Flickr by Ikhlasul Amal) It’s World Hijab Day so it’s a great opportunity to take a lighthearted look at some daily...
View ArticleMan faces hate crime charge after confrontation at Seattle mosque
A 28-year-old man faces hate crime charges as well as charges of property damage and assault after waving a gun and confronting two men at a mosque Tuesday, according to the Seattle Police Department...
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“We live in a society that is always objectifying women. This is my way of taking the narrative back”: (Video by Sidney Sullivan) Miriam Zeghmi is a Communications and Early Childhood & Family...
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Yes, there is such a thing as a secular Muslim
(Illustration by Mohammed Kloub) I don’t really remember 9/11 happening — I was only 6 years old at the time. But I do remember the consequences for my Arab-Muslim immigrant family. Only a few months...
View Article#GreaterSeattle: Sikhs seek recognition and respect
Throughout her life, Aman Kaur Mann’s peers have mistaken her as Muslim. Despite Sikhism being the fifth largest religion in the world, many people still don’t realize that it’s a distinct religion –...
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Head of Boeing supplier connected anti-mosque campaign in Mukilteo
The Islamic Center of Mukilteo plans to build a mosque in the city. (Image from icomwa.com.) Peter Zieve, the owner and president of a north-end aerospace company, has been linked to an anti-mosque...
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France has “misunderstood” burkini, Australian designer says
Aheda Zanetti (L), designer of the Burkini swimsuit, adjusts one of the swimsuits on model Salwa Elrashid at her fashion store in Sydney, August 23, 2016. (Photo by Jason Reed for Reuters.) By Lin...
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Interfaith Christmas Eve dinner hints at a brighter 2017
Volunteers serve food at last year’s interfaith Christmas Eve Dinner. (Photo courtesy Muslim Community Resource Center) It’s hard to find the good this holiday season. From domestic political strife to...
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1,000 Somali Shillings: How mosques hold Somalia together
A small mosque in Awdal, the northwestern corner of Somaliland. (Photo by Hana Omar) Back when I lived in Seattle, I really only had a working understanding of what it meant to be Muslim. I’ve prayed...
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How to be a Muslim ally in the Trump era
Seattle Quaker community members and peace activists visited the Islamic Center of Federal Way last Ramadan in a show of solidarity and support. Here Megan Fair of CAIR-WA, left, stands with Shabbir...
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The doors are wide open at Northgate’s Idris Mosque
Aaron Cayko has attended the Idris mosque for five years. (Photo by Julia-Grace Sanders) A few days ago, I attended my first Islamic prayer service. As someone who grew up Christian, the Idris Mosque...
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Muslim women have plenty to say, no permission required
Nimo Abdi, 22, says ‘hijabis’ are a feminist movement and that it’s important to be a positive force in the community. (Photo by Aliah Elaoud) Nimo Abdi, a 22-year-old Kent resident, says she struggles...
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