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Hillary Clinton evoked a defense of Muslims at least six different times in less than 30 minutes in Thursday's "Alt Right" speech, as she accused Donald Trump of bringing hate groups to the "mainstream."
Curious George participates in Islamic holidays in latest book
The latest installment in the Curious George children's book series features the main character meeting a family of Muslims and celebrating the Islamic holy month of fasting known as Ramadan. The young monkey will visit a mosque, participate in the "iftar" meal when Muslims break their fast each day, and learn about the Islamic Eid holiday.
RAHAT HUSAIN: Muslims donate 30,000 bottles of water to Flint, Michigan, during water crisis
A Muslim organization called "Who is Hussain?" donated 30,000 bottles of water to the Red Cross in Flint, Michigan on Sunday to help alleviate the water contamination crisis that has gripped the city for months. The donation drive came on the heels of President Obama's declaration of the situation as a federal state of emergency.
RAHAT HUSAIN: Shiites go high tech in Karbala, Iraq
Karbala, one of the holiest cities to Shia Muslims, has started a technology race in the Middle East, with the use of high powered cinematography drones over its holy shrines. In footage recently released to the public on youtube by Digital Lion Studios, aerial video of the famous shrine of Imam Husain is seen for the first time in 4K resolution.
RAHAT HUSAIN: Militant Hindu groups plan ‘conversions’ of Christians, Muslims on Christmas
Extremist Hindu groups in India plan to convert over 4000 Christian and 1000 Muslim families to Hinduism on Christmas day this year. Past "conversion events" have been linked to acts of violence or deceptive practices to achieve the apparent "conversions."
RAHAT HUSAIN: Saudi Arabia’s confused stance on Shiites results in both praise and executions
The alternative praise of one Shiite leader, but death penalty for another has many analysts scratching their heads on Saudi's true stance on Shia Muslims.
HUSAIN: American Muslims predict sectarian violence at Hajj
A growing chorus of American Muslim voices are predicting a major incident of sectarian violence during the Islamic Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year. The prediction is based upon the increased strife in the Middle East.
HUSAIN: ISIS attempts to establish foothold in U.S.
Attempting to gain more followers, the group has released propaganda posters on the Internet, in English and styled after such popular video games as "Call of Duty."
HUSAIN: Muslim Americans urge Kerry for protection during Hajj
In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, more than two dozen groups cite the 2013 attacks and threats on Americans in Saudi Arabia, and the non-response from U.S. embassy.
HUSAIN: American Muslims march on Saudi Embassy to protest extremism
Blaming the Saudi government for exporting extremism around the Muslim world, a cluster of American Muslim groups joined a protest at the Saudi Embassy this week. Organized by the Chicago based Al Baqee Organization, the rally was held in remembrance of a multitude of Islamic heritage sites that were destroyed by the Saudi Royal family upon assuming power nine decades ago.
HUSAIN: World’s grand ayatollahs rally behind Sistani
For any grand ayatollah to comment on the activities of another is rare, and for six of them to publicly support the specific activities of any one grand ayatollah is history in the making.
HUSAIN: Counting violent Muslim deaths by country in 2014
More than 37,000 Muslims have been killed in protracted violence in 2014 alone, despite the fact that five months remain in the calendar year. The count takes only a few countries into consideration, including Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, and Burma, but the results are chilling nonetheless.
HUSAIN: The fake caliph of ‘The Islamic State’
Last week, Baghdadi delivered a sermon where he proclaimed himself to be a humble servant of the people. The speech was broadcast online, and was immediately met with backlash on Twitter, where several users noticed that the "humble caliph" was wearing an $8,000 Rolex watch.
HUSAIN: Grand Ayatollah Sistani releases rare statement on Iraq crisis
On Friday, Grand Ayatollah Sistani's representative issued a scathing four part statement, criticizing the Iraqi government's failure to appoint a prime minister and form a new government.
HUSAIN: Facebook refuses to take down ISIS terror group fan page
Facebook's Community Standards are allowing a fan page that disparages Shiites and supports Iraqi terrorists to remain on the social network's website.
HUSAIN: United States, Iran and Iraq may team up to strike critical blow to ISIS
Political opponents within the United States, and around the world, seem to be reaching a consensus about the need to work to take down the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Leaders from both the Republican and Democratic parties have publicly opened up to the idea of coordinating a response with Iran to the terrorist organization.
HUSAIN: Saudi courts give death sentences to Shiite clerics’ relatives
In the past two weeks, courts in Saudi Arabia have sentenced to death the relatives of prominent Shiite scholars known for speaking out against the Salafi-dominated government.
HUSAIN: Muslim scholars issue fatwa condemning honor killings
In response to an epidemic of honor killings, Muslim scholars from around the world have issued a series of fatwas denouncing the practice as antithetical to Islam, and directly forbidden.
HUSAIN: Glenn Beck defamation suit latest to involve a member of the Muslim community
Former Fox News media personality Glenn Beck has been sued for defamation by a Saudi victim of the Boston Marathon bombings. Muslims have often falsely been accused of terrorism, and after clearing their names, have sued the individuals responsible for unwarranted accusations.
HUSAIN: American Airlines Twitter incident sheds light on anti-Muslim attitudes
Many Muslims view the "Muslim airplane tweet” episode as one of the most well-publicized, but least discussed, instances of Islamophobia in recent history.
