Tag: council on american-islamic relations

Learn about the controversy surrounding Jerrod Sessler's comments about Muslims in Congress. Discover the reactions and implications of his statements.

Explore the results of the 2024 Washington Muslim Survey. Find out about the discrimination faced by the Muslim community in Washington.

Read the region's latest religion news: Cd'A's new 'Hate Crimes' ordinance, CAIR-WA's demand for justice for murdered Afghan teen and more.

While the First Amendment does give us freedom of speech, the U.S. Supreme Court has placed some limits. Notable, the ruling you cannot yell “fire” in a crowded theatre to create a panic or harm people, which has been partially overturned since.

The obscuring of Sinead O’Connor’s Muslim faith by the mainstream media suggests that the Islamic faith is still seen as somehow incompatible with show business. Few Muslim female singers reach global fame on this scale, so it is disappointing that so few in the media saw O’Connor’s brilliant life as a chance to challenge Islamophobia.