Linda Sarsour, a lead organizer of the Women’s March on Washington and one of the most high-profile Muslim activists in the country, gave an impassioned speech last weekend that at first gained little attention. Speaking to a predominately Muslim crowd at the annual Islamic Society of North America convention in suburban Chicago, Sarsour urged her fellow Muslims…
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CBS SF) — Lawyers from four civil rights groups are on hand at San Francisco International Airport Thursday to help people with questions or problems concerning the partial implementation of President Donald Trump’s travel ban. “It’s a very confusing situation,” said Zahra Billoo, a lawyer who is executive director of the…
Santa Clara County poised to fight Muslim registry, internment Advocates say the Supreme Court’s decision underscores the importance of taking action locally Protesters hold up signs in front of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, California on February 7, 2017. A federal appeals court heard arguments on…
Bay Area Muslims push for peace, understanding as Ramadan ends SARATOGA, Calif. (KGO) — Hate crimes and bias incidents against the Muslim community are on the rise as Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, comes to a close. ABC7 News spoke to Bay Area Muslims about the pain and their push for peace and understanding. A…
Interfaith groups to counter anti-Shariah rally in South Bay Sabiha Basrai, right attends a protest against President Trump’s new travel ban in front of the Federal Building in San Francisco, CA, on Thursday March 16, 2017. After years of being on the defensive and months of listening to President Trump’s plans for a travel…
Since 2014, Rania Awaad, a psychiatrist based at the Stanford School of Medicine, has created and grown the Muslims and Mental Health Lab. The multidimensional research lab is dedicated to facilitating the study of mental health within Muslim communities and is the first and only of its kind in the nation. The lab and its…
