May 3, 2016 Sikh worker wins right to wear turban and uncut beard in front of guests at Walt Disney World A Sikh American deliveryman who claimed his routes at Walt Disney World were restricted so visitors wouldn't see his turban and unshaved beard has won the right to have the same routes as other delivery workers.
May 3, 2016 Tennessee man indicted on charge of soliciting another person to attack New York mosque Federal prosecutors say a Tennessee man has been indicted on a charge of soliciting another person to burn down a mosque in a small Muslim enclave in New York.
May 3, 2016 Farrakhan planning Millions for Justice rally, to mark 20th anniversary of 1995 march Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is planning to hold a Millions for Justice march in the nation's capital this fall, 20 years after the Million Man March.
May 3, 2016 Ramadan: Fasting during the day, and keeping an eye out for fake halal meat at night For millions of Muslims, the holy month of Ramadan marks a time for ritual fasting and, often, a large meal with friends and family after sundown.
May 3, 2016 US orders up to 450 more troops to Iraq to bolster military planning, aid Sunni integration Amid persistent setbacks in the fight against the Islamic State, President Barack Obama turned his military's focus to the Sunni-Shiite divide, ordering hundreds of troops to Iraq to better integrate Iraqi forces and lay the groundwork to retake Ramadi and other key cities.
May 3, 2016 NYPD working to recruit more Muslims; expanding cadet program for college students The New York Police Department is working to recruit more Muslims, and is asking for help within the community to better refine outreach aimed at stifling the lure of overseas terror groups, officials said Monday.
May 3, 2016 Prominent US mosque acrimoniously parts ways with its top Islamic scholar One of the nation's largest mosques has officially parted ways with a top Islamic leader after months of acrimony.
May 3, 2016 Muslim university chaplain says she faced derogatory treatment on United Airlines flight A Muslim chaplain at Northwestern University said Wednesday that she wants United Airlines to make a public statement acknowledging she faced discriminatory treatment on a flight after asking for an unopened can of Diet Coke.
May 3, 2016 Protesters gather outside Phoenix mosque for Islam protests as police keep 2 sides apart About 500 protesters gathered outside a Phoenix mosque as police kept two groups sparring about Islam far apart.
May 3, 2016 Defense Secretary Ash Carter says Iraq's 'will to fight' at issue after Ramadi defeat The Islamic State group's takeover of Ramadi is evidence that Iraqi forces do not have the "will to fight," Defense Secretary Ash Carter said, in the harshest assessment yet from a high-ranking Obama administration official of Iraqi fighters and the loss of the provincial capital Iraqi forces outnumbered their opposition in the capital of Anbar province, but failed to fight and pulled back from the city in central Iraq, Carter said on CNN's "State of the Union" which aired Sunday.