May 3, 2016 Iraqi prime minister says counteroffensive will focus next on Anbar province and town of Beiji Iraqi forces supported by U.S. airpower will follow their victory in Tikrit with campaigns aimed at defeating the Islamic State group in the oil town of Beiji and the western province of Anbar, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Wednesday.
May 3, 2016 'Daily Show' correspondent Aasif Mandvi turns to online satire to target anti-Muslim prejudice "The Daily Show" correspondent Aasif Mandvi's sitcom parody targeting anti-Muslim bias will debut online April 9.
May 3, 2016 NY man accused of building X-ray weapon to target Muslims says authorities concocted plot An upstate New York man accused of helping build an X-ray device he thought would be used to kill people at a mosque and an Islamic center has asked the judge to dismiss charges, saying the entire scheme was concocted by undercover investigators.
May 3, 2016 Islam to grow fastest among major faiths worldwide in the next 4 decades, report predicts Over the next four decades, Islam is expected to grow faster than any other major religion worldwide, with the Muslim population nearly matching Christians in both number and share of the global population, according to projections released Thursday.
May 3, 2016 At houses of worship, cost are up but are donations down as New England endures tough winter Religious leaders in snowbound New England are beginning to ask themselves how on Earth their houses of worship will make ends meet after all these acts of God.
May 3, 2016 Muslim Day participants at Oklahoma Capitol met by anti-Islamic protesters A group of supporters formed a makeshift greeting line to escort Muslims into the Oklahoma state Capitol for Friday's first-ever Muslim Day as a smaller group of protesters heckled participants as they arrived.
May 3, 2016 Feds: 3 accused in plot to join Islamic State group were vocal about their beliefs, commitment Authorities say two men who were part of a plan to support the Islamic State group were vocal about their commitment and desire to be part of the extremist organization.
May 3, 2016 Muslim group says Tennessee GOP lawmaker's Facebook post with 'NAAWP' reference was racist The nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization is urging Tennessee Republican leaders to repudiate what they consider a racist Facebook post by a GOP state lawmaker.
May 3, 2016 Supreme Court weighs hijab wearer's religious discrimination claim against Abercrombie & Fitch The Supreme Court is considering the employment discrimination claim of a Muslim woman who was turned down for a job by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch after she showed up at her job interview wearing a black headscarf that conflicted with the company's dress code.
May 3, 2016 Group wants apology from North Dakota House Republicans for canceling prayer from Muslim The largest Muslim civil liberties group in the U.S. wants North Dakota House Republicans to apologize for canceling a Muslim's opening floor session prayer on Ash Wednesday and having a Christian deliver the invocation instead.