September 13, 2016 Fire at mosque attended by nightclub shooter investigated Authorities in Florida are investigating a fire at a mosque that was attended by the gunman in the deadly Orlando nightclub shooting.
September 12, 2016 Pentagon confirms Islamic State leader's death The Pentagon is confirming that a key Islamic State mastermind was killed in an airstrike in Syria late last month.
September 11, 2016 Olympic fencer who wore hijab returns home to fanfare Hundreds of people have turned out to welcome home an Olympic medalist who was the first U.S. athlete to compete while wearing a hijab.
September 8, 2016 Man charged with threatening Minneapolis mosque Federal prosecutors have charged a 57-year-old man with threatening a Minneapolis mosque.
August 31, 2016 Georgia county will end ban, mosque project can go forward Officials in a Georgia county say they will lift a ban on building permits for religious institutions that had been sparked by local opposition to a mosque and Muslim cemetery.
August 30, 2016 ACLU: Christian woman forced to remove headscarf for license The American Civil Liberties Union is suing county officials in Alabama who told a Christian woman to remove her headscarf for her driver's license photo.
August 30, 2016 Judge tosses Kansas Muslim inmate's religious-rights lawsuit A federal judge in Kansas has thrown out a Muslim inmate's lawsuit that accused a county jail and its administrators of violating the convicted killer's religious rights.
August 26, 2016 France comes to its senses: Burkini ruling restores personal liberty Reversing the ban on the wearing of burkinis, full-body wet suits worn by Muslim women, France’s highest court Friday favored personal liberty and restored the right for women to make their own clothing choices.
August 26, 2016 US, Turkey at an impasse over extraditing Muslim cleric Turkey says the United States is legally bound by a treaty to immediately hand over Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based Muslim cleric it accuses of plotting to overthrow Turkey's government.
August 25, 2016 Chicago-area imam pleads guilty to sex abuse charges A prominent Islamic scholar and longtime head of a suburban Chicago school accused of molesting an underage girl and a 23-year-old female school employee has pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse.