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LONG BEACH, Calif. – With high aspirations and a vision for success, the Muslim Public Affairs Council’s (MPAC) seventh annual convention tackled tough challenges facing American Muslims.
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LOS ANGELES – For the 1428th straight lunar year, Muslims made the yearly pilgrimage to Makkah — the Hajj, which is compulsory on all physically, mentally and financially able Muslims – from Dec. 17-21.
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LOS ANGELES— A Muslim woman arrested for riding a commuter train without a valid ticket has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States, claiming her religious freedom was violated when she was forced to remove her headscarf when she was taken to jail. |
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IRVINE, Calif. – The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a report early December exonerating UC Irvine and a campus Muslim student group of anti-Semitism charges. The investigation was launched in 2004 following complaints from the Zionist Organization of America and other pro-Israel right wing groups who repeatedly accused UCI officials of failing to respond to reports of anti-Semitic remarks on campus. |
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – If I asked you to share a cabin with a handful of random youth from across California, you might justly be worried that you may awake to find your hair shaven off, your backpack turned inside out or your clothes missing after a shower. |
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LOS ANGELES – Technology has come a long way since the Wright brothers made their first 12-second flight more than a century ago in a small plane. Today, as many in the American Muslim community who fly long hours to see family in other continents can attest, comfort is key. |
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – California’s largest American Muslim newspaper, Southern California InFocus, is set to become the nation’s largest Muslim newspaper with the launch of its national edition early this year. In addition to its local southern California edition, InFocus will begin publishing InFocus National, which will pilot in cities around the nation as the first step toward taking InFocus nationwide. |
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