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Hijab Brand Empowers Muslim Women in Style

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On January 3, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) became the first member of the U.S. Congress to be sworn in wearing a hijab. It was such an unprecedented moment that the House had to reverse an 181-year ban on headwear of any type being worn on...
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How stand-up helped a Muslim comedian find her voice

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Shelina Merani grew up in a strict immigrant household and says she never really felt like she had a voice. She became a bit of a rebel because of it. Fast forward to 2013 and she decided to speak her truth on stage and make people laugh...
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LGBT, Muslim and Women Candidates Make History in the 2018 Midterms

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The 2018 Midterms may well go down in U.S. history as an election of firsts, with historic wins for Muslims, women, and LGBTQ candidates.
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Canadian Muslims cancel hajj plans due to Canada-Saudi tensions

9th - Higher Ed
Canadian Muslims have been cancelling their plans to undertake the hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, due to current Canada-Saudi Arabia tensions.
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Belgium: municipalities divided over the burkini in public swimming pools

9th - Higher Ed
Bikini or a Burkini? With holidays approaching the debate divides opinions. A Ghent tribunal in Belgium took a position ruling that in public swimming pools of the city and in Merelbeke, women should be allowed to wear the full body...
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Supreme Court Upholds Trump's Travel Ban on Muslim Countries

9th - Higher Ed
The country's highest court on Tuesday ruled in favor of the travel ban the Trump administration attempted to implement last year. The court rejected the argument that the policy exceeded the president's authority and that it...
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SCOTUS Upholds Trump's Travel Ban on Muslim Countries

9th - Higher Ed
The country's highest court on Tuesday ruled in favor of the Trump administration's travel ban that it attempted to implement last year. The court rejected the argument that the policy exceeded the president's authority and that it...
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Dutch Senate approves partial ban of face veils

9th - Higher Ed
Dutch parliament has approved a partial ban on wearing face veils in some public buildings. The government says it's essential for security but opponents say they're pandering to anti-Muslim sentiment. In 2016, the Lower House approved...
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Violence in the Gaza Strip - European lawmakers weigh in

9th - Higher Ed
In this edition of The Brief from Brussels we bring you a report on the debate in the European Parliament about the current situation in the Gaza strip and a report on the 2014 Brussels Jewish Museum attack suspect, who will have to...
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Thousands of Rohingya Muslims arrive in Bangladesh

9th - Higher Ed
Refugees trying to escape persecution in neighbouring Myanmar
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Ontario church offers prayer space to growing Muslim community

9th - Higher Ed
The Muslim community in Leamington, Ont. is renting out lower level of a local church after they outgrew a nearby community centre.
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Ontario church offers prayer space to Muslim community

9th - Higher Ed
The Muslim community in Leamington, Ont. is renting out lower level of a local church after they outgrew a nearby community centre.
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London’s Muslim community touched by sadness

9th - Higher Ed
After a wave of deadly violence, many members of London’s Muslim community are feeling both targeted and unwelcome in their own city.
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Muslim cleric comforts elderly Jewish woman at memorial site

9th - Higher Ed
Moment of unity as people of two faiths pray in Manchester's Albert Square
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ViewPoint | Fighting Islamophobia with education

9th - Higher Ed
OPINION: University of Toronto professor Shafique Virani says his 'weapons of mass instruction' can help curb Islamophobia.
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Iranian women add fashion to hijab

9th - Higher Ed
In Iran, women are finding ways to add fashion to their wardrobes. Some have even abandoned the hijab in stealthy online campaigns
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Raucous, angry crowds greet town hall meetings in U.S.

9th - Higher Ed
Senators, congressmen hold open houses with district constituents
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Muhammad Ali's son detained at airport, asked, 'Are you Muslim?'

9th - Higher Ed
CBC News speaks with lawyer after Muhammad Ali Jr. was held two hours by immigration officials in Florida
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Canadians turned away from U.S. border after being questioned about their religion

9th - Higher Ed
A Canadian Muslim family was travelling to Vermont, when U.S. border officials grilled them about their religious views, inspected their phones, and then denied them entry
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Trump's refugee ban throws lives into uncertainty

9th - Higher Ed
U.S. president's ban on people seeking refuge in the U.S., visitors from 7 Muslim-majority countries causes confusion and fear for travellers
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Outrage over Trump's travel ban on Muslim-majority countries

9th - Higher Ed
Protests take place in cities across the U.S., but the Trump administration is showing no signs of backing down
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Sombre morning of prayer at Winnipeg Central Mosque on Ellice

9th - Higher Ed
Some Muslims in Winnipeg say the mass shooting in Quebec has alarmed and distressed them, but it won't make them secure the doors to their mosques.
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Quebec City mourns

9th - Higher Ed
Thousands came together at a vigil in Quebec City to denounce the shooting at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec and to mourn those who lost their lives.
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'It's so sad that some people are so full of hatred'

9th - Higher Ed
Heather Hiscox speaks to a mother and daughter who attended a vigil for mosque attack victims in Quebec City