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-US Muslim Weightlifter Wants to Compete in Hijab

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

Kulsoom Abdullah, a 35 years old American Muslim who is a weightlifter is battling to be able to compete wearing a hijab instead of the body-hugging uniform that’s required. Last December, she qualified for the American Open Weightlifting Championships, which would have been her first national competition but refused to wear a qualifying uniform. Her [...]

-Muslims in Washington Hijack MLK Jr Day

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Bet you thought yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Not so In Olympia Washington where hundreds of Muslims gathered together and celebrated “Muslim Day at the Capitol”. The event was sponsored by CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) in Washington. Imam Siraj Wahhaj was the key note speaker at the event. Wahhaj is the new [...]