Muslims United for San Bernardino begins fundraising

The US Supreme Court ruled for the EEOC in the Abercrombie case involving Samantha Elauf, who had worn a headscarf to a job interview. Avoiding a religious accommodation can violate Title VII even...

The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the government’s appeal in Zunera Ishaq’s case, leaving the lower court’s rejection of the citizenship-oath niqab policy in place. The litigation protected her...

The Third Circuit reversed the dismissal of Hassan v. City of New York and returned the case to the district court. It recognized that being singled out for surveillance because of Muslim identity...

Fortify Rights publicized a Yale legal clinic analysis and called for an international investigation into possible genocide against Rohingya Muslims. The intervention linked discriminatory policies...

Human Rights Watch warned that France’s expanded emergency powers threatened rights after the Paris attacks. It questioned broad searches and restrictions imposed with weakened safeguards. The...

IHRC and Scotland Against Criminalising Communities held a conference considering Islamophobia within changing forms of racism. Speakers addressed political repression, social hostility and...

During an attack on a bus in Mandera, Muslim passengers refused attackers’ efforts to separate Christians and Muslims. Their protection of fellow passengers was an act of cross-religious solidarity...

Parties announced a proposed settlement of litigation challenging discriminatory NYPD surveillance of Muslims. The proposal included restrictions and oversight changes to intelligence...

Amnesty International published Upturned Lives, documenting consequences of emergency searches and house arrests in France. Testimony described disruption to work, families and daily life. The...

The second national Visit My Mosque day brought thousands of visitors into more than eighty participating mosques. The Muslim Council of Britain promoted encounters enabling Muslims to speak for...