Twenty-nine statewide and local organizations released a joint statement on Thursday that praised Gov. Kevin Stitt and state Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton for recent comments the groups believe affirmed the importance of all students feeling safe in...
Holding color photos of Israeli hostages believed to be alive, and black and white images of those confirmed dead, members of a local Jewish congregation have prayed for individuals captured by Hamas at each weekly Shabbat service since October 2023. Rabbi Vered...
While the violence in the Gaza Strip might seem half a world away, its impact extends far beyond the Middle East — even to doorsteps in Oklahoma. In March, three FBI agents showed up at the Stillwater home of Egyptian American Rolla Abdeljawad to interview her about...
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is speaking out after the arrest of an Afghanistan man for conspiring to commit a terrorist attack. CAIR Oklahoma said they want to check misinformation on Islamic beliefs following...
Several pro-Palestinian organizations will gather on Saturday for “One Year of Genocide, One Year of Resistance,” a rally being held ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent Israel-Hamas war. The...
For the last 12 years, I have served as the executive director of the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and, for the past five years, I also have had the privilege of teaching Religious Studies at a large university. With this extensive...
