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Clark, a student at Hampton University in Virginia, was forced by the school to obtain a letter from her chaplain and a

Melona Clark, a student at Hampton University, carries papers to prove she is allowed to wear a hijab or headscarf. (WTKR-TV) | WTKR-TV

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“In 1983, Deborah Peagler, a woman brutally abused by her boyfriend, was sentenced to 25 years-to-life for her

connection to his murder. Twenty years later, as she languished in prison, a California law allowing incarcerated domestic-violence survivors to reopen their cases was passed. Enter a pair of rookie land-use attorneys convinced that with the…

“Keeping Albert Woodfox in solitary confinement for more than four decades clearly amounts to torture and it should be

lifted immediately,” said the UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Juan E. Méndez.

Méndez added that he is deeply concerned about the health of Albert Woodfox.…

We all have the notion that eating fish would be the better option over bacon when it comes to health. And the truth is,

by Dr. Josh Axe

it really is! Fish is a low fat, high protein food that has a range of health benefits. However, given what we know of fish and its sources today, we may have to re-examine this statement.

Fish can either be one of the best foods for you or detrimental to your health…

NEW YORK -- Undercover NYPD officers should be allowed to record peaceful conversations between Muslim

{Say, ‘Take action! Allah will see your action – as will His Messenger and the believers – and then you

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Edward Said died ten years ago – in September 2003, after a twelve-year battle with leukemia. One of the 20th

century’s great intellectuals, Said, author of the masterworks Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism, was also a beloved professor to generations of students at Columbia University, a gifted amateur pianist and an opera critic for The Nation magazine. He was…

A Florida woman who claimed to be a victim of abuse yet was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for allegedly firing a

warning shot during a dispute with her husband was granted a new trial Thursday.

The appellate…

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A woman sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a "warning shot" during an

argument with her abusive husband won a new trial on Thursday in a case under Florida's controversial self-defense law.

A state appeals court ruled that Marissa Alexander, 32, deserved a new trial because the judge failed to properly instruct the jury regarding her claim of self-defense.

No one was injured in the shooting but because…

Nevertheless, a Muslim’s desire to implement Sharia is a fundamental facet of our religion. Islam is not simply praying, fasting and reading the Quran. We cannot pick and choose which types of worship we want to do...

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By Martha De Lacey

A Nigerian woman has been crowned Muslim Miss World in the final of a beauty pageant organised by a women's group in direct response to the mainstream Miss World competition taking place in Indonesia.

Miss Nigeria, Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola, 21, won the Miss Muslimah…