Amazon removes products deemed «offensive» to the Muslim community

After it received complaints from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Amazon removed a series of items that offended the Muslim community in the US. These products featured the word Allah and verses from the Quran.

Muslim inmates fed pork in the United States

Florida : A man sentenced to 15 years in prison after vandalizing a mosque

A man who vandalized a mosque in Florida was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday. In a surveillance video, the Tutusville native smashed the windows and lights of the place of worship and left fresh bacon by its door. Details.

Have Americans changed their way of looking at Muslims 16 years after the 9/11 attacks ?

16 years after the deadly 9/11 attacks, Muslims and Arabs are still looked at in a different way. According to the Council of American Islamic relations, Islamophobia and hate crimes have been on the rise since then. On the 11th of September 2017, two Moroccan nationals who lived in New York during the attacks spoke to Yabiladi about their experiences.

USA : A Muslim woman receives $ 85,000 dollars for being forced by the police to remove her scarf

USA : Are the Anti-Sharia marches against Islam ?

Anti-Sharia protesters took the streets in several cities across the USA to oppose Islamic laws. Organized by Act for America, the marches considered Sharia a threat for the USA and its culture. However, the Council of American-Islamic Relations says that the rallies were «hateful anti-Islam marches».

USA : Hate crimes against Muslims on the rise

A few days ago two men were killed in Portland for defending two Muslim women that were being bullied because of their religion. The incident is a sign of the rising of bigotry and hate crimes in the USA, an unfortunate situation that increased after the infamous "Muslim ban".