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Florida man pleads guilty after threatening to kill Muslims in Metro Detroit, officials say
Read full article: Florida man pleads guilty after threatening to kill Muslims in Metro Detroit, officials sayA Florida man has pleaded guilty after threatening to kill members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Michigan Chapter, officials said.
CAIR-MI: Ferndale police forced Muslim woman to remove hijab for booking photo
Read full article: CAIR-MI: Ferndale police forced Muslim woman to remove hijab for booking photoThere are new allegations against the Ferndale Police Department after the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said officers forcibly removed a Muslim woman’s hijab for a booking photo.
Metro Detroit leaders respond to the repeal of Trump’s ‘Muslim travel ban’
Read full article: Metro Detroit leaders respond to the repeal of Trump’s ‘Muslim travel ban’DETROIT – One of President Joe Biden’s first moves in the White House was to repeal former President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from several predominantly Muslim countries. When Trump enacted the travel ban, thousands of Metro Detroiters protested nearly immediately. Initially the ban restricted travel from many Middle Eastern countries. And when visa applicants request entry to the United States, we will apply a rigorous, individualized vetting system. But we will not turn our backs on our values with discriminatory bans on entry into the United States.
2 Muslim men say their flight was canceled over 'security concerns'
Read full article: 2 Muslim men say their flight was canceled over 'security concerns'Getty Images(CNN) - Two Muslim men say their American Airlines flight was canceled after security concerns were raised by on-board crew members. American Airlines said the flight was canceled "due to concerns raised by a crew member and a passenger." The agent allegedly told Abdallah that the flight crew called police to say they were uncomfortable flying with him after he flushed twice in the restroom, according to Abdallah. All passengers on the flight, including the two men, were rebooked on the next flight to Dallas. American Airlines said in a statement they have reached out to the two men to better understand what happened that day.
Attack on civilian employee of Baltimore police captured on video
Read full article: Attack on civilian employee of Baltimore police captured on videoBALTIMORE (CNN) - Authorities in Baltimore are looking for three suspects in connection with an attack on a civilian employee of the Baltimore Police Department that was captured on a surveillance camera and sparked outrage. She said the robbery may be "a possible hate crime in which the victim's religious head covering was forcibly removed before he was knocked to the ground." Chaudry noted that the timing of the attack and the victim's religious attire indicate that he may have been returning from a morning prayer service. The Baltimore police statement did not describe the attack as a possible hate crime. Of that total, the FBI and the ATF, who have joined the investigation of the incident, each put up $5,000 for information on the identity of each suspect in the released video.