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Lawsuit Filed Against City of Lomita Over Mosque Permit
KTLA NewsLOMITA, Calif. (KTLA) -- A civil rights organization has brought a federal lawsuit against the city of Lomita for rejecting an application to renovate a mosque complex. The Council on American-Islamic Relations contends the city discriminated against... -
El Cajon Woman Beaten to Death Buried in Iraq
CNN/KTLA NewsEL CAJON, Calif. -- A 32-year-old Iraqi immigrant who was beaten to death in her home in El Cajon has been laid to rest in her native country. Shaima Alawadi, a 32-year-old mother of five, was flown to Iraq for burial earlier this week and was buried...Tags: Iraq
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NCIS: Marines in Urination Video "Reluctant" to Talk to Investigators
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Investigators have now interviewed all 4 Marines identified in a video that shows them apparently urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. At least 2 of the men are being described as "uncooperative," by the...Tags: Barack Obama, War Crimes, Kabul (Afghanistan), U.S. Embassy, White House
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Russell Simmons Bashes Lowe's Over 'All American Muslim' Ad Pull
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons joined in the growing rally against homebuilding supply chain Lowe's after it pulled advertising from the reality TV show "All-American Muslim." "All-American Muslim" is an eight-part series that...Tags: Music, Economy, Business and Finance, Values, Civil Unrest, Advertising
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Muslim Woman Sues Southwest Airlines for Discrimination
KTLA NewsSAN DIEGO, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Muslim woman is suing Southwest Airlines for discrimination after she says she was removed from a flight earlier this year over so-called suspicious behavior. Irum Abbasi, of San Diego, was preparing to depart from Lindbergh...Tags: Discrimination, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Social Issues, Pakistan
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Disney Denies Suspending Muslim Hostess in Hijab Dispute
KTLA NewsANAHEIM -- A Muslim woman who is fighting for the right to wear her religious scarf to her hostess job at Disneyland has been taken off the schedule. Disney officials say they stopped putting Imane Boudlal on the schedule during the ongoing issue. The...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Discrimination, Employment Opportunities, Civil Rights, Social Issues
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Tree Lighting Bomb Plot Suspect Due in Court
Associated PressCORVALLIS, Ore. -- Patrols around mosques and other Islamic sites in Portland have been stepped up as Muslim leaders expressed fears of retribution, days after a Somali-American man was accused of trying to blow up a van full of explosives during the...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Emergency Incidents, Somalia, Explosions, Islam
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Muslim woman told to remove headscarf for DMV photo
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterA Muslim woman who was erroneously told to remove her headscarf for a driver's license photo will be allowed to retake her photo with the head covering on. Dina Rabie said she was told to remove her hijab, a Moslem religious head covering, when she...Tags: Career and Workplace, Islam, San Diego (San Diego, California), New York, New Jersey
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Muslim Group Files Complaint Over Remarks by Lancaster Mayor
KTLA NewsLANCASTER -- A Muslim group has filed a federal civil rights complaint over the Lancaster mayor's remarks about "growing a Christian community." The Council on American-Islamic Relations says Mayor R. Rex Parris violated the civil rights of non-...Tags: Justice System, Lancaster (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles, Civil Rights, Christianity
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Watch Lists Grow, Obama to Meet with Security Team
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- The government has added dozens of people to the ominous lists of suspected terrorists and those barred from U.S.-bound flights, a crackdown that comes as President Barack Obama is poised to announce changes to the nation's watchlists. At...Tags: Corruption, Labor Legislation, Barack Obama, Sudan, Heads of State
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Detained Americans Rejected for Jihad Training
Associated PressSARGODHA, Pakistan -- Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida-linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law enforcement...Tags: Corruption, Virginia, Corporate Crime, Howard University, Juvenile Delinquency
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Military college course advocated total war on Islam
A military college course taught in Norfolk suggested all-out war against Islam that could include threatening Saudi Arabia with starvation and the nuclear annihilation of the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The course, suspended last month at...Tags: Armed Forces, The Pentagon, Saudi Arabia, Religious Conflicts, Wars and Interventions
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