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HuffPost
March 31, 2018
In the aftermath of the violent shooting death of Stephon Clark, I ― like many of you ― felt the same pain and outrage that I felt after the unwarranted murders of so many others. Some time after, I learned that Stephon was a Muslim. But as Malcolm said, black people aren't brutalized in this country becauseÃâà...
TheGrio (blog)
March 30, 2018
Clark, a Muslim, was set to be honored with a ghusl or Islamic ritual washing by revered Imam Omar Suleiman, but clerics were not able to perform the task because of the way the 20 bullets wounds he received mangled his body. Imam Omar Suleiman expressed frustration over the inability to perform theÃâà...
Oneonta Daily Star
March 30, 2018
"That is a systemic problem, not a local problem," said Zaid Shakir, a prominent California imam and former spiritual adviser to Muhammad Ali. "That's an American problem, a uniquely American problem." Omar Suleiman, another imam who spoke, warned of attempts by the press to attack Clark's characterÃâà...
The Root
March 30, 2018
Mourners embrace before the funeral services for police shooting victim, Stephon Clark at Bayside Of South Sacramento Church, March 29, 2018 in Sacramento, California. Clark, who was unarmed, was shot and killed by Sacramento Police Officers, Sunday, March 18, 2018. Photo: Pool (Getty Images).
Sacramento Bee
March 29, 2018
Sheikh Omar Suleiman, an adjunct professor of Islamic studies at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, was the keynote speaker at a town hall meeting at the Salam Islamic Center. The event was co-sponsored by CAIR-SV, Sacramento NAACP, Sacramento Area Congregations Together and a coalitionÃâà...
FOX40
March 29, 2018
"If you can cast enough suspicion around his character, and make him evil enough and make him not worth the struggle then maybe people will just say, 'Well he had it coming,'" said Sheikh Omar Suleiman. Clark's family was in the audience as were his two little boys. One was running and playing outside,Ãâà...
D Magazine
March 14, 2018
Allow us to pat our own back: Senior editor Zac Crain is a finalist for Writer of the Year, based on the strength of his profiles of Erykah Badu; the imam Omar Suleiman; the state's first transgender mayor, Jess Herbst; and Conrad Callicoatte, the experienced sailor who drowned in White Rock Lake. D staffÃâà...
Astro Awani
March 11, 2018
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Mada Masr
March 9, 2018
And he also had a close relationship with former head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service Omar Suleiman before he died,” Taylor adds. The crisis group analyst says that Qosh has managed to maintain a close relationship with the Egyptians since Suleiman's sudden death in 2012, a strong standingÃâà...
Sean Hannity (blog)
March 8, 2018
According to MSN, prominent Muslim-American activist Linda Sarsour was arrested alongside Zahra Billoo, Omar Suleiman, Dawud Walid, Talib Shareef, Nihad Awad, and Mujahid Fletcher for self-described “civil disobedience.” “We don't want to live based on fear. We want to live according to theÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
March 7, 2018
Omar Suleiman, Dawud Walid, Mujahid Fletcher, Talib Shareef and Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Zahra Billoo, and Linda Sarsour advocated immigration reform before getting arrested on Monday. The protesters participated in an act of civil disobedience at the office ofÃâà...
Dallas News (blog)
March 7, 2018
Dallas-area Imam Omar Suleiman was among several prominent Muslim and Jewish activists arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Monday while demanding protection for young immigrant Dreamers. The activists were released after about five hours, Suleiman said on social media. "I'm proud of the leaders whoÃâà...
The New Arab
March 6, 2018
He said they included Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ), Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa and Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Hamad, former commander of the Qatari police, as well as Saudi Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz and Omar Suleiman, former chief of Egypt's intelligenceÃâà...
Daily Sabah
March 6, 2018
... Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, former Qatari police chief Hamad bin Jassim bin Hamad and Saudi intelligence officials. It claimed that after taking control over military and security installations, the coup plotters were to give the green light for militias to enter Qatar from across the Saudi border.
The Muslim News
March 6, 2018
Led by prominent Muslim leaders and activists such as Imam Omar Suleiman, Imam Dawud Walid, Imam Mujahid Fletcher, Imam Talib Shareef, Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Zahra Billoo, and Linda Sarsour, the group peacefully advocated immigration reform beforeÃâà...
Yeni Şafak English
March 5, 2018
Led by prominent Muslim leaders and activists such as Imam Omar Suleiman, Imam Dawud Walid, Imam Mujahid Fletcher, Imam Talib Shareef, Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Zahra Billoo, and Linda Sarsour, the group peacefully advocated immigration reform beforeÃâà...
NPR
March 5, 2018
"So I think that announcing yourself as a sanctuary has its implications, whether you're a mosque, a church, a synagogue, or anything," Imam Omar Suleiman told NPR's Renee Montagne. Suleiman is the founder and president of the Yaqueen Institute for Islamic Research near Dallas, Texas. He says ICEÃâà...
Middle East Eye
February 16, 2018
At approximately 2pm on Valentine's Day, a 19-year-old gunman opened fire on his former teachers and classmates at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, killing 17 and seriously injuring dozens of others. The attack was not only the 18 gun-related incident on a US school campus since 1Ãâà...
FOX 4 News
February 14, 2018
Imam Omar Suleiman, who founded the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research at Southern Methodist University, called on voters to stop the nonsense. “He needs to resign. And if he doesn't resign, then we're going to make sure we hold the city accountable and we hold him accountable," he said. SeveralÃâà...
D Magazine
June 28, 2017
Closing his remarks, Stern introduced a man who had stood out among the group from the start, towering at 6-foot-5, his black kufi cap making him appear even taller: his “teacher and friend, the Imam Omar Suleiman.” There was a stirring among the assembled as Suleiman—the resident scholar of the Valley Ranch IslamicÃâà...
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