The unfolding Gaza-Israel crisis has seen both antisemitism and Islamophobia skyrocket across the globe. Now, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has taken advantage of his considerable platform to call for support for both groups. “Muslim and Arab (especially Palestinian) colleagues in the tech community I’ve spoken with feel uncomfortable speaking about their recent experiences, often out […]
The Muslim community is mourning the loss of a rideshare driver, who was murdered in Edmonds this week. KIRO 7 was told that the victim was 31-year-old Abdulkadir Shariff Gedi, who is Somalian. Gedi was a dedicated member of the Abubakr Islamic Center in Tukwila. Members of the mosque are heartbroken and in disbelief, that […]
Sam Altman called on the tech sector to have more “empathy” for Muslim, Arab, “and especially palestinian” colleagues amid the ongoing war in Gaza. The chief executive of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, one of the most powerful startups in the world, said in a post on X that Muslim, Arab and Palestinian colleagues in the tech community […]
The White House’s push to create a strategy to counter Islamophobia is facing reluctance amid a spike in hate-fueled incidents against Arab and Muslim Americans since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. CBS News spoke with several Muslim and Arab American advocates who voiced frustration with the Biden administration’s response to the situation in Gaza, […]
Christmastime brings spiritual reflection for many Arizonans. And on Christmas Day 2017, Valley resident Sumaya Abdul-Quadir found such inner peace in the Islamic holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Abdul-Quadir is one of the Phoenix-area Muslims who celebrate the Yuletide by seeking fellowship with others of their faith. Many Muslims use the extended time […]
YANGWA, China (AP) — Her relatives cleaned her body and wrapped it in a white cloth in the bare emergency shelter issued to her family. Han Suofeiya, a mother of three young children, was one of more than 130 people who died when the earth shook violently in the middle of the night in northwest […]
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the country, on Friday denounced three Republican senators for their treatment of President Joe Biden’s historic judicial nominee Adeel Mangi during his recent confirmation hearing. GOP Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas), Tom Cotton (Ark.) and Josh Hawley (Mo.) berated and interrupted Mangi in his […]
It’s unclear how expansive or successful the campaign will be, but its creation speaks to the mounting political pressure facing Biden amid the conflict in the Middle East. For nearly two months, Muslim and Arab leaders have pushed the president to call for a cease-fire, and now, with more than 15,000 dead in Gaza, this […]