“We all would fight and die for Canada,” declares Abraham Abougouche as snow pelts his office window. The “we” Mr Abougouche pledges are the staff and pupils of Edmonton Islamic Academy (EIA), the ...
When Gov. Greg Abbott made private school vouchers the law of the land last year, he said of the $1 billion subsidy, “I am signing this law that will ensure Texas families, whose children can no ...
Texas and Florida are facing criticism and potential legal challenges over moves to exclude Islamic schools from their school voucher programs. Both states have tried to designate the Council on ...
Attorneys representing the Texas Comptroller's Office and other public officials defended the state leaders against one of two discrimination lawsuits Friday, arguing in federal court that Islamic ...
(RNS) — Another Muslim parent whose children’s school was allegedly excluded earlier this month from the program filed a lawsuit against Texas state officials over religious discrimination. (RNS) — ...
A group of Islamic schools and Muslim parents sued the Texas Comptroller's office Wednesday, accusing state leaders of religious discrimination for blocking Islamic schools from Texas' $1 billion ...
(RNS) — A Texan whose children attend an Islamic school in Houston sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Comptroller Kelly Hancock, alleging that schools for Muslim students are being excluded ...
A shooting in Austin, Texas, over the weekend that left three innocent people dead and is being probed as a terror-related incident is putting a renewed focus on the potential spread of radical Islam ...
Texas is home to nearly 650 Islamic nonprofit organizations, more than any other state and roughly 8 percent of all Islamic nonprofits in the United States. The vast majority of these institutions ...
Florida lawmakers are pushing new legislation targeting groups they consider “terrorist,” but some fear the proposals will cost Islamic schools millions of dollars by cutting them out of state voucher ...
ISLAMABAD — An affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility overnight for a deadly suicide bombing inside a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital that killed 31 people ...
Muslim advocates and free speech experts worry the bill could be used to discriminate against Islamic schools. Critics argue the bill could violate the First Amendment by targeting a specific religion ...