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The Texas State Board of Education approved high school social studies standards on Sept. 4 that Muslim advocacy groups say misrepresent Islam, and CAIR has pledged to work to overturn them before they take effect in the 2030 school year. Supporters on the board defended the wording, while critics say it ignores Muslim contributions and the board’s own experts’ warnings.
Dozens of Muslim Americans are on the Nov. 3 ballot, from Michigan’s Senate race to state and local contests, as groups like CAIR push registration and turnout. Organizers say top concerns include Gaza, immigration and free speech, along with barriers like transportation and ID rules.
IslamiCity’s Light Upon Light Episode 71 explores three things worth keeping private, offering faith-based guidance on discretion, trust, and gratitude. It also reminds listeners that privacy should never stop them from seeking help.
Helping Hand for Relief and Development has opened a two-day free eye camp in Sukkur, Pakistan, offering screenings and cataract surgery for those who need them.
The NRSC's online game targets Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee, who is campaigning to become the first Muslim U.S. senator. El-Sayed has rejected the claims behind it.
IslamiCity shares Professor Mahmudul Hasan’s commentary on why enforced disappearance is a women’s rights issue, from Bangladesh and Kashmir to Argentina.
HHRD clears up common misconceptions about its Winter Relief program, which provides more than blankets to refugees, orphans and vulnerable families in more than 20 countries.
One in five New Yorkers, about 1.6 million people, lack sustainable access to food, and community feeding programs are stepping in to close the gap. Citing IslamiCity, this article looks at how neighborhood efforts like Mercy Truck deliver trusted, halal meals across all five boroughs.
Islamic Relief USA Rebrands as IDEA Amid Congressional Pressure | 2026 Islamic Relief USA has renamed itself IDEA after lawmakers threatened its tax-exempt status what the change means for one of America’s largest Muslim charities.One of the largest Muslim humanitarian organizations in the United States has changed its name after coming under direct pressure from…
Nearly a year after the October 10, 2025 ceasefire was meant to end Israel’s war on Gaza, none of Gaza’s 37 hospitals are fully operational, and only 19 are even partially functioning, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The Palestinian Ministry of Health’s running casualty count, cited by…
Asad Dandia was eight years old when he watched the Twin Towers fall from his Pakistani immigrant parents’ home in New York. By 19, he was living the backlash himself a police informant had posed as his friend to infiltrate his family’s home, part of a since-disgraced surveillance program targeting Muslim New Yorkers. Twenty-five…
Fifteen-year-old Habiiba Quresh stood before the Texas State Board of Education and said what thousands of Muslim families across the state were feeling: that a single sentence written by adults who don’t share her faith had made her feel like she didn’t belong in her own history class. Days later, on September 5, the…
