Rasa - In the face of an alarming spike in anti-Muslim and xenophobic attacks, more than 500 elected officials from across the country today released an open letter condemning bigotry and pledging to support Muslims and immigrants who have come under attack in their communities. The letter marks the start of a coordinated campaign in cities across the country to push back on increasing attacks on immigrants and Muslims, which havereached levels unseen since September 11, 2001.

Rasa - It’s been nearly two weeks since 20-year-old Dahir Adan injured ten people in a knife attack at Crossroads Mall, and the racial tension in St. Cloud is still high.

Rasa - Journalists and scholars of Islam explored the bias Muslims face and how the media influences both public opinion and global politics in “Islamophobia in Focus” last week at the Newseum.

Rasa - A partnership was recently reached between the Plainfield Police Department and Al Aqsa Community Center to strengthen the relationships between law enforcement, Muslims and the local communities in which they live.

Rasa - New proposed standards for what your child learns in school are now public. They come after a year of controversy over how the history and pillars of Islam are taught in Tennessee schools.

Rasa - Donald Trump curiously avoided his signature Muslim-bashing in the first US presidential debate. Even when moderator Lester Holt asked the Republican presidential candidate how he would “prevent homegrown attacks by American citizens,” Trump said nary a word about immigrants, walls, or Syrian refugees. Instead he attacked Hillary Clinton’s record on ISIS.

Rasa - Catholic participants in the dialogue remain committed to building interreligious bridges, in the wake of the stabbing of nine people by a Somali-Muslim in a mall in St. Cloud.

Rasa - Albany city commissioners voted Tuesday evening 5 to 2 in favor of the Islamic Center of Albany placing a cemetery at 711 West Highland Avenue.

Rasa - The Muslim Student Support Services Office (MSSS) opened in Malone 201 at the beginning of this school year, alongside the new Community Reflection Space in Malone 202.

Rasa - Councillors in the northern Italian region of Liguria on Tuesday evening approved a set of measures drastically restricting the freedom to build new places of worship.