Tag: RLUIPA
Bernards Township, NJ Gives Lame Excuses to Stop Mosque
Dear Bernards Township, New Jersey, Did you ever hear of the Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) of 2000? Better yet, have you ever heard of The Constitution? Or how about common decency? It’s disheartening to read about another mosque on U.S. soil whose attempts to exist are being stopped because of planning […]
My radio appearance on the Rise Up Show – Yahala Voice
I recommend the Rise Up show with Rush Darwish. He offers the Arab American perspective from the horse’s mouth. No rhetoric manipulation going on here. And well – he’s just plain awesome. Honored to have appeared last month to talk about my Al Jazeera America Article: Illinois Mosque Faces an Increasingly Common Zoning Problem My piece […]
My Journalist Debut with Al Jazeera America
(photo credit: Sadaf Syed for Al Jazeera America) Al Jazeera America Article: Illinois Mosque Faces An Increasingly Common Zoning Problem I’m excited to be working with a trusted, global news source that is a go-to for me personally: Al Jazeera America. This weekend they published my article on a zoning dispute between the American Islamic […]