by Aysha Qamar After two Michigan Republican officials from the Wayne County Board of Canvassers claimed they were doxxed and threatened following a meeting regarding the certification of local elections, a Wayne State University vice president and local Muslim state representative found themselves subject to violent attacks online. Board chair Monica Palmer and member William Hartmann falsely alleged […]

By Yousuf Ali Earlier this month UPS came out with an amendment to its policy regarding dress and facial hair that opens the door to greater inclusion and diversity in its workforce. In particular, the company has reversed its policy prohibiting facial hair in its workforce. This opens up the door for Muslim workers to […]

by Dr. Muqtedar Khan Recent national elections in the U.S. and regional elections in India have presented an interesting conundrum. The numbers show that some Muslims, are voting in a counter-intuitive fashion. Given the rise of Islamophobia and right-wing religious nationalism, both in the U.S. and in India, one would surmise that Muslims would vote […]

by Zaid Aleem After months of anticipation, multiple companies are now on the verge of completing their COVID-19 vaccine development. Pfizer and BioNTech announced on November 18 after conducting their final analysis in their ongoing Phase 3 study that their vaccine candidate met all of the study’s primary efficacy endpoints. According to BBC, the Pfizer/BioNTech […]

by Zaid Aleem As the novel coronavirus continues to rampage across the country with new records every week, some of the densely populated states are bearing the brunt of it. The COVID cases are going through the roof in California at a record rate, prompting the state to reimpose restrictions yet again in an attempt […]

By Yousuf Ali  America held its general election across the nation in which they decided who their representatives would be ranging from local officials to the president, not to mention the countless ballot measures varying from state to state on Nov.3. The 2020 election was marked by the unusual circumstances of being held in the […]

by Zaid Aleem The upward trajectory of coronavirus cases in the U.S. for the past few weeks continued Wednesday with the country setting a new mark with more than 136,000 new infections, according to Johns Hopkins University data. This development comes a day after the U.S. reached 1 million cases in November alone and COVID-19 hospitalizations surpassed 60,000 […]

by Aysha Qamar After multiple incidents where women were forced to remove their hijab for mugshot photos that were later circulated, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has announced a policy change in which the department will no longer force individuals to remove religious head coverings. The new policy applies not just to people who wear the […]

by TMO Staff As cases of the novel coronavirus continue to increase nationwide, healthcare officials are confident that a vaccine is on the way. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member of the White House coronavirus task force, told ABC News Thursday that he is hopeful that the […]

by Anis Ansari, MD.,FASN The Coronavirus runs rampant on a large part of the population today. With no end in sight, the numbers of cases worldwide continue to skyrocket. This virus seems to affect almost every organ in the body but has a particular affinity for the lungs. Most people recover quickly, but others with […]