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Muslim Book Awards 2025 Celebrates Faith-Centered Literature Across Nine Categories
MuslimMatters.org announced the winners of the Muslim Book Awards 2025 on January 9, 2026, recognizing exceptional Muslim authors and illustrators…
 • Edwin Naidu
Austin Launches Historic Muslim Heritage Month Amid Community Resilience and Growing Recognition
Austin launched its first-ever city-recognized Muslim Heritage Month on January 8, 2026, with a kickoff event at City Hall, marking a milestone for the…
 • Edwin Naidu
Constitution Over Fear, Keller Muslims Help Reframe ‘Sharia Ban’ Into Constitutional Governance Resolution
A standing-room-only crowd packed Keller City Hall this week as residents clashed over a proposed resolution seen by many as a thinly veiled rebuke of…
 • Edwin Naidu
Keller Council Backs Constitution-Focused Resolution After Muslim Community Mobilizes Against Sharia “Ban”
Bj Lewis
 • Edwin Naidu
Muslim Housing Project Pushes Forward Despite AG Paxton’s Fraud Lawsuit
Community Capital Partners, the developer behind the controversial Muslim-oriented housing project formerly known as EPIC City, has submitted routine…
 • Edwin Naidu
Veteran Community Leader Azhar Azeez Named CEO of Islamic Society of North America
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has appointed Azhar Azeez as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026, bringing to the…
 • Edwin Naidu
Dr. Yasir Qadhi Says Out‑of‑State Anti‑Mosque Protest Was ‘Dismal Failure’ as EPIC Project Pushes Ahead
Bj Lewis
 • Edwin Naidu
Alabama Islamic School Withdraws Relocation After Senator Calls Islam a ‘Cult’ and Commission Denies Zoning Request
The Islamic Academy of Alabama abandoned plans to relocate from Homewood to Hoover after the city’s planning commission unanimously rejected its zoning…
 • Edwin Naidu
State Securities Board Finding Undercuts Paxton Lawsuit Against Muslim-Centric ‘Meadow’ Development
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s bid to halt a planned Muslim-centered housing development outside Dallas has been weakened by a determination from…
 • Edwin Naidu
Dr. M. Yaqub Mirza, Pioneer of Islamic Finance and Institution-Building, Dies at 78
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 • Edwin Naidu
MLFA Legal Director Says Texas Deportation Case Shows How the U.S. System Treats Muslim Leaders
A Dallas-area Muslim community leader, Marwan Marouf, has been ordered deported to Jordan after a Texas immigration judge upheld allegations that he…
 • Edwin Naidu
Paxton Sues East Plano Islamic Center, Alleging Illegal Securities Scheme Behind ‘EPIC City’ Development
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit in Collin County against the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), its investment vehicle Community…
 • Edwin Naidu
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