Religious Diversity News - The Pluralism Project

Key Theme: Civil Liberties (Domestic & International)

Sikh Leaders Advocate for Civil And Human Rights Issues At First Sikh Summit (District Of Columbia, United States, International)
Nov 10, 2009–Punjab Newsline Network  

L.A. Mayor Seeks Advice From Muslim Leaders as He Chooses Next Chief Of Police (California)
Nov 5, 2009–Muslim Public Affairs Council  

Imams Settle Lawsuit Over Removal From 2006 Flight (Minnesota)
Oct 20, 2009–Google News/AP  

Sikh Fired From Visalia IRS Job Settles Case (California, United States)
Oct 20, 2009–The Fresno Bee  

Sikhs Now Allowed to Serve As Federal Security Officers With Articles Of Faith Intact (United States)
Oct 20, 2009–The Sikh Coalition  

Dallas-Area Muslims Fear Backlash From Arrests Tied to Terror Plot (Texas, Illinois, New York, United States)
Oct 19, 2009–The Dallas Morning News  

Muslims Lack Allies In Concerns About FBI Undercover Program (Michigan, United States)
Oct 16, 2009–Religion News Service  

Sikhs On TV: 100 Countries, 200 Million Viewers (United States, International)
Oct 16, 2009–SikhNet (Video)  

Probes Test Trust That Authorities Strove to Win From U.S. Muslims (New York, California, North Carolina, United States)
Oct 5, 2009–The Washington Post  

Coalition Legal Staff Expands As Legal Caseload Grows (New York, United States)
Oct 2, 2009–The Sikh Coalition  

Terror Investigation Underscores Difficult Role for Police In Developing Muslim Sources (United States, New York)
Sep 23, 2009–Daily Press/AP  

Delays In Muslims’ Cases Spur Interfaith Call to Action (Virginia, District Of Columbia)
Sep 4, 2009–The New York Times  

MPAC Participates In Government Interagency Meeting (District Of Columbia, United States)
Aug 12, 2009–Muslim Public Affairs Council  

Atheist Group Wins Battle to Put Ads On City Buses (Indiana)
Jul 28, 2009–KPC News/AP  

Blog: "Reversal In the Case Of Tariq Ramadan" By: Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im, Mohammed Bamyeh, Richard W. Bulliet, Craig Calhoun, John L. Esposito, Mark Juergensmeyer, and Arvind Rajagopal (United States)
Jul 20, 2009–The Immanent Frame  

Court Reverses Ruling Dealing With Visa Of Muslim Scholar (United States)
Jul 17, 2009–The New York Times  

Local Imam's Life In Limbo As He Faces Deportation to Iran (United States)
Jul 13, 2009–The Miami Herald  

A.C.L.U. Report Says Antiterror Fight Undercuts Liberty Of Muslim Donors (United States)
Jun 15, 2009–The New York Times  

Buddhist Monk Faces Worldly Green-Card Matters (California)
Jun 9, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/The Wall Street Journal  

Muslim Groups Disagree That Relations With FBI Are 'Very Good' (California)
Jun 9, 2009–The Orange County Register  

Officers Can Order Removal Of Veils (Maryland)
Jun 6, 2009–The Washington Post  

MPAC Welcomes Statement By Attorney General Holder On Muslim Civil Liberties (United States)
Jun 5, 2009–MPAC  

More Delays for Crawley Hindu Temple (United Kingdom)
May 27, 2009–Sussex Express  

Now a Free Man, Houston Imam Clings to Hope (Texas)
May 15, 2009–The Houston Chronicle  

Somali Muslims Call FBI Outreach 'Coercion' (Minnesota)
Apr 21, 2009–St. Louis Post-Dispatch  

FBI, Cops Won't Comment On King's Muslim Assertions (New York)
Apr 20, 2009–Newsday  

Philadelphia Suburb Sued Over Proposed Hindu Temple (Pennsylvania)
Apr 20, 2009–Philly.com/AP  

U.S. Border Screening Under Fire (United States)
Apr 20, 2009–The Washington Post  

"The Continued Blockade of Tariq Ramadan" a Commentary by Diana Eck (United States)
Apr 9, 2009–Politico  

Dutch Officials Visit Dearborn to Learn About Improving Muslim Relations (Michigan)
Apr 9, 2009–The Detroit News  

US Judge Strikes Down Policy On Religious Visas (United States)
Mar 24, 2009–The Associated Press  

Credit Union Apologizes to Woman Over Head Scarf (Maryland)
Mar 11, 2009–The Washington Post  

Muslim Woman Asked to Leave Line At Credit Union Because Of Head Scarf (Maryland)
Mar 10, 2009–The Washington Post  

Sikh Traveler Alleges Humiliation At LAX (California)
Mar 6, 2009–India Journal  

‘Launch Programs to Educate People About Sikhism’ (United States)
Mar 6, 2009–India Journal  

Somali Student Group Protests Bare-Head ID Bill (Minnesota)
Mar 2, 2009–City Pages  

OC Muslims Say FBI Surveillance Has a Chilling Effect (California)
Mar 1, 2009–The Los Angeles Times  

Group Says Somalis Are Being Detained Unfairly (Somalia)
Feb 17, 2009–KARE-11  

Federal Government Investigates Harris County Police Involved In Sikh Harassment Case (Texas)
Feb 5, 2009–The Sikh Coalition  

Muslim Woman Denied Service In US Bank for Wearing Headscarf (California)
Feb 3, 2009–Digital Journal  

Turban Searches Humiliating, Local Sikhs Say (California)
Jan 30, 2009–West County Times  

USLME Changes Turban Search Policy (United States)
Jan 30, 2009–The Sikh Coalition  

4th Quarter TSA Report Card Identifies Problem Airports On the Rise (United States)
Jan 27, 2009–The Sikh Coalition  

Norton Wants Hearings On AirTran Mistreatment Of Muslim Passengers And Continuing Reports Of Similar Incidents At Other Airlines (District Of Columbia)
Jan 3, 2009–Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Website  

Muslim Woman’s Headscarf Leads to Civil-Rights Fight (Georgia)
Dec 24, 2008–The Associated Press  

U.S. Airways Pilot Refuses to Fly Plane With Sikhs Onboard (California)
Dec 22, 2008–India Post  

Culture Clash: Diversity vs. Security Rules (Georgia)
Dec 21, 2008–The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  

Houston Officials Aim to Regain Confidence Of Sikh Community (Texas)
Dec 19, 2008–Panthic Weekly News Bureau  

Douglasville: Muslim’s Scarf Leads to Arrest At Courthouse (Georgia)
Dec 17, 2008–The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  

Georgia Muslims Barred From Court Because Of Hijab (Georgia)
Dec 16, 2008–Yahoo News/PRNewswire-USNewswire  

Sheriff-Elect Visits Sikh Temple (Texas)
Dec 14, 2008–The Houston Chronicle/AP  

American Muslims Hope Obama Will Encourage Tolerance, Respect for Rule of Law (United States)
Dec 10, 2008–VOA News  

Hotline Set Up for Reporting Suspected Profiling at the Border (United States)
Dec 10, 2008–The Detroit News  

Sikh Family Accuses Deputies of Abuse, Taunts (Texas)
Dec 5, 2008–The Houston Chronicle  

Muslim Civil Group Blasts NYPD 'Terrorism' Report (New York)
Nov 21, 2008–Religion News Service  

Wyo Settles Inmate Religious Rights Lawsuit (Wyoming)
Nov 20, 2008–The Jackson Hole Star Tribune/AP  

Sikh Man Barred From Wearing Turban in Court (California)
Nov 10, 2008–The Examiner  

Sikh Activists Upset Over Inmate's Haircut (Florida)
Oct 6, 2008–ABC News  

Dallas County Changes Policy to Settle Turban Case (Texas)
Sep 17, 2008–The Associated Press  

Muslim Scientist Asks Judge to Order Hearing (Pennsylvania)
Sep 4, 2008–Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  

Group Spreading Word About Civil Rights of Witches (Massachusetts)
Aug 11, 2008–Salem News  

Rights Groups Fear Feds' Terror Profile (United States)
Aug 4, 2008–The Detroit News  

Islamic Group Seeks New Look at U.S. Wiretapping (Oregon)
Jul 29, 2008–The Associated Press  

Religion is a Valid Reason for a Beard (Illinois)
Jul 20, 2008–The Chicago Sun-Times  

CAIR-WA Welcomes Police Memo on Religious, Ethnic Profiling (Washington)
Jul 7, 2008–CAIR Press Release  

Policeman Makes NY Woman Remove Religious Wig (New York)
Jun 20, 2008–The Associated Press  

Appeal Over US Sect Raid Ruling (Texas)
May 24, 2008–BBC News  

Protecting the Sikh Way of Life Coast to Coast (California)
May 23, 2008–The Panthic Weekly/The Sikh Coalition  

"Overturning Same-Sex Marriage Ban was Interfaith Triumph," a Commentary by Rev. Mike Young (California)
May 17, 2008–Star Bulletin  

Groups Says SFO Security Singling Out Sikhs (California)
May 9, 2008–CBS-5  

Faith Groups Mount Campaign Against Torture (United States)
May 8, 2008–The Christian Science Monitor  

ACLU Weighs in on FLDS Raid (Texas)
May 7, 2008–Deseret News  

Eager to Vote, Muslims File Stack of Lawsuits over Citizenship Delays (Florida)
May 2, 2008–The Palm Beach Post  

Sikh Coalition Releases First Quarter TSA Report Card (United States)
May 2, 2008–Panthic Weekly/The Sikh Coalition  

The Ties That Bind: Muslim Americans Join Japanese Americans on Manzanar Pilgrimage (California)
May 2, 2008–Asian Week  

Revered New Jersey Imam, Facing Deportation, Has Interfaith Support (New Jersey)
Apr 24, 2008–The New York Times  

U.S. Islamic Group Argues Against Warrantless Wiretaps (California)
Apr 24, 2008–KMTR-TV/AP  

Transfer of Al-Arian Might Signal Plan For Deportation (United States)
Apr 16, 2008–The Tampa Tribune  

Coalition Releases Civil Rights Report and Civil Rights Agenda for City Sikhs (New York)
Apr 14, 2008–The Sikh Coalition  

"We've Seen This Movie Before," a Commentary by Eboo Patel (United States)
Apr 10, 2008–Washington Post/Asia Society  

Activists Want Screeners on Camera (United States)
Apr 8, 2008–The Washington Times  

Austin-Area Religious Leaders Ask Officials to Help Detained Imam (Texas)
Apr 8, 2008–American-Statesman  

Obama's Passport Records Improperly Accessed (United States)
Mar 20, 2008–AOL News/Reuters  

Obama Speaks on Race to Defuse Pastor Controversy (United States)
Mar 19, 2008–The Kansas City Star/AP  

South Asians Will Give up Singh for $50,000 Bond (Canada)
Mar 14, 2008–The Vancouver Province/Canwest News Service  

Badesha to Challenge Motorcycle Helmet Law (Canada)
Mar 11, 2008–SikhNet  

Hindu American Foundation Attends Faith Leaders Roundtable (United States)
Mar 9, 2008–Hindu Press International/Hinduism Today  

New Immigration Screening Methods Target Muslims, Critics Charge (United States)
Mar 3, 2008–Chicago Tribune/McClatchy Newspapers  

Hindraf Leaders Freed (Malaysia)
Feb 19, 2008–The Hindu  

Al Jazeera Chief Calls Media Penalties 'a Risk to Freedom' (Middle East)
Feb 17, 2008–International Herald Tribune  

Danish Imam Urges Muslim Youths to Stop Rioting (Denmark)
Feb 17, 2008–The Hindu/AP  

Campaign to Display Religious Motto Sees Some Success (California)
Feb 16, 2008–Los Angeles Times  

Appeal Judges Clear Muslims of Terror Charges (United Kingdom)
Feb 14, 2008–The Guardian  

Lost Liberty: Another Local Imam Faces Questions and Suspicion (Pennsylvania)
Feb 14, 2008–Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  

US Military Accused of Harboring Fundamentalism (United States)
Feb 14, 2008–Yahoo! News/AFP  

Newspapers Defy Muslim Fanatics to Support Kurt Westergaard (Denmark)
Feb 13, 2008–The Timees  

Inquiry: British Police Bugged Muslim MP (United Kingdom)
Feb 6, 2008–The Christian Science Monitor  

Civil Rights Commission to Examine Prisoners' Religious Rights (District Of Columbia)
Feb 5, 2008–PRNewswire/U.S. Commission on Civil Rights  

Will Utah Help Fund Refugee Services? (United States)
Feb 5, 2008–Desert Morning News  

Malaysian Court to Try 66 Ethnic Indians for Holding Illegal Rally (Malaysia)
Feb 2, 2008–Times of India  

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