Local authorities are on high alert at mosques, synagogues and major transit hubs, watching out for potential retaliatory violence in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death. Philadelphia and SEPTA police both stepped up patrols to discourage any attacks. (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/2/2011) – A prominent national Muslim civil rights…
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"The truth is that every single woman I know that covers up does it on her own," said Moein Khawaja, executive director of the Philadelphia's Council on American Islamic Relations, who is married. His wife dresses modestly and covers her head, but she doesn't wear a niqab. "It's their way of saying, 'Forget what everyone wants me to do.' It's empowering for them to have control over their own style of dress."Since 2008, a wave of Islamophobia – the irrational fear…
On April 3, 2011, Executive Director Moein Khawaja traveled to…
