Sanya Mansoor

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U.S. Charities Funneled More Than $105 Million to Anti-Muslim Groups, New Report Finds

A new report revealed that organizations deemed Islamophobic by the nation's largest Muslim civil rights group received more than $105 million in donations from U.S. charities between 2017 and 2019. The Council on American-Islamic Relations...

By Sanya Mansoor January 12, 2022

The Troubling Consequences of Seeing Muslims as a Racial Group

How can a country supposedly founded on principles of religious freedom be so quick to support policies that violate the civil rights of Muslims? That’s one of the questions at the heart of a new...

By Sanya Mansoor December 13, 2021

NYC Approves Measure Allowing Some Non-Citizens to Vote

New York City lawmakers approved a historic measure on Thursday to grant hundreds of thousands of non-citizens the right to vote in local elections, setting the stage for a broader battle between supporters who want...

By Sanya Mansoor December 10, 2021

HR Departments Are on the Frontlines of Evaluating Religious Exemptions

With the new omicron variant, the need for a rigorous test for religious exemptions is even more urgent, experts say

By Sanya Mansoor November 30, 2021

Shahana Hanif Is New York City's First Muslim Woman Councilmember

On Nov. 2, Shahana Hanif made history by becoming the first Muslim woman elected to the New York City Council. The Bangladeshi American, who ran on a progressive platform and was endorsed by Rep. Alexandria...

By Sanya Mansoor November 5, 2021

Poll Watchers Flood Virginia as GOP Raises Doubts About 'Election Integrity'

“We feel like we’re being harassed and hindered in being able to do our daily work,” says one local election official.

By Sanya Mansoor November 2, 2021

Charleston Massacre Victims' Families Settle With the DOJ

The families of the nine victims killed in a 2015 racist attack on a South Carolina church reached an $88 million settlement with the DOJ

By Sanya Mansoor October 28, 2021

What Next After Republicans Block Voting Rights Bill?

President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would be open to doing away with the filibuster in pursuit of protecting Americans' voting rights, bolstering voting rights' advocates calls to abolish the controversial rule after Republicans...

By Sanya Mansoor October 22, 2021

This Tech CEO Helps Fellow Afghans Feel Safer Every Day

Sara Wahedi's app, Ehtesab, crowdsources reports of bombings, shootings and more—giving Kabul residents clarity amid chaos

By Sanya Mansoor October 13, 2021

Muslim Americans Take Post-9/11 Surveillance to SCOTUS

Imam Yassir Fazaga remembers the panic he felt. He remembers opening up the electrical sockets in his office and searching behind his computer monitor, looking for recording devices. In conversations with congregants, especially unfamiliar ones,...

By Sanya Mansoor September 16, 2021
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