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Bullied For Its Faith, Muslim Family Fights Back Through Education

Noshaba Afzal (right) — with daughters (from left) Maimona Afzal Berta, 23, Sana Afzal, 16, and Honna Afzal, 18 — says bullying of Muslims has become a "safety issue." Leila Fadel/NPR hide caption

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Muslims In America: A New Generation

Bullied For Its Faith, Muslim Family Fights Back Through Education

When Noshaba Afzal's daughter was bullied, she decided she had a choice. Accept it or say: "No, this is not the America we want it to be."

Bullied For Its Faith, Muslim Family Fights Back Through Education

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Sunday

National

Turning Rampant Anti-Muslim Bullying Into Teachable Moments

A Muslim family in California pushes back against bullying and intimidation, at school and the local political arena.

Turning Rampant Anti-Muslim Bullying Into Teachable Moments

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Muslims In America: A New Generation

A Mosque For LGBTQ Muslims

Founded by three LGBTQ Muslims, Chicago's Masjid al-Rabia is one of very few spaces in America welcoming Muslims who feel marginalized by the larger Muslim community.

A Mosque For LGBTQ Muslims

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Saturday

Her Pro Dreams Shot, This Muslim Player Pivots To The Next Generation

Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, seen in a photograph for the NCAA Champion Magazine last year, was the first Muslim woman in a headscarf to play NCAA Division I basketball. Jamie Schwaberow hide caption

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Muslims In America: A New Generation

Her Pro Dreams Shot, This Muslim Player Pivots To The Next Generation

Because of a rule banning head coverings on the basketball court, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir had to choose between the sport she loved and her faith. She chose her religion but fought to change the rule.

Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir:"We belong in every space"

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Muslims In America: A New Generation

Black Muslims Step Into Spotlight

Black Muslims in America are reclaiming and highlighting their traditions. In Los Angeles, Jihad Saafir is converting his father's storefront mosque into a vibrant community center and school.

Black Muslims Step Into Spotlight

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Thursday

Muslims In America: A New Generation

In Chicago, A Muslim Non-Profit Is Engaging The Community Through Activism

Rami Nashashibi of the Inner City Muslim Action Network sees social work as a solution to the apathy that leads people away from religion.

In Chicago, A Muslim Non-Profit Is Engaging The Community Through Activism

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America's Next Generation Of Muslims Insists On Crafting Its Own Story

American Muslim college students in Ohio (front row: left to right) Halimah Muhammad (in brown hijab), Fatima Shendy, Zaina Salem, Ruba Abu-Amara, (back row: left to right) Arkann Al-Khalilee (in gray hijab), Nora Hmeidan and Lama Abu-Amara appear in an image that was featured in Uhuru, a Kent State University magazine in an issue on identity and race. Eslah Attar for NPR hide caption

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Muslims In America: A New Generation

America's Next Generation Of Muslims Insists On Crafting Its Own Story

A new generation of American Muslims has moved from defending itself, as Muslim communities did in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, to defining itself.

America's Next Generation Of Muslims Insists On Crafting Its Own Story

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Tuesday

Beauty Brands Struggle With The Diverse Opinions That Come With Diverse Faces

Amena Khan, center in hijab, with other L'Oreal ambassadors at a photo shoot in February 2017 in London. Handout/Prince's Trust/L'Oreal via Getty hide caption

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National

Beauty Brands Struggle With The Diverse Opinions That Come With Diverse Faces

Brands are praised for their bold choices when they chose a woman in hijab or transgender person to represent them. But is it real diversity if they don't want the opinions that inevitably follow?

Beauty Brands Struggle With The Diverse Opinions That Come With Diverse Faces

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Wednesday

Politics

News Brief: House Passes Funding Extension, Pence Visits Japan, Steve Wynn Resigns

The House passed a bill Tuesday evening to fund the government until March 23, with a full year of military spending. Also, The Wall Street Journal's Peter Landers discusses Mike Pence's Asia trip.

News Brief: House Passes Funding Extension, Pence Visits Japan, Steve Wynn Resigns

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Thursday

Documents Reveal Second Person Of Interest In Las Vegas Shooting

An October vigil is held one week after the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Newly unsealed documents reveal details of the early stage of the investigation. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Documents Reveal Second Person Of Interest In Las Vegas Shooting

A man named as a second person of interest in affidavits from the early days of the police investigation into the Las Vegas shooting in October says the gunman bought ammunition from him and left.

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Friday

Same-Sex Couples Sue U.S. Government For Kids' Citizenship

Elad Dvash-Banks (left) and his husband, Andrew, pose for photos with their twin sons, Ethan (right) and Aiden, in their Los Angeles apartment on Tuesday. Ethan is a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit against the State Department that seeks the same rights as his brother, who is a U.S. citizen. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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Same-Sex Couples Sue U.S. Government For Kids' Citizenship

The children were born to two married, same-sex couples with a U.S. citizen parent and foreign parent. The children were denied citizenship because they're genetically tied to only the foreign parent.

Same-Sex Couples Sue U.S. Government For Kids' Citizenship

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