Source: USA TODAY

On August 9, 2000, USA TODAY published an article entitled "Arab-Americans Unsure about Lieberman" .

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

On August 5, 2000, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published an article entitled "Heading East; Young Men Find Way Off Streets and Into Islam".

Source: The Houston Chronicle

On August 5, 2000, The Houston Chronicle reported that a "Michigan store has agreed to stop selling women's jeans covered with verses from the Koran, a product that Muslim leaders labeled blasphemous, officials for the shopping mall where the store is located said last week. Officials for the Northland Center shopping mall bought the remaining 20 pairs of pants, which were inscribed with the words "Allah" and "In the name of God, most gracious most merciful." Other verses from the Muslim holy book ran around the waist and cuffs...

Source: Star Tribune

On August 5, 2000, the Star Tribune reported that a Muslim has been sworn in as a judge of the District Court of Maryland. "God is merciful, and I pledge to show mercy from the bench - both for the accused and for those who have been wronged," said Judge Hassan Ali El-Amin, who joins only a few other Muslim judges nationwide. "Judge El-Amin's appointment shows that Muslims are entering and having a positive impact on every level of American society," said Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (...

Source: The Boston Globe

On August 2, 2000, The Boston Globe published an article entitled "Trying Not to Fit in: Muslims Among Those Educating Children at Home." The article reported that "Muslims, one of the United States' fastest-growing populations, are following the lead of other groups, including evangelical Christians, in opting out of American public schools." The increase in home schooling is part of a larger trend in American schooling that is driven by both moral and educational concerns. Many parents choose religious, charter, or pilot...

Source: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

On August 1, 2000, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that 11 Somali Muslim women lost their jobs at "Hertz's car-rental outlet at Hartsfield International Airport July 17 because they said no when the boss told them to wear pants or knee-length skirts. They said their Muslim faith requires them to dress more modestly." In a letter to CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations), Hertz said the "crackdown came because 'there were at least five documented instances of Somali Muslim employees getting...

Source: The New York Times

On July 30, 2000, The New York Times reported on Trinidad native Shamina Khan Mir, an "ambitious, successful entrepreneur who single-handedly runs [a] bustling store, one of 82 7-Elevens in Nassau County and one of seven owned by women. A resident since 1966, a citizen since 1970 and a Long Islander since 1974, Ms. Mir has become Americanized, but at the same time retains her West Indian identity. 'I live according to the specific circumstances,' she said. 'When I come to work, I wear Western clothing and eat American foods,...

Source: The Washington Post

On July 30, 2000, The Washington Post reported that a "federal judge issued a temporary injunction Friday barring Indiana from erecting a Ten Commandments monument on the Statehouse lawn." The state has not decided if it will appeal, said a spokeswoman for the governor. She added that "We believe that because this monument was to be displayed in a historical context it would be constitutional." Indiana Civil Liberties Lawyer Ken Falk commented that "The judge indicated that...the monument lacks a secular purpose and it has the...

Source: The Seattle Times

On July 30, 2000, The Seattle Times published an article entitled "Heir apparel? Immigrant Families and Cultural Trappings; Muslim Women Differ on Hijab, but Always Put Accent on Modesty" .

Source: Star Tribune

On July 30, 2000, the Star Tribune reported that some Muslims have lost their jobs, in an article entitled "At work, Religion and Policy Collide; Several Muslims, Who are Also Somali, Have Been Fired or Disciplined Because Policies Posed a Conflict with Their Religion." Even after he explained its importance to his faith, "Abdirisak Jama's supervisors gave him a choice: Shave your beard or don't return to work...He was wearing the beard...when he was hired as a security guard for Burns Security International in Bloomington. He loved...

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

On July 29, 2000, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that "A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against the city of Palos Heights by Muslims who say officials prevented them from buying property to use as a place of worship." The Al Salam Mosque Foundation claims that the suburb "violated the group's constitutional right to freedom of religion by refusing to approve zoning for the planned mosque. It also charges Mayor Dean Koldenhoven and all eight aldermen with conspiracy in violation of a civil rights law, alleging that they '...

Source: Financial Times

On July 25, 2000, London's Financial Times Limited published an article regarding America's Nation of Islam. After years of remaining out of mainline politics, the Nation of Islam is "again emerging from the political fringes and making a vigorous push into the political arena. With the presidential elections tightening by the day, the group hopes to create 'a third force' that could have an unexpected influence in choosing the next U.S. president." The push comes five years after Nation of Islam's leader Louis Farrakhan's Million...

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

On July 25, 2000, the Chicago Sun-Times article states that "Muslim women who want to go poolside while fully clothed have been banned from a Bridgeview Park District swimming pool. Several Muslim women, who believe they should be covered from head to foot, have complained that they aren't able to properly watch their children, said Sabri Samirah of the United Muslim-Americans Association in Palos Hills. 'This is discrimination because of religious beliefs and practices,' Samirah said. 'Just as there is legal protection for those...

Source: The Detroit News

On July 25, 2000, The Detroit News published an article entitled "Local Arabs Fear Fed Scrutiny: Terrorist Crackdown May Spur Privacy Violations, Some Say."

Source: Star Tribune

On July 22, 2000, the Star Tribune published an article about a plan that has been approved in Hennepin County which would allow Muslims and others prohibited by religious law to find a way around paying taxes on their property. "What we've done would make an agreement with the purchaser of the property to charge a fee in addition to the purchase price rather than charging interest plus the purchase price," said Assistant Hennepin County Attorney Robert Burck. While intended for "Muslims and Orthodox Jews who feel that it's against...