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1. White powder mailed to metro Detroit offices of Michigan Reps. Tlaib and Thanedar amid national wave
News · 2026-10-22WXYZ Detroit reported on Oct. 22 that staff at the Southfield, Michigan, office of U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib found a suspicious white powder inside an envelope that morning, and that a similar envelope containing white powder was mailed earlier in the week to the Detroit office of U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, where the substance was tested and found not to be harmful.
2. Muslim nonprofit sues Islip, New York, zoning board, says town caved to Islamophobic pressure in blocking Bay Shore school boarding
News · 2026-10-22The United American Muslim Association has filed a lawsuit claiming the Town of Islip's zoning board caved to Islamophobic pressure when it reversed course and blocked students from boarding at the group's planned school in Bay Shore, according to court papers and local reports.
3. Arab American voters show shift toward Democrats in 2026 midterms, poll finds
News · 2026-10-22A new Washington Post-Schar School of Policy and Government poll indicates that Arab American voters have shifted toward Democrats during the 2026 midterm election cycle, after being evenly split between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in 2024.
4. UN Expert Urges Canada to Address Real Experiences of Arab, Muslim, and Racialised Communities
News · 2026-10-22According to iqra.ca, Ashwini K.P., the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, concluded a fact-finding mission in Canada and emphasized a significant gap between official anti-racism policies and the real experiences of racialised communities, including Arabs, Muslims, and Palestinians.
5. Fountain Hills council in Arizona declines to advance councilman's 'sharia law' ban proposal
News · 2026-10-22The Fountain Hills Town Council declined on Tuesday, Oct. 20, to advance a proposed ordinance by Councilman Allen Skillicorn that sought to ban “sharia law,” giving no direction to town attorneys to draft the measure after a discussion in which Muslim community members questioned the need for it and pleaded for greater understanding of their faith, the Arizona Globe and the Fountain Hills Times reported.
6. CAIR releases 2026 Congressional Scorecard on civil rights, religious freedom and human rights
News · 2026-10-22The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said on Oct. 22 that it released "CAIR's 2026 Congressional Scorecard" to help American Muslim voters and allies examine their elected officials' records on legislation affecting civil rights, religious freedom, constitutional protections and human rights. CAIR describes itself as the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization.
7. FBI arrests McKinney teen accused of plotting to assassinate North Texas Rep. Keith Self
News · 2026-10-22The FBI has arrested a 17-year-old from McKinney accused of plotting to assassinate U.S. Rep. Keith Self of North Texas, WFAA and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reported.
8. Arrest warrant, hate crime charges for Illinois man accused of threatening Middle Eastern home buyers, real estate agent
News · 2026-10-22Prosecutors in Will County, Illinois, have obtained an arrest warrant and filed eight criminal charges, including three hate crimes, against a Wilmington man accused of threatening to kill two prospective Middle Eastern home buyers and their real estate agent if they bought a home in his neighborhood, the Joliet Patch reported.
9. Oil prices hit highest level since May on worries about the Iran war
News · 2026-10-22AP reported on Oct. 22 that oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran, while U.S. stocks fell on drops in artificial-intelligence stocks. As of 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, AP said, the S&P 500 was down 1.4%, the Nasdaq composite was down 2.8% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%, or 113 points.
10. What Is a Life Worth? When the Fine Costs Less Than Silence
Opinion · 2026-10-21Some things should never have a price, not because money has no value, but because some values are too great to be reduced to a number. A single child's life is one of those things. His name, his face, and his right to grow up, go to school, and come home safe are not details that can be measured in thousands of dollars.
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