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Christian Professor Suspended In December For Statements Of Solidarity With Muslims Will Resign From Wheaton College

Rebecca Lawrence February 11, 2016 America, Education, Islamophobia, Religion

Larycia Hawkins, the Christian professor suspended by Wheaton College for wearing hijab out of solidarity with the Muslim women who face discrimination in the Christmas season, will not be returning to work. In December 2015, Hawkins was put on leave after making the following statement on her Facebook page along …

Islamophobia in America hurting women and children

Rebecca Lawrence January 11, 2016 America, Discrimination, Hate Crimes, Islamophobia, Religion

Students chant while marching at a rally against Islamophobia at San Diego State University in San Diego, California, on Nov. 23, 2015. (Reuters)

Muslim women are speaking out that they feel particularly targeted by a section of the American population which has failed to distinguish Muslim-Americans from terrorists. Women wearing hijab may feel as if they might as well be wearing targets on their bodies. Sirin Kale reports on the recent incidents of …

Christian professor suspended by Wheaton College for wearing hijab out of solidarity with the Muslim women who face discrimination

Rebecca Lawrence December 16, 2015 Islamophobia

Chicago Tribune: “Hawkins, a political science professor at the private evangelical Christian college in Chicago’s west suburbs, announced last week that she would wear the veil to show support for Muslims who have been under greater scrutiny since mass shootings in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif.”