The LaSalle County Board in Illinois voted 16-12 on Nov. 2 to rescind a resolution denouncing Sharia law that it had approved 13-12 in October, after the county’s attorney warned it was unconstitutional.

A record 101 people signed up to speak at the Duval County School Board after member Tony Ricardo reshared a post calling Islam “not a religion.” Muslim families are calling for accountability.

Muslim American candidates competed across about 23 states in the 2026 midterms. Early results show congressional firsts and victories in state and local elections.

On the eve of the Nov. 3 midterms, Muslim leaders are urging their communities to vote while tightening mosque security, after MPAC rated the threat of attacks against Muslims Elevated and voters in several states reported intimidation.

Hennepin County prosecutors charged James O’Keefe and Cam Higby with identity theft and unlawful voting after they visited Minneapolis polling places in burqas during the Aug. 11 primary. CAIR-Minnesota welcomed the charges.

An Islamic nonprofit has bought a former bank in Norton, Virginia, for a community center with a prayer space, while Bernalillo County, New Mexico, upheld approval of a new Albuquerque mosque despite local opposition.

Recent threats against mosques and Muslim Americans in Virginia, California, Michigan and Texas are prompting renewed attention to security planning at Islamic institutions.

The Shia Muslim Foundation is calling on Baltimore County Board of Education member Maggie Litz Domanowski to apologize and resign after she shared a social media post invoking Sharia law to portray Islam as a threat to women's rights.

The Shia Muslim Foundation is calling for a full, transparent investigation after Sabah Mooswi, a Shia Muslim mother and community organizer in Dallas, had a bullet strike her vehicle on Mother's Day while driving on Interstate 35. The bullet shattered her windshield and traveled into the area where her young son could have been seated.