Muslim women in Iowa share faith and faces of bias
In Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Muslim women with hijabs discuss personal choice, family life, and public scrutiny. They describe incidents of hostility, balancing faith with career and motherhood, and efforts to educate others about Islam while advocating for acceptance.
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Jameela
Ayesha
Ibrahim
Igram
Des Moines
Canada
United States
Rossey
Sara Tawil
Horizons Social Service Agency
Cedar Rapids
Jerusalem
Tawil
Imam Taha Tawil
Sara Sayed
Sayed
Surriah Igram
Midamar Corp
Middle East
Afghanistan
Shams Ghoneim
Iowa City
Iowa
Muslim Public Affairs Council
Cairo
Egypt
University of Iowa
Council
State Department
After-hours club sparking police entry debate in West Des Moines
The department used a Special Response Team to clear the private after-hours club where two people were arrested and an uncooperative customer detained. City officials weigh an ordinance to regulate such venues, aiming to clarify entry rights and reduce residential disruption. Haynes defends public access while facing eviction.
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Mincks
Haynes
West Des Moines
Jeff Pomeranz
Cedar Rapids
Grassley receives leadership PAC contributions from GOP peers
Senate Republicans who maxed out their leadership PACs to Grassley include Brownback Crapo Thune Hatch Chambliss Isakson Alexander McConnell Murkowski Kyl McCain and others. Grassley’s Hawkeye PAC has given to several campaigns, while Harkin and other Democrats received six figure aid. analysts note leadership PACs fund campaigns and double dipping by donors.
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Krasno
Chuck Grassley
Senate
Grassley
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Mike Crapo
Idaho
John Thune
South Dakota
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Saxby Chambliss
Johnny Isakson
Georgia
Lamar Alexander
Tennessee
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Lisa Murkowski
Alaska
Jon Kyl
John McCain
Arizona
Michael Johanns
Nebraska
Rep
Tom Latham
Lowa
Sen
Trent Lott
Mississippi
The
Sarah Palin
Arkansas
Mike Huckabee
Hawkeye Pac
Murkowski
McCain
Thune
Isakson
Crapo
Richard Burr
North Carolina
Robert Bennett
Paul Herrison
University of Maryland
Eric Woolson
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Oneim Muslim Public Affairs
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Gazett
Horizons Social Services
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Harkin
Tom Harkin
Blanche Lincoln
Barbara Boxer
California
Harry Reid
Nevada
Michael Bennet
Colorado
Patty Murray
Washington
Woolson
Conlin
Sen. Grassley
Bai Jia Asian Market
Oriental Foods
Shang Hai Green
Wong Lo
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