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From The Oklahoma Gazette:

As Oklahoma’s Muslim community observes the fast of Ramadan this month, they are also taking time to reflect on the growth of their community statewide.

There are currently five mosques in the Oklahoma City metro area, including one in Norman and one in Edmond. Some of the growth has come from immigrants from south and central Asia as well as the Middle East, but there has been a surprising surge in converts from two other demographics: white females and Hispanic families.

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From The Tulsa World:

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Haskell County commissioners must pay the legal fees of the ACLU of Oklahoma in its lawsuit against a Ten Commandments monument in Stigler.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the American Civil Liberties Union is entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses because it prevailed in its lawsuit.

The Denver-based court decided June 8 that the 8-foot monument on the county courthouse lawn violates the U.S. Constitution because the monument’s primary effect is to endorse religion.

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