See CAIR on YouTube Recommend CAIR on Google+ Follow CAIR on Twitter Like CAIR on Facebook
Donate to CAIR
Council on American-Islamic Relations

Boston attacks: Islam condemns violence, Muslim leader reiterates

Hussam AyloushBy David Olson, The Press-Enterprise, 4/19/2013

As news emerges that the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings were from the predominantly Muslim Russian republic of Chechnya, an Inland Muslim leader emphasized something he’s had to repeat every time a suspect in a terrorist attack is Muslim: Violence against innocent people is a severe violation of the teachings of Islam.

Read more...

Boston mosque cancels Friday prayer, condemns terrorism

ISBCCCathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY, 4/19/2013

The largest Islamic worship center in New England, the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, announced on its website Friday that it was closed until further notice, shortly after it news reports said a young man who had worshiped there was one of the Boston Marathon bombers.

Read more...