CAIR: Lawsuit over Quran Oaths to Continue
CAIR: LAWSUIT OVER QURAN OATHS TO CONTINUE RALEIGH — A lawsuit filed by the ACLU and a Muslim woman over the use of the Quran and other non-Christian texts for courtroom oaths in North Carolina should be allowed to go forward, the state Court of Appeals ruled today. A three-judge panel voted unanimously to reverse […]
CAIR-MI: Muslims Say They Were Profiled
CAIR-MI: MUSLIMS SAY THEY WERE PROFILED BY AIRLINE Claiming they were unfairly profiled, a group of Michigan Muslims said today that they were not allowed to board a flight to Detroit while returning home from a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. At a press conference this morning at a mosque in Dearborn, the group said they […]
CAIR-MI: Muslims Barred from Flight
CAIR-MI: MUSLIMS: NORTHWEST BARRED US FROM FLIGHT DEARBORN — About 40 Muslim Metro Detroiters say they were stranded at an airport in Frankfurt, Germany, and given a series of differing explanations about why they could not board their Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. A spokesman for Northwest Airlines said this morning that the […]
CAIR-CA: Boxer Wrong to Rescind Award
CA: BOXER AND CAIR Editor — Regarding “Boxer cancels award for Muslim activist” (Jan. 6): As a Jewish American and a supporter of Sen. Barbara Boxer, I say that it was wrong for her to withdraw the award that she gave to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which works to build bridges between Christians, Muslims, […]
UN: 34,452 Iraq Civilians Killed in ’06
U.N.: 34,452 IRAQ CIVILIANS KILLED IN ’06 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Nearly 35,000 civilians were killed last year in Iraq, the United Nations said Tuesday, a sharp increase from the numbers reported previously by the Iraqi government. Gianni Magazzeni, the chief of the U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq, said 34,452 civilians were killed and 36,685 were […]
Jimmy Carter: Revisiting ‘Apartheid’
LAST WORD: JIMMY CARTER Dec. 25, 2006 – Jan. 1, 2007 issue – Former president Jimmy Carter has long been regarded as an elder statesman, using his political muscle to address issues like democracy and human rights. But he’s also been a prolific author. Since leaving office in January 1981, he has written 23 books, […]
Aloni: There is Apartheid in Israel
THIS ROAD IS FOR JEWS ONLY Jewish self-righteousness is taken for granted among ourselves to such an extent that we fail to see what’s right in front of our eyes. It’s simply inconceivable that the ultimate victims, the Jews, can carry out evil deeds. Nevertheless, the state of Israel practises its own, quite violent, form […]
TX: Pig Races at Mosque Site Spark Mtg on Tolerance
TX: KATY PIG RACES NEAR MOSQUE SITE SPARKED MEETINGS A Katy man’s decision to stage weekly pig races to protest a mosque construction has prompted an alliance of local clergy to conduct a series of forums aimed at what they characterize as preventing bigotry and promoting religious acceptance.
IL: Muslim Models Interfaith Group on Peace Corps
IL: AMERICAN MUSLIM MODELS INTERFAITH GROUP ON PEACE CORPS As a Muslim American, Eboo Patel takes to heart the line in Sura 49 of the Koran, which says, “God made us different nations and tribes that we may come to know one another.” Through his Interfaith Youth Core, which is based in Chicago, he seeks […]
MI: Muslims Must Unite to Save Faith
MI: METRO MUSLIMS MUST STOP DISTRUST, UNITE TO SAVE FAITH The Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan met last week at the Islamic House of Wisdom to discuss recent acts of vandalism against Iraqi Shiite properties in Metro Detroit. There is no basis for Shiite and Sunni animosity anywhere, certainly not in the United States. […]