CAIR-KY Hosts Interfaith Dinner Celebrating Abraham’s Legacy
CAIR-KY HOSTS INTERFAITH DINNER CELEBRATING ABRAHAM’S LEGACY The Kentucky chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-KY) recently held an interfaith dinner marking Eid ul-Adha, the holiday at the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, in which members of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities celebrated the life and legacy of the Prophet Abraham. […]
CAIR Welcomes TSA Hajj Sensitivity Training
CAIR WELCOMES TSA HAJJ SENSITIVITY TRAINING http://cair.com/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=2482&theType=NR
CAIR-MI to Call for Probe Into NW Airline’s Treatment of Hajjis
CAIR-MI TO CALL FOR PROBE INTO NW AIRLINE’S TREATMENT OF MUSLIM PILGRIMS (SOUTHFIELD, MI, 1/14/07) – On January 16, the Michigan office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) will hold a press conference in Dearborn to call for an investigation into the treatment of 40 American Muslim pilgrims who were allegedly denied passage on […]
CAIR: US Trains Airport Staff to Handle Haj Pilgrims
CAIR: US TRAINS AIRPORT STAFF TO HANDLE HAJ PILGRIMS WASHINGTON, 11 January 2007 – A month after the removal of six imams from a US Airways flight spurred accusations of harassment, the federal government has given airport security trainers cultural awareness training about the annual Haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. “The cultural awareness training involved […]
CAIR: ‘Islamic Fascism’ Rhetoric Unhelpful
CAIR: SANTORUM TO THINK ABOUT U.S. ENEMIES Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum has joined a conservative Washington think tank where he will found and direct a program called “America’s Enemies.” The program will study “threats posed to America and the West from a growing array of anti-Western forces that are increasingly casting a shadow over […]
CAIR: Politicians Should Not Cower Before Bigots
CAIR-CA: MUSLIM AWARD Re “Boxer rescinds award to Islamic activist,” Jan. 6 I was saddened when I read about Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) rescinding her award to a Muslim activist. Muslims across the nation are proud of the Council on American-Islamic Relations for being the ambassadors for Muslims in the United States. I’m concerned that […]
CAIR-MI: Leaders Push Unity After Vandalism
CAIR-MI: MUSLIM LEADERS PUSH UNITY AFTER VANDALISM DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dozens of Muslim leaders from both major branches of Islam called for unity Wednesday in the wake of several incidents of vandalism last weekend, which many Iraqis who are Shi’a Muslims believe was intended to intimidate them. While the division between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims […]
CAIR-MI: Islamic Leaders Meet to Ease Tensions
CAIR-MI: ISLAMIC LEADERS MEET TO DISCUSS VANDALISM, EASE TENSIONS DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) – About 20 religious, community and academic leaders met Wednesday to discuss the vandalism of Shiite mosques and businesses in Detroit and help ease tensions between local followers of the Shiite and Sunni sects of Islam. The closed-door meeting was held at […]
CAIR-NY Annual Banquet: Empowering the Muslim Voice
CAIR-NY ANNUAL BANQUET: EMPOWERING THE MUSLIM VOICE THEME: Freedom of Speech: Empowering the Muslim VoiceWHEN: Saturday, May 5, 2007, 6:30 to 9:30pmWHERE: Manhattan Center Studios, 311 West 34th Street, New York, N.YCONTACT: 212-870-2002, E-Mail: civilrights@cair-ny.org
CAIR-Chicago Annual Event Set for February 11
CAIR-CHICAGO ANNUAL EVENT SET FOR FEBRUARY 11 CAIR-Chicago’s Annual Event is set to take place on Sunday, February 11th, 2007 at Drury Lane in Oakbrook. Please mark your calendars and show your support by attending that day. Reserve your ticket today by going to: http://www.cairchicago.org/rsvp2007.php. Tickets are $65 bought in advance, or $90 at the […]