DC Event: ‘Face to Face with a Guantanamo Detainee’
DC: ‘FACE TO FACE WITH A GUANTANAMO DETAINEE’https://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/releases/January.10.2007.html CONTACT: Kara Tershel, (202) 662-9500 WHAT: “Face to Face with a Guantanamo Detainee” (A videoconference with former Guantanamo detainee, Moazzam Begg, followed with remarks by Gitanjali Gutierrez, attorney, Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative, Center for Constitutional Rights)WHEN: Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.WHERE: Georgetown University Law […]
CAIR-FL: 3 Men Cleared in Port Scare ‘Treated Like Animals’
CAIR-FL: 3 MEN CLEARED IN PORT SCARE ‘TREATED LIKE ANIMALS’ Three Middle Eastern men who were arrested and later had charges against them dropped over a brief terrorism scare at the Port of Miami on Sunday said they were unfairly targeted because of their ethnicity and creed. Amar Al-Hadad said he was “humiliated, disrespected (and) […]
CAIR-MI: Vandals Hit Shia Stores
CAIR-MI: VANDALS HIT SHI’A STORES Muslim leaders say a spate of vandalism over the weekend involving stores owned by local Iraqis could stem from brewing sectarian Islamic tension over the execution of Saddam Hussein. While Shi’a and Sunni Muslims are fighting in Iraq, the two groups generally get along in Metro Detroit and the United […]
CAIR-MI: Vandalism Raises Wider Fears
CAIR-MI: DAMAGE TO BUSINESSES AND MOSQUES IN DETROIT RAISES WIDER FEARS As they repaired the broken windows of at least a dozen businesses and mosques along Warren Avenue in Detroit, many Iraqi Shi’ite Muslims wondered Monday if the vandalism was retaliation by local supporters of Saddam Hussein who resented that they celebrated the hanging of […]
CAIR-MI: Vandalism has Sunni, Shia Working for Peace
CAIR-MI: VANDALISM IN DETROIT HAS SUNNI, SHI’ITE LEADERS WORKING FOR PEACE Concerned about a possible outbreak of sectarian violence in Michigan, Sunni and Shi’ite leaders worked today to repair their ties after Shi’ite-run mosques and businesses in Detroit were targeted over the weekend by men who may have been Sunni. The Islamic Shura Council of […]
Ohio Muslims Concerned About Safety of Imam Damra
OHIO MUSLIMS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF IMAM DAMRA (CLEVELAND, OHIO, 1/9/07) – The Ohio office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) today expressed concern over misleading reports from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials about the whereabouts of deported Cleveland Imam Fawaz Damra. [PRESS CONFERENCE: A press conference will be held at the Islamic […]
CAIR-CA Joins Multi-Faith MLK Prayer Breakfast
CAIR-CA JOINS MULTI-FAITH PRAYER BREAKFAST (ANAHEIM, CA, 1/9/07) – The Southern California Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) encourages the Muslim community and people of all faiths to attend the 30th Annual Martin Luther King Week Celebration. The event will feature various religious leaders, who will share the impact of Dr. Martin Luther […]
CAIR-FL Sponsors Interfaith Program Honoring King
CAIR-FL SPONSORS INTERFAITH PROGRAM HONORING KING (ORLANDO, FL, 1/9/07) – The Orlando chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Orlando) is inviting members of the local Muslim community and people of all faiths to participate in a special program honoring the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. WHAT: “In the […]
CAIR-MI Condemns Vandalism of Mosques, Muslim Businesses
CAIR-MI CONDEMNS VANDALISM OF MOSQUES AND BUSINESSES (DETROIT, MI, 1/9/07) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today called on the FBI to investigate the vandalism of two mosques and five businesses this past weekend in the Warrendale section of Detroit as possible hate crimes. The incidents took place sometime between […]
CAIR-OH: Imam Not Heard from Since Deportation
CAIR-OH: DAMRA NOT HEARD FROM SINCE HIS DEPORTATION Four days after Imam Fawaz Damra was deported to the Middle East, family and friends still have not heard from the former leader of Ohio’s largest mosque. And today, friends fear Damra might have been detained some time between 4 and 5 a.m. Thursday, when the imam […]