CAIR: Muslim Family Upset Over Vegas Airport Incident
MUSLIM BAKERSFIELD FAMILY UPSET OVER VEGAS AIRPORT INCIDENT BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A Bakersfield woman hoping for a reunion with her father visiting from Germany says he was the victim of anti-Muslim discrimination. Magiah Shehadeh said her father — who is Muslim and lives in Germany — was interrogated for more than 12 hours at the […]
CAIR: VA Muslims Asked to Contact Reps About Goode’s Remarks
VA MUSLIMS ASKED TO CONTACT DAVIS, WOLF ABOUT GOODE’S REMARKS http://cair.com/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=473&theType=AA
CAIR: German Muslim Detained in Las Vegas
CAIR: GERMAN MUSLIM DENIED ENTRY TO U.S., DETAINED IN LAS VEGAS http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061230/nysa001.html?.v=77
CAIR: ‘Fusion’ Facilities Raise Privacy Worries
CAIR: ‘FUSION’ FACILITIES RAISE PRIVACY WORRIES Frustrated by poor federal cooperation, U.S. states and cities are building their own network of intelligence centers led by police to help detect and disrupt terrorist plots. The new “fusion centers” are now operating in 37 states, including Virginia and Maryland, and another covers the Washington area, according to […]
CAIR-TX: Holy Rituals in Mecca, New Innocence in Lives
CAIR-SAN ANTONIO: HOLY RITUALS IN MECCA, NEW INNOCENCE IN LIVES Salah Shamsi was one of about 2 million Muslims who gathered last year in the Islamic holy city of Mecca for a pilgrimage. The ritual was arduous at times, requiring the Pakistani native to walk many miles and endure long hours of prayer. He and […]
CAIR-OH: Abraham’s Devotion Inspires Muslims, Christians, Jews
CAIR-OH: ABRAHAM’S DEVOTION TO GOD INSPIRES MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS AND JEWS [Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin is a Columbus pediatrician and president of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Ohio Chapter. Her upcoming children’s book, The Best Eid Holiday Ever, is due to be published in the fall of 2007 and is about the Eid al-Adha holiday. E-Mail: mobin-uddin.4@osu.edu] […]
CAIR-Tampa: Execution Celebrated, Criticized
CAIR-TAMPA: SADDAM HUSSEIN’S EXECUTION, CELEBRATED AND CRITICIZED IN BAY AREA But Saddam’s execution comes as Muslims around the globe observe Eid-al-Adha, or Festival of the Sacrifice, a four day holiday marking the end of the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the holiest days of the year in the religion. “It’s a time of forgiveness, […]
CAIR-San Diego: Execution on Holiday Wrong
CAIR-SAN DIEGO: KILLING HUSSEIN ON HOLIDAY WRONG, S.D. RESIDENTS SAY Members of San Diego’s Muslim community celebrating the Eid al-Adha religious holiday at the Del Mar Fairgrounds yesterday expressed fear that the observance forever will be linked to the execution of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Many Muslims who came for prayer and solemnity in […]
CAIR Director Discusses Hussein’s Execution on C-SPAN
CAIR DIRECTOR DISCUSSES IMPACT OF HUSSEIN’S EXECUTION ON C-SPAN CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad appears on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to discuss the impact of the execution of Saddam Hussein on the Muslim holy day of Eid Al-Adha. <!– #ilu1wro62kxfg3vxaj8gq63xkzgsquwscr6lu0wll –>Dailymotion blogged video
German Muslim Denied Entry to U.S., Detained in Las Vegas
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GERMAN MUSLIM DENIED ENTRY TO U.S., DETAINED IN LAS VEGASCAIR calls for explanation of detention, probe into treatment of detainee (ANAHEIM, CA, 12/30/06) – The Southern California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today asked for an explanation as to why […]