CAIR: ‘Sleeper Cell’ Draws Fire for Soft Take on Terrorists
CAIR: ‘Sleeper Cell’ Draws Fire for Soft Take on Terrorists All Things Considered, December 3, 2006 · The second season of the Showtime series Sleeper Cell”premieres next Sunday. The principle character is a black Muslim FBI agent determined to bring down a terrorist cell in Los Angeles. The show has drawn a range of critics […]
CAIR: Quran Controversy: Prager Catching Flak
CAIR: QURAN CONTROVERSY CONTINUES: PRAGER CATCHING FLAK Conservative radio host and blogger Dennis Prager has now been criticized by both prominent Muslim and Jewish groups for his Townhall.com column attacking incoming Rep. Keith Ellison’s announcement that he will use a Quran during his ceremonial swearing-in as the first Muslim member of Congress. Today, the Council […]
CAIR Wants Ellison Critic Removed from Holocaust Council
ISLAMIC GROUP WANTS ELLISON CRITIC REMOVED FROM HOLOCAUST COUNCIL WASHINGTON (AP) _ An Islamic civil rights group wants a columnist who criticized Rep.-elect Keith Ellison’s decision to use the Quran during his ceremonial swearing-in next month removed from the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said Monday that the comments by […]
CAIR: US Airways Responds to Profiling Accusations
CAIR: US AIRWAYS RESPONDS TO PROFILING ACCUSATIONS US Airways, the most recent airline to face scrutiny for stricter policies to combat terrorism, is pushing the message that its employees do not use racial profiling when determining the threat of passengers. The airline came under fire from Muslim groups last week when six Muslim clerics were […]
CAIR-MI: Lawyers Fight Terrorism Tag
CAIR-MI: LAWYERS FIGHT TERRORISM TAG Lawyers for three defendants in a tobacco and counterfeit Viagra smuggling case are asking federal prosecutors to strike terrorism-related language from their indictment, saying the case has nothing to do with terrorism. Language in the 2003 indictment related to terrorism and support for Hezbollah will hurt the ability of defendants […]
CAIR-CA: Local Muslims and Jews Build Understanding
CAIR-CA: LOCAL MUSLIMS AND JEWS BUILD BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING (SAN DIEGO, CA, 12/4/06) – On Friday, December 1, local Muslims visited Congregation Beth El, a Conservative Jewish center in La Jolla, Calif., beginning a series of dialogue meetings between Jewish and Muslim groups. These meetings are intended to take place once a month. CAIR-San Diego […]
CAIR-OH: ‘Your Muslim Neighbor’ Radio Program
CAIR-OH: ‘YOUR MUSLIM NEIGHBOR’ RADIO PROGRAM – TOP (CINCINNATI, OH, 12/4/06) – CAIR-Ohio’s Cincinnati Chapter Committee Member Brent Meyer recently began hosting a local weekly radio program called “Your Muslim Neighbor” on WSAI AM 1360. This first-of-its-kind program in Cincinnati airs on Sunday evenings from 5 to 6-p.m. and tackles such topics as discrimination, religion […]
CAIR-CT Hosts Town Hall Meeting with Law Enforcement
CAIR-CT HOSTS TOWN HALL MEETING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT (NEW LONDON, CT, 12/4/06) – On Friday, December 1, the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) held its first town hall meeting at the Crowne Plaza in Cromwell, Conn. Representatives from law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and […]
U.S. Holocaust Museum Urged to Drop Islam-Basher
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. HOLOCAUST MUSEUM URGED TO DROP ISLAM-BASHERPresidential appointee says Quran oath ‘undermines American civilization’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/4/06) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called for the removal of a presidential appointee to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council […]
CAIR: Lawmaker to Take Oath on Koran, Faces Flak
CAIR: LAWMAKER TO TAKE OATH ON KORAN, FACES FLAK Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, will take his oath of office on the Koran, not the Bible. Although some have criticized the Minnesota Democrat’s decision, his campaign manager cites historical precedent in describing it as a nonissue. “Well, he will be the […]