CAIR Urges U.S. Muslims to Get Out and Vote
CAIR URGES U.S. MUSLIMS TO GET OUT AND VOTE – TOP Vote Today, Tuesday, November 7. Here is what you do: 1. Find your polling station. Find out where to vote through the Democratic National Committee here:http://www.democrats.org/a/2006/11/find_your_polli.php Find out where to vote through the Republican National Committee here:http://www.gop.com/vote/ (Remember, as a U.S. citizen, it is […]
CAIR: Wearing of Hijab Increasing on Campuses
CAIR: SCHOOL VEIL Nov. 13, 2006 issue – There’s a new fashion on college campuses, but it’s not one you’ll find at Abercrombie any time soon. It’s the higab, the traditional Muslim headscarf that denotes modesty and reverence to God, and it’s being worn by increasing numbers of young Muslim American women. . . The […]
CAIR: Federal Charges Urged After Beating of NYC Muslim
CAIR: FEDERAL CHARGES URGED AFTER NYC MUSLIM MAN’S ALLEGED BEATING NEW YORK — The alleged hate-crime beating of a Pakistani man by a group of Jewish teenagers has rattled the city’s Muslim community and spurred calls for a federal investigation by an advocacy group. “It’s an indication of the kind of thing that we’re seeing […]
CAIR-CA: Muslim Forum Held to Cope With Fremont Murder
CAIR-CA: MUSLIM FORUM HELD TO COPE WITH FREMONT MURDER FREMONT, Calif. (KCBS) — Members of Fremont’s Muslim community packed into a forum style meeting last night to talk about last month’s fatal shooting of Alia Ansari. The community is still reeling from the shooting, which took place in broad daylight as Ansari walked with her […]
CAIR-FL: Leaders Criticize Muslim Bashing
CAIR-FL: LEADERS CRITICIZE MUSLIM BASHING The first couple of Hernando County’s Republican Party find themselves increasingly at odds with GOP leaders from around the state for comments the pair made about Muslims. Charlie Crist joined the critics Friday, condemning Mary Ann Hogan’s comments that Islam is a “hateful, frightening religion.” Crist’s campaign unceremoniously removed Hogan, […]
Crist Blasts Hernando Republican
CRIST BLASTS HERNANDO REPUBLICAN Whether it’s Charlie Crist or Jim Davis in November, the Bay Area will win. TAMPA – Charlie Crist has distanced himself from an influential Hernando County Republican who made anti-Islamic remarks earlier this week. According to the Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Crist dropped Mary Ann Hogan from […]
CAIR-St. Louis: Forum to Focus on Muslims’ Rights in Post-9/11 Era
CAIR-ST. LOUIS: FORUM TO FOCUS ON MUSLIMS’ RIGHTS IN POST-SEPT. 11 NATION After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, then Attorney General John Ashcroft ordered the FBI to detain anyone who may have been in contact with the men who were involved in hijacking three planes and crashing them in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania and […]
CAIR-NY Responds to Beating of Brooklyn Muslim
CAIR-NY RESPONDS TO BEATING OF BROOKLYN MUSLIM (NEW YORK, NY, 11/6/06) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), along with other civil rights and community-based groups, will hold a press conference this morning in response to last weekend’s attack on Shahid Amber, a 24-year-old Muslim beaten by a group of […]
CAIR-Chicago: Groups Seek ‘Profiling’ Clarification From Rep
CAIR-CHICAGO: GROUPS SEEK ‘PROFILING’ CLARIFICATION FROM REP (CHICAGO, IL 11/03/06)- The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced today that it has issued a letter, along with several other diverse organizations, demanding a clarification from Congressman Jerry Weller (R-IL, 11th congressional district) on his recent comments about racial profiling. In a recent debate […]
Father: My Son’s Attackers Asked If He Was Muslim
FATHER: MY SON’S ATTACKERS ASKED IF HE WAS MUSLIMhttp://www.wnbc.com/news/10235333/detail.html NEW YORK — The father of a 24-year-old Muslim man who was attacked by a group of youths said the attackers asked his son whether he was Muslim. Unbar Islam said when his son answered yes, the attackers knocked his ice cream out his hand and […]