CAIR-CA to Host Voters’ Education Forum
CAIR-CA TO HOST VOTERS’ EDUCATION FORUM (SACRAMENTO, CA, 11/1/06) – The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) will host a Voters’ Education Forum on Sunday, Nov. 5th. The forum will feature various candidates running on the Nov. 7th ballot as well as two issues on the ballot that are of interest […]
CAIR-OH Meets With OSU Law School Students
CAIR-OH MEETS WITH OSU LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS (COLUMBUS, OH, 11/1/06) – The Columbus office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ohio (CAIR-Ohio) recently met with students attending the Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law. The event focused on the recent proposed “jihad-themed” radio advertisements for a car dealer in that state that were not […]
CAIR-Chicago Panel on Islam in the Modern World
CAIR-CHICAGO: UNDERSTANDING ISLAM IN THE MODERN WORLD II WHAT: The University of Chicago Office of the Vice President and Dean of Students, in partnership with the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will present the second installment of “Understanding Islam in the Modern World” on November 1, 2006 Speakers, who will include […]
Audio: CAIR-OH Rep Discusses Islamic Attire on NPR
CAIR-OH REP DISCUSSES ISLAMIC ATTIRE ON NPR Since top British politicians called the Muslim veil a mark of separation new debate has exploded over whether Muslims should assimilate more or Western cultures should better accommodate their customs. Guests * Karen Dabdoub, executive director, Council on American-Islamic Relations in Cincinnati* Mona Eltahawy, commentator; director, Progressive Muslim […]
DC/VA/MD: Rep. Jackson Lee to Speak at CAIR Dinner
REP. SHEILA JACKSON LEE TO SPEAK AT CAIR DINNER Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) will be a keynote speaker at CAIR’s 12th Annual Banquet, “American Muslims: Connecting & Sharing,” November 18th in Arlington, Virginia. To learn more about the dinner, or to register online, GO TO: https://www.cair.com/2006banquet
U.S. Leaders Asked to Repudiate Anti-Islam Hate
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AMERICAN LEADERS ASKED TO REPUDIATE ANTI-ISLAM HATEBaptist leader, politicians stereotype Islam and Muslims; MO family’s home targeted with racist graffiti (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/1/06) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today reacted to a series of physical and rhetorical attacks […]
Incitement: Jesus-Loving, Patriotic Americans
Incitement: Jesus-Loving, Patriotic Americans INCITEMENT WATCH: JESUS-LOVING, PATRIOTIC AMERICANSAtlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/printedition/2006/11/01/edletts1101.html Brace against ill motives I just had a great idea. I think I’m going to open a burqa and prayer rug store in Atlanta, since obviously many of the women who write to the opinion page think it’s cool to wear burqas. And since […]
Action: Canadian Mag Prints ‘Fear Mongering’ Article
Action: Canadian Mag Prints ‘Fear Mongering’ Article ACTION ALERT: WRITE MACLEAN’S MAGAZINE ABOUT FEAR MONGERING ARTICLE (OTTAWA, CANADA – OCT 31, 2006) The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) is asking all people of conscience to write to Maclean’s Magazine. In the October 23rd issue of Maclean’s, a provocative and Islamophobic article by Mark Steyn […]
CAIR-MI: Don’t Solely Blame Islam
CAIR-MI: DON’T SOLELY BLAME ISLAM Nolan Finley’s solutions of more baseball and sex to reform a minority of Muslims away from extremism are preposterous (“Ex-jihadist seeks Islam’s Martin Luther,” Oct. 22). People don’t live in a vacuum disconnected from sociopolitical circumstances. Thus, terrorists such as the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, who pioneered suicide bombings, […]
CAIR-OH Reps Trained to Teach About Diversity
CAIR-OHIO REPS TRAINED TO TEACH ABOUT DIVERSITY (COLUMBUS, OH, 10/31/06) – Representatives of the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) recently attended a “train the trainer” workshop for those dealing with cultural diversity and sensitivity issues related to Islam and Muslims within the Ohio Child Welfare system. Fifteen members of Ohio’s Muslim […]