MI: Students Charged with Assaulting Arab-American
MI: STUDENTS CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING ARAB-AMERICAN MERCHANT Three teenagers accused of attacking an Arab-American merchant in this Macomb County community were charged with ethnic intimidation and assault. Rodney Hayes, 17, was charged as an adult with assault and battery and ethnic intimidation. Dyeida Wilson, 18, and Antoneo Hardy, 19, were charged with assault with a […]
CAIR: Muslims Support MA Gubernatorial Candidate
CAIR: MUSLIMS DRAWN TO PATRICK Local Muslims are rallying around Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deval Patrick and are working to defeat Question 1, the ballot initiative that would allow for an expansion of wine sales in grocery stores, leaders in the Islamic community said. Tahir Ali, a spokesman for the Worcester Islamic Center, said area Muslims […]
Video: The Iraq War in 8 Minutes
VIDEO: THE IRAQ WAR IN 8 MINUTES VIEW THE VIDEO A new video shot for a London newspaper and the BBC by an embed with the U.S. Army, suggests, in chilling words and images, the absurd position of the U.S. in Iraq, as the people we try to train — you know, our comrades in […]
MI: Hip Hijab – Headscarf is a Symbol of Faith
MI: HIP HIJAB: HEAD-COVERING SCARF IS A SYMBOL OF FAITH More American women who follow the Muslim faith are wearing a hijab, the head-covering scarf that publicly identifies them as a follower of Islam. The hijab can be just a square of cloth, folded in half and pinned under a woman’s chin. Or some hijabs […]
Excerpts from CAIR Muslim Community Safety Kit
EXCERPTS FROM CAIR MUSLIM COMMUNITY SAFETY KIT REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY IN YOUR COMMUNITY Muslims must do their part to ensure the safety and security of our nation. If anyone notes suspicious persons or activities in their community, they should report it immediately to the local Field Office of the FBI. SEE: http://www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/fo.htm DEVELOP A LEGAL […]
FBI Asked to Probe Texas Mosque Vandalism
FBI ASKED TO PROBE TEXAS MOSQUE VANDALISM (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/25/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the FBI to investigate a possible bias motive for a series of vandalism incidents targeting a Texas mosque. An official with the Islamic Center of South Plains in Lubbock told CAIR that the word “redemption” […]
CAIR-CA Co-Sponsors Interfaith Iftar
CAIR-CA: RAMADAN A TIME TO REJOICE AND LEARN A hastily prepared Ramadan “Iftar dinner” became an occasion of cultural and religious diversity Saturday night with guests learning more about themselves as well as Islam. Co-sponsored by Yolo County Supervisor Mariko Yamada, the American Muslim Voice and the Council on American Islamic Relations, the dinner was […]
CAIR: Muslim Could Be a 1st in Congress
CAIR: MUSLIM COULD BE A 1ST IN CONGRESS MINNEAPOLIS — While there is no such thing as a sure thing in politics, congressional candidate Keith Ellison is a good bet to join the freshman class of 2006 in the US House of Representatives. If he does, Ellison, who is the Democratic nominee in an overwhelmingly […]
CAIR-IL: Scarf Incident Leads to Sensitivity Training
CAIR-CHICAGO: DISPLACING A MUSLIM WOMAN’S SCARF LEADS TO SENSITIVITY TRAINING David Huffman told police it was just a prank gone wrong: On April 22, at a McDonald’s in Tinley Park, he tapped a Muslim woman on the head, nearly pulling off her headscarf. The woman, a young mother with her children, didn’t see it as […]
CAIR-AZ: Festivities Mark End of Holy Month
CAIR-AZ: MUSLIMS WILL MARK END OF HOLY MONTH TODAY WITH FESTIVITIES Thousands of Valley Muslims will gather for prayer and festivities today to mark Eid ul-Fitr, the end of the holy month of Ramadan. A large prayer service will be held at 10 a.m. at the Phoenix Convention Center and will be followed by a […]