CAIR: Pat Robertson Calls Quran ‘Fraudulent’
CAIR: ROBERTSON CALLS QURAN ‘FRAUDULENT,’ REMARK ANGERS MUSLIMS WASHINGTON (AP) — An American Muslim group is criticizing Virginia Beach religious broadcaster Reverend Pat Robertson for suggesting that the Quran, rather than being a divine revelation, was a fraudulent creation of Muhammad to justify his own actions. On his television show “The 700 Club” last Thursday, […]
Poll: U.S. Muslim Voters Diverse, Integrated, Politically Active
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful POLL: U.S. MUSLIM VOTERS DIVERSE, INTEGRATED, POLITICALLY ACTIVEMuslims support interfaith outreach, Palestinian cause – oppose terror, war in Iraq (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/24/06) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today released the results of a survey indicating that Muslim voters are religiously diverse, […]
DC: CAIR to Release Poll of American Muslim Voters
CAIR TO RELEASE POLL OF AMERICAN MUSLIM VOTERS THE REUTERS DIPLOMATIC DAYBOOKTuesday, October 24, 2006 10:30 a.m. — (ELECTION/MUSLIMS) NEWS CONFERENCE — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) holds a news conference to release a new poll of American Muslim voters. CAIR recently commissioned the survey of 1000 registered Muslim voters that asked questions related […]
CAIR: Anti-Terror TV Ads to Air in Minnesota
CAIR: ANTI-TERROR TV ADS TO AIR IN MINNESOTA (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/23/06) – Beginning Wednesday, October 25, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will air its “Not in the Name of Islam” anti-terror television advertisement on cable networks in Minnesota, including during a Monday night Vikings football game. CAIR’s 30-second spot features American Muslims stating: “We […]
CAIR-MI: Judge Refuses to Hear Testimony of Veiled Muslim
CAIR-MI: VEIL COSTS HER CLAIM IN COURT Ginnnah Muhammad of Detroit criticized Hamtramck Judge Paul Paruk: “I didn’t feel like the court recognized me as a person that needed justice.” Ginnnah Muhammad of Detroit was looking for her day in court. Instead, she said she felt as if a judge forced her to choose between […]
Update: CAIR Speaks to Muslim Scholar Barred from U.S.
UPDATE: CAIR SPEAKS TO MUSLIM SCHOLAR BARRED FROM U.S. CAIR was able to speak to South African Muslim scholar Moulana Fazlur Rahman Azmi who was refused entry to the United States when he landed in San Francisco on Friday. Azmi was held in detention and put on a flight to London on Saturday. Azmi, a […]
CAIR: Eid Mubarak
EID MUBARAK The staff and board of CAIR wish everyone a blessed Eid ul-Fitr. May God accept your deeds. SEE: Eid Celebration Marks Ramadan’s End (New Brunswick Home News Tribune)http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061022/NEWS/610220486/1001
CAIR-CA: Islamic Group Says Fremont Murder May be Hate Crime
CAIR-CA: ISLAMIC GROUP SAYS FREMONT MURDER MAY BE HATE CRIME Officials from the Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said today that they want Fremont police to look at the possibility that the shooting death of a 37-year-old woman Thursday was a hate crime. Safaa Ibrahim, the executive director of the Council […]
CAIR-LA Condemns Anti-Immigrant Letter from Candidate
CAIR-LA CONDEMNS ANTI-IMMIGRANT LETTER FROM CANDIDATE Xuyen Dong, who heads the Orange County chapter of the Vietnamese Professional Society, speaks to media about the immigrant threatening letter, Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, in Santa Ana, Calif. Standing with Dong, from left, Hussam Aylouosh, with the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Lou Correa, Orange County Supervisor, 1st […]
CAIR-CA: Muslims Work to Counter Violent Perceptions of Islam
CAIR: MUSLIMS WORK TO COUNTER THE VIOLENT PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR FAITH SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a California mosque where wall decorations tout love and peace, Saadia Ahmed ushered her guests from the prayer room to the kitchen. She explained the special prayers for Ramadan, the flat bread called naan and why Islam doesn’t condone […]