CAIR-NY: When Ugliness Visits a Campus
Every once in awhile on university campuses, the unthinkable, even the unutterable, happens. A scrawled message shows up on a bathroom stall, a religious symbol is defaced – and administrators and faculty members are left to try to contain the fallout and forestall another explosion. Pace University, in New York, has been plagued by a […]
Community/Ramadan News: IN
IN: MUSLIMS’ TIME OF DENIAL, JOY At the young age of 10, Waseem Albaba of Elkhart is not required to fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. But he chooses to do it anyway because he is not too young to feel the spiritual elevation that comes when he focuses on Allah instead of […]
Community/Ramadan News: MD
MD EVENT: ‘ANSWERING THE INTERFAITH CALL TO PEACE’ Pax Christi Baltimore, Islamic Society of Baltimore and local interfaith coalitions present a special event: WHAT: Under the tent of Abraham: “Answering the Interfaith Call to Peace”WHEN: Sunday, October 8, 2006, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.WHERE: American Friends Service Committee building, 4806 York Road, Baltimore, MD PROGRAM: Panel […]
CAIR-CA: Muslims Gear Up for ‘Humanitarian Day’
(SAN JOSE, CA, 10/4/06) – On Saturday, October 7, the Rahima Foundation, the San Francisco chapter of the Council on American Islamic-Relations (CAIR-SFBA) and other Muslim organizations from around the Greater San Francisco Bay Area will host the third annual Humanitarian Day for the Homeless in San Jose, CA. During the event, Muslims will provide […]
CAIR-MI: E-Mail to MSA Spurs Diversity Training
MSU officials plan on providing diversity training on Islam-related subjects to interested members of the university in response to an e-mail an MSU professor sent to the Muslim Students’ Association, or MSA, in February. The initial request for the training came from the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, after Indrek […]
CAIR-CAN: Canadian Muslims Question Entry of Franklin Graham
Muslim speaker barred from country, while Christian leader who calls Islam ‘evil’ is granted entry (OTTAWA, CANADA – 10/05/06) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today called on Minister of Immigration Monte Solberg to clarify an apparent double standard on barring controversial foreign religious leaders from Canada. On June 12th of this year, […]
CAIR-PA: Springettsbury Township Man Gets Hate Mail
A Springettsbury Township man received anti-Muslim hate mail last week after the York Daily Record/Sunday News published a guest column he wrote responding to the pope’s remarks about Islam last month. Abul Hasan, a physics professor at Penn State York, received the anonymous letter Sept. 28 and reported it to township police, who are investigating. […]
CAIR: Patriot Act Lawsuit to Proceed
CAIR: DETROIT JUDGE ALLOWS PATRIOT ACT LAWSUIT TO GO FORWARD A federal judge in Detroit has ruled that a lawsuit by the Michigan ACLU aimed at striking down the U.S. Patriot Act may proceed. The 2003 lawsuit brought on behalf of Muslim and Arab groups alleges the anti-terrorist law passed following the September 11 terror […]
CAIR: Muslim Bias Hits All-Time High
CAIR: MUSLIM BIAS HITS ALL-TIME HIGH Despite educational outreach programs, sensitivity training and cross-cultural soul searching in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, a recent report has found anti-Muslim bias attacks are at an all-time high. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a nationwide nonprofit Islamic civil liberties organization, showed a nearly 30 percent increase […]
Good News: MN Muslim Workers Granted Ramadan Break
Good News: MN Muslim Workers Granted Ramadan Break GOOD NEWS: MN MUSLIM WORKERS GRANTED RAMADAN BREAK (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/4/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today said that Muslim employees at Lake Region Manufacturing in Chaska, Minn., have been given the right to take their break at sunset during the month of Ramadan. The […]