CAIR: Heed Muslims Who Decry Terrorism
CAIR: HEED MUSLIMS WHO DECRY TERRORISM Your article on Americans’ view of Islam as promoting violence, “A religion under siege” (Outlook, Sept. 24), gives a clue as to what may be the most effective way of addressing this issue. The Council on American-Islamic Relations hit the nail on the head with its new ad campaign: […]
CAIR-CA: Torture Compromise Violates American Values
CAIR-CA: COMPROMISE ON TORTURE VIOLATES AMERICAN VALUES During the exact time that the so-called “compromise” on torture was being discussed in Congress, religious leaders gathered in Palo Alto to make their concerns about torture heard loud and clear. Muslims, Jews, Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, Roman Catholics, Quakers, Buddhists and others shared prayers of repentance and intercession […]
CAIR-OH: Muslims Feed the Hungry
CAIR-OH: MUSLIMS FEED THE HUNGRY The Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati and the Council on American Islamic Relations Cincinnati Office are co-sponsoring the annual “Feed the Hungry” program Sunday at 7:25 p.m. on 13th Street between Vine and Race streets in Over-the-Rhine, near the Al As-hab Islamic Center. “As we observe Ramadan, it is imperative […]
CAIR-SAN Antonio Trains Texas Police About Islam
CAIR-SAN ANTONIO TRAINS TEXAS POLICE ABOUT ISLAM (SAN ANTONIO, TX, 10/2/06) – The San Antonio office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Antonio) recently held a diversity training workshop on Islam and American Muslims at the Texas Municipal Police Association in Austin, Texas. The workshop outlined basic Islamic beliefs, common stereotypes of Islam and […]
CAIR: MN Radio Station Apologizes For Muslim Satire
MINNEAPOLIS RADIO STATION APOLOGIZES FOR MUSLIM SATIRE MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Top 40 radio station KDWB-FM has apologized for an on-air comedy skit called “Muslim Jeopardy.” The skit included an announcer using a fake South Asia accent introducing contest categories such as “infamous infidels” and “potent portables,” according to the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations, which […]
MN Radio Station Thanked for ‘Muslim Jeopardy’ Skit Apology
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MN RADIO STATION THANKED FOR ‘MUSLIM JEOPARDY’ SKIT APOLOGYContest categories reportedly included ‘smells like a Shia’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/2/06) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today thanked a Minnesota radio station for reacting positively to concerns about an on-air […]
CAIR-CA Joins Interfaith Push for Immigrant Rights
CAIR-CA, INTERFAITH GROUPS HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS (SACRAMENTO, CA, 9/29/2006) The Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) recently participated in an Interfaith Prayer Service & Rally at the California State Capitol. The interfaith groups called on Governor Schwarzenegger to support fair Immigrant legislation in California. CAIR-SV Executive Director Basim […]
CAIR-AZ: Great Religions Have Much in Common
CAIR-AZ: 3 GREAT RELIGIONS HAVE MUCH IN COMMON I am a Muslim. While our religious beliefs may vary, our love and respect for one another should not. Islam is the continuation of the same message that prophets Abraham, Moses and Jesus taught: that there is one God, there is Heaven and Hell, and that we […]
CAIR: Maida Reaffirms Bond with Muslims
CAIR: MAIDA REAFFIRMS BOND WITH MUSLIMS Muslim and Catholic leaders in metro Detroit said that Cardinal Adam Maida’s visit to the state’s largest mosque Thursday put an end to any lingering local tension over controversial remarks about Islam made earlier this month by Pope Benedict XVI. “There is no need for a clash of cultures […]
CAIR-TX Welcomes Christian Prayers
CAIR-TX WELCOMES CHRISTIAN PRAYERS Mostafaa Carroll, a board member of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said he welcomes Christians’ interest in his faith. He told an Associated Baptist Press reporter that he has worked in interfaith efforts with Christians for the last 20 years but had not heard of the Ramadan project until recently. “There […]