CAIR-MD/VA: Muslim Girl Exempted from Gym Shorts
CAIR-MD/VA: 9TH GRADE MUSLIM GIRL EXEMPTED FROM GYM SHORTS BURKE, September 28 (UPI) – A Muslim ninth-grader attending a Virginia high school may wear Islamic attire in gym class, although she had faced failure in the class for such action. The Maryland and Virginia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Thursday that a […]
Video: NY Congressman Exploits Anti-Muslim Bias
VIDEO: NY CONGRESSMAN EXPLOITS ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS (CNN) – TOP ZAHN: Our “Top Story” coverage moves now to the controversy here in Washington over one key congressman’s claims about Muslims in this country. Representative Peter King, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, has said that the vast majority of mosques here in the U.S. […]
Subscribe New CAIR E-Mail Address to Your List
Subscribe New CAIR E-Mail Address to Your List SUBSCRIBE NEW CAIR E-MAIL ADDRESS TO YOUR LIST – TOP Beginning October 2, 2006, all CAIR e-mail addresses will use the “cair.com” domain name instead of the old “cair-net.org.” This change is part of CAIR’s new brand identity and logo. The new identity focuses on openness, professionalism […]
CAIR: Moderate Muslims are Everywhere
CAIR: WHERE ARE THE MODERATE MUSLIMS? EVERYWHERE Re Cal Thomas’ Sept. 23 Other Views column, Where are the moderate Muslims? : The simple answer is: They are everywhere. Many of us are Americans, study in American institutions and go on to work and pay American dollars to our tax system. Like everyone else, we eventually […]
CAIR-OH: City to Protest Darfur Genocide
CAIR-OH: CITY TO PROTEST DARFUR GENOCIDE Cincinnati has added its voice to a rising global protest against the genocide taking place in Darfur, Sudan. Mayor Mark Mallory designated Wednesday through Sunday as “Five Days for Darfur” in the city. The proclamation was read Wednesday morning by Councilman David Crowley at a kickoff of the Darfur […]
CAIR-OH: Reaction to ‘Jihad’ Ad Was Appropriate
CAIR-OH: REACTION TO ‘JIHAD’ AD PLAN WAS APPROPRIATE A Columbus car dealership seems to be backing away from an advertising campaign that would have declared “a jihad on the automotive market.” Sales people would have been dressed in “burqa” outfits traditionally worn by Muslim women. Rubber swords would have been given out to the kids. […]
CAIR: Imam Denied Entry into U.S.
CAIR: IMAM PLANNING RAMADAN VISIT TO MOSQUE DENIED ENTRY INTO U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) – An Islamic cleric from South Africa was denied entry into the United States, disrupting his trip to visit northern Virginia Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan. Ismail Mullah arrived at Dulles International Airport on Sept. 22, but was detained by […]
CAIR-CA: The Perpetuation of a Myth
CAIR-CA: THE PERPETUATION OF A MYTH There is no question that throughout history, empires and religious institutions have abused and perverted religion to further their own agendas. In light of the comments made by Pope Benedict XVI on Islam, and with the growing trend of Islamophobia in the West, we should ask ourselves: Was the […]
CAIR-MI: MI Muslims Meet with Cardinal
CAIR-MI: MICHIGAN MUSLIM LEADERS MEET WITH CARDINAL REGARDING POPE’S COMMENTS (LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI, 9/28/06) – Muslim leaders met with Cardinal Adam Maida and top officials from the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit to solidify the Archdiocese’s commitment to continue respectful dialogue between Metro-Detroit Catholics and Muslims. CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid participated in the one-hour meeting, […]
USPS to Re-Issue ‘Eid’ Stamps
USPS TO RE-ISSUE ‘EID’ STAMPS (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/28/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is asking members of the American Muslim community to contact local postmasters and request that they stock the stamp commemorating Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha when it is re-issued on October 6, 2006, as part of the “Holiday Series.” In […]