Important Note: CAIR to Change Domain Names
Important Note: CAIR to Change Domain Names IMPORTANT NOTE: CAIR TO CHANGE DOMAIN NAMES 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 and the pursuit of […]
AZ: Tucsonan Finds Her Way with Islam
As the Sept. 11 attacks tainted Islam as a religion of extremists, Tucsonan Leslie Travaglione said, she kept thinking of Muslims who didn’t fit the description. Could Islam harbor terrorists? What was this religion really all about? Travaglione kept asking herself. Her mind kept wandering back to the Muslim nurse in Mesa who had watched […]
FL: Anti-Extremist Scholars Sent Home
It’s tough to be a Muslim in America these days. Witness what happened to four Islamic scholars who were sent back to Egypt last week after being detained for 24 hours at Miami International Airport. They were in South Florida to lead prayers at mosques and to preach against Islamic extremism, as they have in […]
Jihad’ Ad Articles: Columbus Disp
Strong reaction to a radio ad that never aired has led the car dealership behind the spot to apologize and cancel plans to run it. In the spot, which was presented to radio executives last week, Keith Dennis, principal owner and CEO of Dennis Mitsubishi, talks about “launching a jihad on the automotive market.” Some […]
Jihad’ Ad Articles: AP
Here’s an ad you won’t hear on the radio. Dennis Mitsubishi in Columbus, Ohio, planned to air an ad calling for “a jihad on the automotive market.” The spot also boasted sales representatives wearing traditional head-to-toe burqas selling vehicles roomy enough to seat “12 jihadists in the back.” The ad went on to say: “Our […]
Jihad’ Ad Articles: Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A car dealership in Ohio has decided not to run a commercial proclaiming a “jihad” on the U.S. auto market, a Muslim activist group said on Monday. The Ohio Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations released a letter from the dealership offering an apology and saying the radio ad, which had […]
Jihad’ Ad Articles: USA Today
Not so funny. Keith Dennis came to that reckoning after a radio ad planned by his Ohio car dealership was criticized as anti-Muslim and refused by several radio stations. The commercial called for a “jihad on the automotive market.” It said salespeople would be wearing burqas, a traditional garment in some Muslim nations, and kids […]
Canada: Hate Comes Knocking on Mosque’s Doorstep
An east-end mosque was the scene of a hate-crime investigation earlier this month when police arrested and charged two men for attempting to damage the religious property. On Aug. 9 just after 1:30 a.m. police were called to Madinah Mosque, on Danforth Ave. after two men were allegedly caught damaging the mosque’s door. “Several men […]
PA: Sikh Sign Defaced With Anti-Arab Graffiti
Local Sikhs have used billboards to draw the distinction between their religion and Islam.That message apparently hasn’t gotten through to some people. A billboard in Bethel Township along Interstate 78 rented by a group promoting awareness of Sikhism was spray-painted with profanity and phrases such as “Arab Go to Hell” and “Jesus Saves.” “We are […]
Reminder: CAIR to Host Ramadan ‘Iftar’ on Capitol Hill
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/26/06) – CAIR will this evening hold its fourth annual Capitol Hill Ramadan “iftar,” or fast-breaking meal, for congressional staffers, American Muslim community leaders and diplomats from Muslim nations. WHAT: Fourth Annual Ramadan Iftar on Capitol HillWHEN: Tuesday, September 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (fast-breaking is at 6:59 p.m.)MEDIA RSVP: E-Mail: arubin@cair.com or call 202-742-6412 […]