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CAIR: U.S. Muslims Meet with Vatican Ambassador in DC

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/21/06) – Representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), along with other American Muslim leaders, met today with the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C., to discuss the controversy surrounding recent comments on Islam by Pope Benedict XVI. CAIR Legislative Director Corey Saylor and Legal Director Arsalan Iftikhar delivered […]

Fla. AG Asked to Rescind Appointment of Islam-Basher

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BREAKING NEWS: AMERICAN MUSLIMS LAUNCH EFFORT TO FUND REPAIRS OF DAMAGED CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IN MIDEASTRichard Dymond, Bradenton Herald, 9/21/06 ST. PETERSBURG – The Council on American-Islamic Relations presented a check for $5,000 this afternoon to the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg as seed money for a […]

MN: Keith Ellison May Be First Muslim in U.S. Congress

KEITH ELLISON MAY BE FIRST MUSLIM IN U.S. CONGRESS MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Keith Ellison, who could become the first Muslim to win a seat in the U.S. Congress, is a former Catholic who says both religions and family roots in the civil rights movement shaped a fiery liberal philosophy. The chance to make history thrust […]

Anti-Muslim Bias Incidents Jump 29 Percent – Report

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REPORT: ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS INCIDENTS JUMP 29 PERCENTTotal number of Muslim civil rights cases tops 1,900 in 2005 (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/18/06) – A report released today by a prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group indicates an almost 30 percent increase in the […]

Canadian Mosque Vandalized with Slurs, Nazi Swastikas

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CANADIAN MOSQUE VANDALIZED WITH SLURS, NAZI SWASTIKASCAIR-CAN condemns vandalism, asks for probe as hate crime (OTTAWA, CANADA – 9/17/06) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today condemned the vandalism of the Manitoba Islamic Association mosque in Winnipeg that was spray-painted with […]

IAEA: U.S. Report on Iran ‘Dishonest’

A recent House of Representatives committee report on Iran’s nuclear capability is “outrageous and dishonest” in trying to make a case that Tehran’s program is geared toward making weapons, a senior official of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has said. The letter, obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday outside a 35-nation board meeting of the […]

NY: Top Cop Reaches Out to Muslims Ahead Of Ramadan

The city’s top cop met with leaders of the Muslim community to explain how the department is trying to become more understanding of their needs. But as NY1 Criminal Justice reporter Solana Pyne explains, it was also an opportunity to gauge the state of relations between that community and the police. Every year the NYPD […]

NJ: Suspended Muslim Safety Expert Sues DHS

NEWARK, N.J. — An Egyptian-born aviation security expert is suing the U.S. government, claiming he was wrongly suspended from his Transportation Security Administration job based on a classified FBI file the government won’t let him see. Wagih H. Makky filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court in Newark, alleging he was harassed and discriminated against […]

MN: Opponent Smears Muslim Candidate

Alan Fine is not a lawyer, but he has mastered a strategy that all trial lawyers learn at the bar (the one across from the courthouse):If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the facts are against you, argue the law. And if you don’t have a snowball’s chance in Hades of winning, […]