MA Muslims: ‘We Have to Stay Together’
MUSLIMS: ‘WE HAVE TO STAY TOGETHER’ In the days immediately following the Sept. 11 attacks, Jaafar Hammoumi says, many Americans questioned Muslim neighbors about their faith and sought answers about what could have led people to commit such horrible acts. “They figured out, finally, that it has nothing to do with Islam. It’s just there […]
MI: ‘Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day’ Denounced
MI: POLITICAL ACTIVITIES DENOUNCED Republicans on campus and in Washington distanced themselves yesterday from controversial political activities discussed by an intern for the College Republican National Committee. The intern, Morgan Wilkins, a sophomore at the University of Louisville, who is being paid to organize College Republicans throughout the state told The Michigan Daily on Sunday […]
MN: Fresh Attack on Muslim Candidate
IN MINNEAPOLIS RACE, FRESH ATTACK ON MUSLIM CANDIDATE’S PAST ST. PAUL – One day after a Muslim state representative, Keith Ellison, captured the Democratic nomination for Congress, his Republican opponent on Wednesday unleashed a bitter attack on Ellison’s past ties with Louis Farrakhan. Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, has a history of […]
MN: Islamic Convert Wins House Nomination
MN: ISLAMIC CONVERT WINS HOUSE NOMINATION MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 13 — State lawmaker Keith Ellison didn’t let questions about his past slow down his campaign to become the first Muslim in Congress. On Tuesday, voters responded to his liberal message calling for peace, withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and universal health care. He beat three […]
MD: Muslim Candidate Advances to General Election
MD MUSLIM CANDIDATE ADVANCES TO GENERAL ELECTION In District 39, political newcomer Saqib Ali, a 30-year-old North Potomac resident, beat incumbent Del. Joan F. Stern by about 6 percent with 4,205 votes in the Democratic House primary. Ali was behind incumbent delegates Charles E. Barkley of Germantown and Nancy J. King of Montgomery Village. The […]
DC: Same Mission, New Look for CAIR
SAME MISSION, NEW LOOK FOR ISLAMIC GROUP With too many Americans viewing their Muslim fellow citizens with suspicion because of the 9/11 attacks and other terrorist acts, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights and advocacy group, decided to launch “a new brand identity and logo.” In a letter to the American Muslim community, […]
CAIR-MI Asks GOP Group to Cancel ‘Racist’ Event
CAIR-MI: MUSLIMS ASK GOP GROUP TO CANCEL ‘RACIST’ U OF MICH. EVENT http://cair.com/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=40906&theType=NB
Muslim’s Win in MN a Step for Community
CAIR: MUSLIM’S WIN IN MINN. SEEN AS STEP FOR COMMUNITY The Minnesota Democrat who is likely to become the first Muslim elected to Congress says he wants to “promote the idea that America needs friends around the world, not more enemies.” Keith Ellison, an African-American state legislator from Minneapolis, won Tuesday’s Democratic primary to replace […]
CAIR: US Lobbying Efforts Influence Mideast Policy
CAIR: US LOBBYING EFFORTS INFLUENCE POLICY IN MIDDLE EAST Lobbying [the influencing of public officials] is a big part of the political process in the United States, with thousands of groups representing a wide spectrum of causes. Over the years, the Jewish-American lobby has emerged as very influential on issues relating to Middle East. But […]
CAIR-CA: CAIR Builds Bridges
CAIR-CA: CAIR BUILDS BRIDGES I wish to thank the Press-Enterprise for including the comments of Hussam Ayloush of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in the Opinion pages last week (“Bush’s ‘fascist’ talk alienates Muslims,” Sept. 6). I have found CAIR to be a very reputable organization that works to build bridges between the Muslim and […]