CAIR-FL: Muslim Med Students Face Expulsion for Refusing to Undress
CAIR-FL: MUSLIM MED STUDENTS FACE EXPULSION FOR REFUSING TO UNDRESSCAIR-FL seeks solution that accommodates religious beliefs (MIAMI, FL, 09/14/2006) – On Friday, September 15, the Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) will hold a news conference in Davie to support religious accommodation requests by four female Muslim medical students facing expulsion from […]
CAIR-SC Banquet 9/15 in Lexington
CAIR-SC: CONNECTING AND SHARING BANQUET CONNECTING AND SHARING BANQUET: 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Lexington Municipal Conference Center, 111 Maiden Lane. Sponsored by the Council on American Islamic Relations-SC, keynote speakers will be Imam Siraj Wahhaj and Dr. Parvez Ahmed. Adults, $20; ages 12-18, $10; ages 12 and younger, $5. (803) 210-7355.
CAIR to Release Report on U.S. Muslim Civil Rights
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MEDIA ADVISORY – CAIR TO RELEASE REPORT ON U.S. MUSLIM CIVIL RIGHTSAnnual study will show jump in reports of anti-Muslim bias (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/14/06) – On Monday, September 18, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a noon news conference in […]
CA: Jewish Group Says Award for Muslim Illegal
CA: JEWISH GROUP SAYS SELECTION OF MUSLIM FOR AWARD MADE ILLEGALLY The Zionist Organization of America asked for an investigation Tuesday into allegations that the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission violated state open meeting laws when it selected a local Muslim leader for its annual humanitarian award. Stephen Saltzman, executive director of the Zionist […]
MI: Islamic TV Station Widens Its Reach
MI: ISLAMIC TV STATION WIDENS ITS REACH Dissatisfaction with media coverage following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks prompted banker Mo Hassan to quit his job to create a television channel aimed at fostering understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims in America. Five years after 9/11, the nation’s largest cable operator announced Tuesday that Hassan’s Bridges TV […]
MD: Teacher Charged in Muslim Greeting Incident
MD: TEACHER CHARGED AFTER UPROAR OVER ARABIC A substitute teacher was charged with disorderly conduct Monday after she allegedly lashed out at a group of Gaithersburg high school students for using words in Arabic while practicing a commemorative speech to mark the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Montgomery County police say Carol J. McVey, 49, began […]
CA: Prof Says Officials Flagged His ‘Name’
CA: PROF SAYS SECURITY OFFICIALS FLAGGED HIS ‘NAME’ An Arabic language professor from the United States has been left stranded in Canada for more than two months, unable to return to his San Francisco job after his visa was abruptly cancelled. On June 20, Mohammad Ramadan Salama, 38, arrived in Canada hoping to upgrade his […]
CA: Muslims Okd to Return from Pakistan
CA: MEN OKD TO RETURN TO U.S. FROM PAKISTAN Two relatives of a Lodi man who was convicted of supporting terrorists have been cleared to return home from a long trip to Pakistan, ending a five-month standoff in which the U.S. citizens were told they had to cooperate with the FBI to get off the […]
MI: Candidate, Arab Leader Clear the Air
DeVOS, LOCAL ARAB LEADER CLEAR THE AIR In an effort to clear the air with the local Arab community, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos initiated a last-minute meeting Monday night with Arab American Public Affairs Council President Osama Siblani, according to DeVos’ campaign officials. DeVos was in Dearborn to have dinner with Arab-American leaders and […]
CAIR-CA Joins Debate on 9/11, War on Terror
CAIR-CA: PARENT OF A CAPTURED JOURNALIST JOINS 9/11 DEBATE While students gathered in the Amphitheater in tribute to Sept. 11, other students convened in the Teleconference Center in a different tribute on Monday. As part of the Cerritos College Global Consortium, Dr. John Haas, history instructor, facilitated a discussion Monday titled “Remembering 9/11”. Among the […]