James Yee: The Shackles of Freedom
More than anything about his arrest and detention, former U.S. army captain James Yee remembers the shackles. Placed on his wrists and ankles, the manacles were secured to a chain wrapped around his waist. Back at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison camp, where Yee worked as a Muslim military chaplain, the restraint was known as […]
Attorney General: Strengthen Relationships with Muslims
As terrorist leaders search for new recruits all over the world, we must add to our network, identify new partners and strengthen existing relationships, particularly in the Muslim community. Because a clear expression of opposition to acts of terrorism from Muslim leaders is an essential part of our efforts to win, and end, this war. […]
Video: American Muslims Five Years Later
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: After the attack by Islamic radicals five years ago, American Muslims feared violent reprisals against them. Those did not happen, but today many Muslims in this country say they live under the specter of suspicion. They feel their neighbors don’t trust them and their government threatens them, as Saul Gonzalez reports. . […]
MO: FBI Agents Grilled at Mosque Meeting
Four agents from the FBI’s St. Louis division answered some heated questions in front of about 100 members of the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis on Friday night in a town hall meeting at the Daar-Ul-Islam mosque in Ballwin. During a question-and-answer period, many in the crowd conveyed a sense of wariness and weariness […]
Daughter Says Father was Living the American Dream
DAUGHTER SAYS IMMIGRANT FATHER WAS LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2006/09/10/news/top_news/ac4dbb55b5b6e5fa862571e500056479.txt
IN: Murder Raises Questions in Muslim Community
MURDER RAISES QUESTIONS IN MUSLIM COMMUNITY http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=4546528
IN: Muslim Restaurant Owner Found Murdered
[CONTACT: CAIR Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab, 847-971-3963] (CBS) MERRILLVILLE The owner of the Aladdin Pita restaurant off U.S. Route 30 in Merrillville, Ind. was found shot to death Saturday morning inside of his restaurant. Naseeb Mohammed was found fatally shot at the Aladdin Pita restaurant located at 3750 W. 80th Lane in Merrillville. CBS […]
Video: CAIR ‘Israel Lobby’ Panel in Washington, D.C.
VIDEO: CAIR ‘ISRAEL LOBBY’ PANELIN WASHINGTON, D.C. http://www.c-span.org/rss/video.asp?MediaID=26942
NY Teachers to Study Israeli PR Curriculum
NEW YORK – The New York City Council’s education committee approved a curriculum on Israel initiated by the public relations department of the Israeli Consulate in New York. The curriculum will be integrated into the training program for educators teaching in 1,400 public high schools in New York City. The teachers will be able to […]
CAIR: The Communities of 9/11 – WA Muslims
When a Yakima Herald-Republic reporter approached a group of local Muslims to ask them how the community has changed since Sept. 11, 2001, their actions said it all. Realizing they might be quoted in the newspaper, they recoiled at having their names published. One grabbed the reporter’s notebook and scribbled out his name and the […]