CAIR: Despite Stereotypes, VA Muslims Aim to Educate
NORFOLK – After his mother-in-law called to tell him to turn on the television that morning, only one question entered Mohamed Rahoui’s mind when he saw the images: Why? As he watched the World Trade Center towers descend into plumes of dust and debris Sept. 11, 2001, a shocked Rahoui searched for answers. Then, the […]
CAIR: Khatami Blasts Wave of ‘Islamophobia’
ARLINGTON, Va. – Iran’s former president decried a wave of “Islamophobia” that he said is being spread in the United States by fear and hatred of Islam in response to terror perpetrated by Muslims. “In the crime of 9/11, two crimes were committed,” Mohammad Khatami said. “One was killing innocent people. The second crime was […]
CAIR: Khatami Says Suicide Bombers Hurt Islam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami on Friday condemned the September 11 attacks against the United States as an atrocity and said suicide bombers did Islam an injustice and would not go to heaven. Three days before the fifth anniversary of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, the Shi’ite cleric urged Muslims […]
CAIR: Post-9/11 Bias Balanced with Kindness
Dozens gathered Friday at a mountain of dirt in north Minneapolis and imagined how it would be transformed into a shining dome and the first minaret in Minnesota. “This will be the hopes, dreams and desires of many people,” said Makram El-Amin, imam of Masjid An-Nur, during a groundbreaking ceremony outside the mosque’s headquarters at […]
MN: Adult Bookstore Near Mosque Will Remain Open for Now
MN: WINONA ADULT BOOKSTORE WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR NOW A shop peddling adult books and videos in downtown Winona will remain open for now. Wednesday marked the end of a five-year grace period that had allowed Downtown Book and Video to operate on the same block as a mosque. A city ordinance bars stores from […]
9/11: Five Years Later: Finding Strength in Community
9/11 FIVE YEARS LATER: FINDING STRENGTH IN COMMUNITY Five years ago, 12-year-old Tahara Miah was sitting in a Lower East Side classroom when the 9/11 terror attacks rocked the world – her world and her city. “I was scared to death,” she recalled. “I was worried about my parents and what was going to happen […]
Echoes of 9/11 Define Life 5 Years Later
ECHOES OF 9/11 DEFINE LIFE 5 YEARS LATER: RELIGIOUS BIAS The echoes of Sept. 11, 2001, clatter through American life with continuing, tangible effect. In many smaller towns and cities, shiny new fire trucks are the civic antidote to uncertainty — and the practical need to spend what the Department of Homeland Security dishes out. […]
Five Years After: A Post-9/11 Identity Shift
FIVE YEARS AFTER: A POST-9/11 IDENTITY SHIFT A Muslim homemaker from La Habra Heights, assuming authorities monitor her charity donations, has stopped giving to “any Muslim charity that touched my heart” and now contributes to less-suspected organizations. In Sacramento, a young imam has broken with an ancient tradition among Muslim prayer leaders by shaving part […]
CNN Host Warns Muslims of ‘Razor Wire Fence’
CNN HOST WARNS MUSLIMS OF ‘RAZOR WIRE FENCE’ http://mediamatters.org/items/200609070002
Islam-Haters: An Enemy Within
ISLAM-HATERS: AN ENEMY WITHIN The most repugnant trend in the American shouting match that passes for a debate on the struggle with Islamist terrorism isn’t the irresponsible nonsense on the left – destructive though that is. The really ugly “domestic insurgency” is among right-wing extremists bent on discrediting honorable conservatism. How? By insisting that Islam […]