CAIR-CT Gathers Relief Supplies for Lebanon
Since the beginning of August, CAIR-CT has helped gather donations of relief supplies from Muslim organizations and churches for delivery to those in need in Lebanon. This week, more than 40 boxes full of rice, flour, lentils, canned meats, and vegetables were packed up by volunteers from CAIR-CT and driven to Life for Relief and […]
CAIR-Sacramento: Teaching 9/11
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, leapt with remarkable speed from dynamic daily news reports to the static pages of history books. By the following fall, millions of students across the country were reading about the terrorist attacks in social studies texts put out by the nation’s major publishers. With every school year that passes, […]
CAIR-NY: Family Says Detention was Result of Profiling
Montclair resident Sumia Ibrahim came to this realization while awaiting questioning by federal officials at a New York airport for six hours alongside 200 other Arabic and South Asian people: “Simply because I was born in a Middle Eastern country, I didn’t realize, it didn’t hit me until that moment, that I’d be treated differently […]
CAIR-CAN Seeks Apology for Jewish Traveler Kicked Off Plane
(OTTAWA, CANADA – 7/9/2006) – The Canadian Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today called on United Airlines and Air Canada to publicly apologize for allegedly expelling a Muslim man and a Jewish man from their planes without due cause. CAIR-CAN further calls on the airlines to commit to giving serious sensitivity training to their […]
CAIR-MO: Muslims Object to ADL Head at Interfaith Dinner
It’s been a rough summer for Jewish-Muslim relations, and the end of summer doesn’t necessarily mean an end to the tension. As the Interfaith Partnership of Metropolitan St. Louis celebrates its 20th anniversary today, protesters will greet those arriving at the Frontenac Hilton Hotel for the annual fundraising dinner. The protest leaders say the interfaith […]
CAIR: Life for U.S. Muslims Very Different After 9/11
Attorney Alamdar Hamdani used to represent multimillion-dollar corporations. Now Hamdani represents cab drivers and convenience store owners who are called in for questioning by the FBI. Nohayia Javed was a college student who never thought of herself as different from her classmates. Then Javed was beaten up and had hot coffee thrown in her face. […]
CAIR Supports Award for Calif. Muslim Leader
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/7/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) commends Dr. Maher Hathout on the exceptional work he has undertaken over the past two decades to build bridges of understanding between Muslims and Americans of other faiths. Dr. Hathout has worked tirelessly to foster dialogue among followers of the Abrahamic faiths – Islam, Christianity, […]
Muslim Team Competes on CBS’s ‘Amazing Race’
MUSLIM TEAM COMPETES ON CBS’S ‘AMAZING RACE’ These best friends have spent years bonding over their love of food, Browns football and their shared Islamic faith. While Bilal is energetic and outgoing, Sa’eed is quiet and passive. Their vastly different temperaments will be fun to watch as they attempt to navigate over 40,000 miles in […]
Young American Muslims Seek Identity in Islam
YOUNG AMERICAN MUSLIMS SEEK IDENTITY IN ISLAM Twenty-year-old Ahlam Shalabi could be the poster girl for young American Muslims. Shalabi is a college student three days a week at San Diego State University, an officer in her school’s Muslim Student Union (MSA), a volunteer youth leader at a local mosque, and a full-time devout Muslim. […]
Filmmaker Looks at U.S. Muslims Observing Ramadan
FILMMAKER LOOKS AT MUSLIMS IN AMERICA OBSERVING RAMADAN Later this month, Muslims around the world will begin a month-long fast to observe Ramadan. During this time, they fast all day long and then eat in the evening. A Muslim-American filmmaker has chosen this as his subject in a new film about how five American Muslim […]