CAIR-KY: CAIR Board Member Avoided Doomed Plane
CAIR-KY: SENATOR SHAW AVOIDED DOOMED PLANE [NOTE: State Senator Shaw is a member of CAIR’s national board.] A prominent member of the NC Legislative Black Caucus is counting his blessings in the aftermath of Sunday’s fatal wrong runway crash of Comair Flight 5191 in Lexington, Kentucky. State Sen. Larry Shaw of Cumberland County was supposed […]
Women Lead an Islamic Revival in Syria
WOMEN LEAD AN ISLAMIC REVIVAL IN SYRIA, TESTING ITS SECULARISM Enas al-Kaldi stops in the hallway of her Islamic school for girls and coaxes her 6-year-old schoolmate through a short recitation from the Koran. ”It’s true that they don’t understand what they are memorizing at this age, but we believe that the understanding comes when […]
Catch a Screening of New Film ‘American Ramadan’
CATCH A SCREENING OF NEW FILM ‘AMERICAN RAMADAN’ Catch the film on PBS (KERA 13 – Dallas) Get the Tivo out – and catch the film in Dallas on KERA TV (PBS affiliate)! We are so excited about getting our film aired on local PBS, these folks always bring such great programming to the air. […]
Look for Ornament in the Art of Islam
LOOK FOR ORNAMENT IN THE ART OF ISLAM Ornament, a key feature of Islamic art, is the focus of an exhibition opening Friday in the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College. “Cosmophilia: Islamic Art from the David Collection, Copenhagen” showcases more than 120 pieces, several of them being shown in the United States for […]
U of Illinois Scholar Promotes Muslim Integration
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO SCHOLAR PROMOTES MUSLIM INTEGRATION Most of metropolitan Chicago’s 400,000 Muslims are isolated from the communities in which they live — especially in the suburbs — and not necessarily by choice, says Louise Cainkar, a fellow of the Great Cities Institute of the University of Illinois at Chicago and an internationally […]
Muslim Athletes Accuse Football Coach of Bias
MUSLIM ATHLETES ACCUSE FOOTBALL COACH OF RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION Three former New Mexico State University football players – all Muslims – on Monday sued the university and coach Hal Mumme, alleging they were dismissed from the team because of their religious beliefs. The federal lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of […]
Muslim Charity Strives to Keep ‘Clean’
CHARITY STRIVES TO KEEP ‘CLEAN’ Anwar Khan is short on details but strong in his belief that the aid his worldwide Muslim charity has donated to help rebuild Lebanon will not end up in the hands of Hezbollah. The money–$2 million collected nationwide since the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict began, including about $200,000 from Chicago-area Muslims–is funneled […]
CAIR to Host Dinner for Former President of Iran
CAIR TO HOST DINNER FOR FORMER PRESIDENT OF IRAN http://www.cair.com/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=2258&theType=NR
U.S. Says Khatami Will Get Visa to Visit
U.S. SAYS KHATAMI WILL GET VISA TO VISIT The Bush administration, which is in a diplomatic tussle with Tehran over its nuclear plans, will allow Iran’s ex-president Mohammad Khatami to visit Washington next week, the State Department said on Monday. Khatami, whose reformist government ceded power last year to current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has asked […]
Israel Lobby’ Panel Podcast
ISRAEL LOBBY’ PANEL PODCAST http://www.electricpolitics.com/podcast/2006/08/the_israel_lobby_and_the_us_re.html