CAIR-AZ: Muslims Fear for Mideast Relatives
The look on the face of 12-year-old Norma Rahal tells the story. It is a look of worry, of concern, of fear. Her mother went to Lebanon just a week ago to visit relatives. Now, her mother is trapped in the nation where war between Israel and the Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah has flared. They […]
CAIR-LA: Pomona Family Stranded in Lebanon
Munira Syeda of CAIR said estimated that about 25,000 Americans were in Lebanon but, had the shelling begun in mid-August, there might be as many as 100,000 U.S. citizens visiting family and friends there. Hussam Ayloush of CAIR said that of the 25,000 American citizens in Lebanon, 90 percent are Muslim. “Lebanon is the Arab […]
CAIR-CA: Residents Escape Israeli Bombs
Aalia Bleibel, 31, joined a news conference Wednesday morning at the South Bay Islamic Association in San Jose, where Muslim leaders called for a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militant group that’s kidnapped two Israeli soldiers. “This current state of combat is taking away from the talking,” said Safaa Ibrahim, executive director of […]
ISLAM-OPED: Israel’s Dangerous Pursuit of Total Security
ISLAM-OPED is a national syndication service of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) designed to offer an American Muslim perspective on current political, social and religious issues. ISLAM-OPED commentaries are offered free-of-charge to one media outlet in each market area. Permission for publication will be granted on a first-come-first-served basis. CONTACT: ihooper@cair-net.orgTEL: Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787, […]
CAIR-Chicago: Muslims Speak Out Against Mideast Violence
With a mix of emotions ranging from worry to rage, members of Chicago’s Muslim community spoke today about the violence in their homeland and called on the United States to halt the violence. Christina Abraham, a De Paul University law student, described frantic phone conversations with her family in Lebanon. She said Israeli forces bombed […]
CAIR Seeks Reports Of Americans Killed, Injured In Lebanon
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR SEEKS REPORTS OF AMERICANS KILLED, INJURED IN LEBANONIslamic civil rights groups says Israeli attacks may be ‘war crimes’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/20/06) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today said it will gather eyewitness reports from Lebanon evacuees to […]
CAIR-NET: CAIR Seeks Reports of Americans Killed, Injured in Lebanon
CAIR-NET: CAIR Seeks Reports of Americans Killed, Injured in Lebanon In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful CAIR ACTION ALERT #494 CAIR SEEKS REPORTS OF AMERICANS KILLED, INJURED IN LEBANONEvacuees asked to fill out form about experiences during Israeli bombing (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/20/06) – CAIR today announced it is gathering eyewitness reports from […]
NJ: Prison Probes Racial Slur on Muslim Officer’s Locker
The state Department of Corrections is trying to determine who wrote a racial slur across the locker of a black Muslim sergeant late last week after the officer had a disagreement with colleagues at a youth correctional facility, his union representative said yesterday. “It’s a shame when an individual has to lower himself to the […]
Coalition of Pakistani-Americans Condemns Israeli Aggression
New York, NY Jul 17, 2006 A grand coalition of Pakistani-American organizations, including Chicago Council of Pakistani Organizations (CCPO), Pakistan Action Committee (PAC), Pakistani American Council of Texas (PACT), Pakistan Cultural Association of Staten Island, Inc. (PCASI), Pakistan American Democratic Forum (PADF), Pakistan Association of Riverside (PAR), Pakistan Community Association of New Orleans (PCANO), Pakistan […]
CAIR-MI: Interfaith Relations Harmed by Mideast Violence
CAIR-MI: FAITH LEADERS FIND UNITY ELUSIVE DEARBORN — As Muslims, Jews and Christians traveled to an interfaith meeting at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Tuesday, some stopped at a demonstration by 7,000 mostly Arab-American and Muslim residents, protesting the Israeli incursion into Lebanon. “We’re just stopping by to see what is being said, to pick […]