AMT: U.S. Muslim Coalition Condemns Israeli Actions in Gaza
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/11/06) – The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a national coalition of 11 major American Muslim organizations, today said Israel’s continued targeting of the Palestinian civilian infrastructure is a “war crime” that should be condemned by the Bush administration. In its statement, the coalition said: “The Israeli army has […]
CAIR Condemns Mumbai Bombings
(WASHINGTON, DC, 7/11/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned a series of bomb attacks on suburban commuter trains serving the city of Mumbai, India, that left at least 135 dead and many more injured. CAIR is also seeking a meeting with the Indian ambassador in Washington, D.C., to offer the Muslim community’s […]
NY: Muslim Leader Ends Conference With Call to Unity
Dozens of Muslim women dressed in red and white Sunday, the colors chosen to represent the interwoven nature of their community, as they gathered to listen to Imam W. Deen Mohammed, a national leader praised for embracing all threads of Islam. “Relationships should continue until you’re connected with good people throughout the world,” Mohammed told […]
ME: Muslims Aim to Educate Public After Mosque Incident
ORONO – The tossing of a frozen pig’s head into a Lewiston mosque last week has upset Muslims in northern Maine, the founder of the Islamic Center of Maine reports, even though the modest mosque on Route 2 has never been the target of vandals. “After the initial shock,” Mahmoud El-Begearmi of Bangor said Saturday, […]
New Homeland Security Deputy an FBI Veteran Beloved by Muslims
NEWARK, N.J. — When a respected elder in Paterson’s Muslim community was detained at an airport in Dubai for a reason authorities wouldn’t tell him, he took out his cell phone and started dialing. But Mohamed Younes wasn’t calling his embassy, his travel agent or his wife. Instead, he called John Paige, a good friend […]
MI: Muslims Plan Giant Sports Event
FLINT – Thousands of Muslims from around the world are expected in Flint next week for a sports convention with a strong family flavor. Hanifi Abdul-Malik, head of the Muslim House of Flint, said it will be the first time Flint has hosted the convention that has been held in major cities across the United […]
NC: Muslims, Christians, Jews Protest Israel’s Policies
More than 100 protesters of Israel’s incursion into the Gaza Strip marched on the state Capitol Friday carrying banners and a mock corpse and demanding an end to the violence. The protesters were responding to a national call for solidarity with the Palestinian people issued by the Muslim American Society. In Raleigh, they included Palestinian […]
Neo-Nazi Sympathizers Slip Into U.S. Military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Neo-Nazis and other white supremacists have increasingly been able to infiltrate the U.S. military due to recruitment pressures created by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a watchdog group said Friday. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks racist activities in the United States, said thousands of hate group members are now […]
CAIR: U.S. Islamic Group Hopes Education Counters Hate
A spokesman for an Islamic civil liberties organization said Friday research shows a rise in harassment and violence against Muslim communities in the United States. Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Washington, D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations, said incidents such as the recent vandalism of an Islamic center in Pine Township is due largely to ignorance. […]
CAIR: FBI Probes Web Site Showing Shooting of Quran
Federal authorities are looking into a video that shows two men shooting a Quran with a military rifle, then throwing the bullet-riddled Muslim holy book at the entrance of a a Chattanooga mosque, an FBI agent said Monday. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations on Monday had called on the Justice Department to investigate the […]