CAIR-NY: Bill Prevents Exams on Religious Holidays
CAIR-NY: BILL PREVENTS EXAMS ON RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS (NEW YORK, NY, 7/10/06) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed passage of a bill in the New York State Legislature that prevents scheduling statewide school exams on religious holidays. CAIR-NY said the legislation is a victory for religious freedom and […]
Video Shows Bullet-Riddled Quran Thrown at Tenn. Mosque
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VIDEO SHOWS BULLET-RIDDLED QURAN THROWN AT TENN. MOSQUECAIR calls on DOJ to probe incident as violation of civil rights (WASHINGTON, DC, 7/10/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Justice Department to investigate an incident in Tennessee in which […]
ME: Somalis, Officials Differ on City’s Climate
LEWISTON – No one in town disputes that rolling a pig’s head into a mosque as men bowed in prayer was a strike at Muslims. Or that the person who committed the offense should be held accountable. But that is where the agreement ends. City officials say Monday’s incident at the Lewiston-Auburn Islamic Center was […]
IN: Vandalism at Mosque Seen as Hate Crime
Michigan City — Muslim leaders consider thousands of dollars in damage at a Northwestern Indiana mosque a systematic hate crime. Vandals recently have scratched graffiti on a sign and shot out windows at the Michigan City Islamic Center, causing $8,600 in damage, police say. Center President Abraham Hakim, whose family has lived in the Michigan […]
PA: Muslims Upset Over North Side FBI Raid
The FBI caused a stir on the North Side last week when heavily armed agents sealed off streets and raided the Light of the Age mosque at Boyle and Hemlock streets. Although the case appears to be no more than a routine federal gun prosecution out of Utah, local Muslims say the raid caused a […]
OH: Hate Crime Suspected in Fire, Explosion
An explosion and fire at a West Chester business that injured three people Thursday night was intentionally set, police told 9News Friday morning. Investigators are looking into the possibility that the arson was a hate crime, because the business is owned by a Jordanian family. Thursday night’s act is the fourth act of vandalism at […]
FBI Asked to Probe Vandalism at Indiana Mosque
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FBI ASKED TO PROBE VANDALISM AT INDIANA MOSQUE‘KKK’ reportedly scratched on sign, shots fired at dome, windows smashed (WASHINGTON, DC, 7/7/06) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on local and national law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism […]
CAIR-NY Co-Sponsors Community Meeting with FBI, ICE
(NEW YORK, NY, 7/7/06) – CAIR-NY recently co-sponsored, along with the Islamic Center of Long Island, a meeting between some 50 Muslim leaders and Imams from Long Island and representatives of the FBI and ICE. The meeting was also attended by representatives of a number of local mosques, the chaplain of Stony Brook University and […]
CAIR-San Diego Conducts Food Drive for Homeless
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 7/6/06) – The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) has initiated a food drive for the homeless as a collaborative effort involving local mosques and Islamic centers. The food drive takes place during “Helping the Needy” month, a part of CAIR’s nationwide “Muslims Care” campaign. In this […]
DC: CAIR Hosts Delegation of Nigerian Muslims
(WASHINGTON, DC, 7/7/06) – On Thursday evening, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) hosted a delegation of Nigerian Muslims at the group’s Capitol Hill headquarters. The delegation was headed by Nigerian presidential candidate Alhaji Ahmad Sani (Yariman Bakura), who is executive governor of that nation’s Zamfara State. During the event, leaders and members of the […]