2 U.S. Soldiers Charged in Iraq Killing
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) – Two U.S. soldiers have been charged in the February killing of an unarmed Iraqi civilian near the city of Ramadi, the military said Sunday. Spc. Nathan B. Lynn was charged with one count of voluntary manslaughter for allegedly shooting and killing the man on Feb. 15. He and Sgt. Milton Ortiz […]
The Blinkered Belligerence of Wafa Sultan
ISLAM’S ANN COULTER RECENTLY I WAS one of about 100 L.A. Jews invited to attend a fundraiser for a Jewish organization that seeks to counteract anti-Israel disinformation and propaganda. The guest speaker was Wafa Sultan, the Syrian American woman who in February gave a now legendary interview on Al Jazeera television, during which she said […]
CAIR-Philly: Understanding Islam & Muslims
A grassroots organization is using education to lift the veil of misunderstanding about American Muslims. Adeeba al-Zaman teaches a 10-part course, “Understanding Islam & Muslims.” It is sponsored by the Philadelphia Office of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). . . “This class, “Understanding Islam and Muslims” is really going to help give you the tools […]
WA: Camp Brings Muslim, Jewish, Christian Kids Together
Jun. 24–The middle schoolers who hope to spend Aug. 27 through Sept. 1 at the first session of Puget Sound Interfaith Youth Camp at Camp Seymour want more than the usual from their summer camp experience. Sure, they want boating, campfires and hiking. They also want to talk about the Bible, the Torah and the […]
GA: Conference Aims to Educate About Muslim Faith
Perhaps one of the biggest tragedies of the Sept. 11 attacks, other of course than the thousands of innocent lives lost, is how the actions of a few gave some people a negative impression of the entire Muslim religion. These days, it’s not unusual for a Muslim to be unfairly profiled as a terrorist or […]
CAIR-Chicago: Muslim Leaders Denounce 7 Suspects
Muslim leaders on Friday denounced the seven men arrested in Florida as members of a religious cult and implored the media not to refer to them as Muslims. “The case of this bizarre, cultist group is evidence that the phenomenon of terrorism is not monolithic,” said Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Chicago chapter of […]
CAIR-Chicago: Plotters a ‘Cultist Group’
An advocate for better understanding of Muslims and their religion says the men accused of conspiring to blow up the Sears Tower are “a bizarre, cultist group.” Ahmed Rehab is executive director for the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. He says the accused plotters have nothing to do with Islam. . . […]
CAIR-FL: No Prosecution for Saudi Students Who Rode Bus
College students arrested last month for riding a public school bus (TAMPA, FL, 06/26/2006) – On Monday, June 26, the Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) will hold a news conference in Tampa to welcome a decision by the State Attorney’s office not to prosecute two Saudi college students who made headlines […]
Should the U.S. Shut Down Gitmo?
CAIR CAPITOL HILL PANEL: ‘SHOULD THE U.S. SHUT DOWN GITMO?’ The Washington DaybookFederal Information & News Dispatch, Inc./Agence France-Presse SPONSOR: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) TOPIC/SUBJECT: “Should the U.S. Shut Down Gitmo?” PARTICIPANTS: James Yee, former Guantanamo Bay Muslim Chaplain and Gene Fidell of Feldsman, Tucker, Leifer and Fidell DATE: June 27, 2006 (12-1:30 […]
Media Asked Not to Call Miami Terror Suspects ‘Muslims’
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ASKED NOT TO CALL MIAMI TERROR SUSPECTS ‘MUSLIMS’Sect trains ‘through the bible,’ worships in ‘temple,’ not mosque (WASHINGTON, DC, 6/23/06) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on media professionals not to refer to seven terror suspects […]