US Muslims React to Miami Terror Arrests
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Mercciful – MEDIA ADVISORY – US MUSLIMS REACT TO MIAMI TERROR ARRESTS (WASHINGTON, DC, 6/23/06) – On June 23, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a news conference in Miami to offer the Muslim community’s reaction to the recent arrest of seven individuals in that […]
A Veil Doesn’t Mean ‘Oppressed’
An elderly woman stopped me in the mall the other day to ask what I was wearing. I told her a head scarf, or hijab, and overdress, or abaya. I said my Islamic religion requires me to dress modestly and hide the contours of my body so as not to attract the opposite sex. “You […]
OR: Feds Want NSA Suits United for D.C. Trial
Facing two dozen legal skirmishes around the country over top-secret NSA surveillance programs, federal lawyers want to shift the battlefield to their home turf, where they will try to put an end to it all with a single shot. In a little-noticed filing, U.S. Department of Justice lawyers on Monday asked the Judicial Panel on […]
CAIR-CAN: Canada Must Not Sell Its Soul for Security
[Halima Mautbur is the human-rights coordinator of the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations.] In an ostensibly ordinary moment, two children tossed a ball to one another under the shade of the trees lining the expansive green lawn of the Supreme Court of Canada last week. The scene was more significant than most would comprehend. Ibrahim, […]
New Report: ‘Islam and the West: A Great Divide?’
The Pew Research Center holds a news conference to release a new report, “Islam and the West: A Great Divide?” LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, D.C. — June 22, 2006 PARTICIPANTS: Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; former Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo.; and Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research […]
CAIR to Host Capitol Hill Panel on Closure of Gitmo Prison Camp
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR TO HOST CAPITOL HILL PANEL ON CLOSURE OF GITMO PRISON CAMP (WASHINGTON, DC, 6/22/06) – On June 27, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will host a panel discussion on Capitol Hill to discuss the need to close the U.S. prison camp […]
Overcoming Distorted Perceptions
A longtime friend told me that she recently had to defend Muslims at a family gathering. One of her relatives was very upset with Muslim-Americans. “They have never condemned Osama bin Laden” he said. My friend said that she knew many Muslims, including me and my family, and knew that we abhorred and condemned violence. […]
BREAKING: US Wants to Close Guantanamo – Bush
VIENNA (AFX) – US President George W. Bush said he would like to close the prison for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay, but a way must first be found to send inmates there home or put them on trial. “I would like to end Guantanamo,” Bush told a press conference after an EU-US summit in […]
CAIR-Philly Offers Ten-Part Course on Islam
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 6/21/06)- Beginning August 1, the Philadelphia office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philly) will offer a ten-part course on Islam, called “Understanding Islam & Muslims through History and Jurisprudence,” at the Foundation for Islamic Education. This course will approach Islam from a historical and jurisprudence perspective, covering the foundations of the religion […]
CAIR-LA: Palestine Crisis Town Hall Forum
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Southern California will hold a town hall forum on “Facing the Humanitarian Crisis in Palestine.” Participants will include: Hussam Ayloush, CAIR-LA executive director; Maher Hathout, Muslim Public Affairs Council Senior Adviser; Muzammil Siddiqi, chairman of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California; and Edward Peck, former ambassador to Iraq. […]