Pro-Israel Lobby Targets Professor Juan Cole
When John J. Mearsheimer, professor of political science at the University of Chicago and the heavyweight of the realist school of international affairs, and Stephen M. Walt, former dean of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, published their now famous essay on “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,” the outcry from all the […]
Pentagon: Abuse of Iraqis Not Illegal
WASHINGTON – U.S. special operations forces fed some Iraqi detainees only bread and water for up to 17 days, used unapproved interrogation practices such as sleep deprivation and loud music and stripped at least one prisoner, according to a Pentagon report on incidents dating to 2003 and 2004. The report, with many portions blacked out, […]
City Muslim Leader Outraged By Hate Mail
You can live in Guelph for 30 years, but sometimes all it takes is a hand-written letter spilling hate to make you feel unwelcome. City police may start monitoring Mohamed Chaarani’s home after a letter condemning all Muslims arrived in his mailbox this week. Chaarani, president of the Muslim Society of Guelph, said his wife […]
CAIR-San Diego: Faith Leaders for Peace
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 6/15/06)- The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) recently took part in a day-long prayer and fasting event to promote peace sponsored by the Faith Leaders for Peace at the Federal Building in downtown San Diego. Throughout the day, event participants shared teachings on peace from our […]
CAIR-TX: Man Wrongfully Deported Waits for Visa
(SAN ANTONIO, TX, 6/15/06) – The San Antonio office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Antonio) is calling on Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to help expedite a visa for a man who was wrongfully deported in 2003. The deportation order against Idriss Barre was revoked in February 2006, but he is still waiting in […]
‘HADJI GIRL’ MARINE APOLOGIZES TO MUSLIMS
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘HADJI GIRL’ MARINE APOLOGIZES TO MUSLIMS NC Marine: ‘I apologize for any feelings that may have been hurt in the Muslim community’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/14/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed an apology by a U.S. Marine who posted a […]
CAIR: NY Congressman Supports ‘Muslims Care’
SUPPORTING THE MUSLIMS CARE PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY SERVICES HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL of New York in the House of Representatives Thursday, June 8, 2006 Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to enter into the Record, my heartfelt support for the “Muslims Care” campaign, launched by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR, to promote volunteerism […]
CAIR-AZ: Islamic Sites Targeted With Anti-Muslim Posters
Handmade posters carrying anti-Islamic messages were found less than a day apart at two Valley Islamic locations, prompting the Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations to seek a hate-crimes investigation. During afternoon prayers Sunday, around 5 p.m., members of the Islamic Community Center of Tempe found a white poster board at the mosque […]
CAIR-FL Seeks Release of U.S. Muslims Held By Israelis
(MIAMI, FL, 6/14/06) – The Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) today called for the release of an American Muslim family held since last week by Israeli authorities. The West Palm Beach Muslim mother and her five children, ages three to 16, were detained over a visa problem from a previous trip […]
State Dept. Disavows Statement on Suicides
The Bush administration distanced itself on Monday from comments by a State Department official that the suicides of three prisoners at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were a “good P.R. move.” The official, Colleen P. Graffy, deputy assistant secretary of state for public diplomacy, made the comments in an interview on the British […]