CAIR-St. Louis Hosts Workshop on Employment Bias
(ST. LOUIS, MO, 6/11/06) – CAIR-St. Louis recently hosted a workshop on employment discrimination issues at Darul Islam Mosque. The seminar was co-sponsored by the Adult Education Committee of the Islamic Foundation of St. Louis. EEOC District Director James Neely and Joan Suarez from Jobs With Justice offered presentations about employee rights and what should […]
CAIR Renews Call to Close Gitmo Prison Camp
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/11/2006) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today renewed its call to close the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay following reports that three detainees committed suicide at the facility. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) demanded the closure of the camp earlier this year after the Committee […]
CAIR-San Diego Offers Prayer at Filipino-American Event
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 6/12/06) – On June 11, CAIR-San Diego participated in an ecumenical service at the Council of Philippine American Organizations of San Diego County (COPAO) 2006 Philippine Faire in National City, Calif. A CAIR representative offered a prayer for world peace and unity. The Philppine Faire is a celebration of the 108th Anniversary […]
VA: Marines Dedicate Islamic Center at Quantico
Staff Sgt. Maydun Shahid said he was “happy to see this day” as the Marine Corps dedicated its first Islamic Prayer Center on Tuesday. Shahid is one of 426 Muslims serving in the Marine Corps who now have a place to pray at the center, which will be available to Muslims in uniform until a […]
NY: Bill Would Bar Tests on Muslim Holidays
Sen. John Sabini announces his bill by the Razi School. Muslim students will no longer have to choose between taking a state-mandated exam or celebrating religious holy days if legislation proposed by state Sen. John Sabini becomes law. Standing with teachers, parents and students outside the Razi School in Woodside last week, Sabini (D-Jackson Heights) […]
NY: Muslims Seek Equality on Calendar
When it came time for Imani Al-Amin’s daughter to take a New York State Regents exam four years ago, Amin had a difficult decision to make: keep her daughter home to celebrate the Muslim holiday Eid-al-Adha with the family or send her to school to take a test that could determine her future. “It’s like […]
OH: Muslim Group Helps with Peace Concert
When Mason resident Shakila Ahmad and her Muslim friends heard about the deadly bombings on London’s public transport system last July, they knew they wanted to do something. “A number of us mothers felt like we needed to get out of this helpless stage and take a pro-active role in terms of having our voices […]
CAIR Condemns ‘Massacre’ of Palestinian Family
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/9/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned Israel’s killing of at least six members of a Palestinian family, including three children, while they were picnicking on the beach. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called the attack a “bloody massacre” and asked the international community to intervene. According to the Associated Press: […]
Canadian Muslim School Vandalized
Peel Regional Police are searching for at least one suspect after a Muslim high school in east Mississauga was vandalized today. Graffiti was spray-painted on a window and wall at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) high school on Sherway Dr. some time between 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. today, said Peel Cst. […]
CAIR-MI: Mosque Event Aims to Calm Fears
Meet Your NeighborsWhen: 7-9 p.m. tonight Where: Warren Community Center Auditorium, 5460 Arden For information: Call Islamic Organization of North America, (586) 558-6900 WARREN — Some people believe Christians, Jews and Muslims pray to the same God. And some make it their business to spread the word. Muslims and city officials in Warren have cleared […]