Incitement: ‘Rock Against Islam’ Concert in Oregon
One of the three men convicted in the 1988 Southeast Portland killing of Ethiopian immigrant Mulugeta Seraw was arrested Friday on accusations that he violated his parole by contacting members of a white supremacist group, authorities said. Kyle Brewster, 36, was arrested without incident during a routine visit with his parole officer Friday morning. He […]
CA: Islamic Relief, Church Deliver Aid to Quake Victims
BURBANK, CA (May 30, 2006) – In coordination with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Islamic Relief is shipping over 200,000 pounds of urgently needed supplies, valued at over $1.6 million, to assist victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Indonesia. The 747 cargo plane departing from Salt Lake City will include essential […]
Revealed: How US Marines Massacred 24 Iraqi Civilians
PHOTOGRAPHS taken by American military intelligence have provided crucial evidence that up to 24 Iraqis were massacred by marines in Haditha, an insurgent stronghold on the banks of the Euphrates. One portrays an Iraqi mother and young child, kneeling on the floor, as if in prayer. They have been shot dead at close range. The […]
Canada: Film Could Stir Anti-Muslim Violence
OPPONENTS of the screening of a controversial documentary say an Imax screening of Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West Monday and Tuesday night in Winnipeg may put Winnipeg Muslims in danger. City police have been asked to increase their patrols around the Islamic school and mosques after the Imax screenings this week. Once the […]
CAIR-FL to Announce Bias Complaint Against School
(JACKSONVILLE, FL, 5/30/06) – On Tuesday, May 31, the Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) will hold a news conference in Jacksonville to announce details of a discrimination complaint by the family of a 10-year-old Muslim elementary student who says she was not allowed to participate in a school performance, threatened with […]
CAIR: DC-Area Muslims to Take Part in ‘Race for the Cure’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/30/06) – On June 3, Muslims will participate in the Komen National Race for the Cure in Washington D.C., as part of a national volunteerism campaign called “Muslims Care.” SEE: www.nationalraceforthecure.org/ [Those who wish to join the Muslim participants should register under “MLM Muslims Cair” team name.] SEE ALSO: www.muslims-care.org The Council on […]
CAIR-NY Co-Sponsors Dialogue on Shias, Sunnis, Iraq
CAIR-NY Co-Sponsors Dialogue on Shias, Sunnis, Iraq On June 3, Independent Viewpoints (IV) will hold a panel discussion in New York City, “A Dialogue on Shias, Sunnis, and Politics in Iraq,” moderated by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now. This event is being co-sponsored by the New York Chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations, The Qunoot […]
CA: Feminism Can’t Solve All, Muslim Speaker Advises
Stressing open-mindedness, education and humility as requirements for Western feminists hoping to aid Muslim women, Asifa Quraishi gave a talk last night entitled “Western Advocacy for Muslim Women: It’s Not Just the Thought That Counts.” An assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School and a specialist in Islamic law and legal theory, Quraishi […]
CAIR-CA: Bigoted Cartoon
I am writing in response to the editorial cartoon “Religious reactions” (May 22). Not only is it inaccurate to compare the fringe Muslim reactions to the Danish cartoons controversy and the mainstream Christian reactions to “The Da Vinci Code,” it is downright racist to do so. In his cartoon, Garry Varvel unfairly depicts the religious […]
DC: Alleged AIPAC Informant Promoted
The Bush administration promoted David Satterfield, an alleged informant for a former AIPAC lobbyist facing trial in a classified information case.The State Department last week announced Satterfield’s promotion to senior adviser on Iraq to Condoleezza Rice, the secretary of state. Satterfield was promoted from deputy ambassador to Baghdad. Satterfield is cited in the indictment against […]