CAIR-FL: Judge Orders Release of Saudi Students
(TAMPA, FL, 5/23/2006) – The Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) today welcomed the decision of a Florida Circuit Judge to release two Saudi students who have been in custody since Friday for riding a public school bus. The decision comes after federal and local authorities determined the students entered the country […]
CAIR-CAN: Mosque Vandalized with Anti-Muslim Posters
(OTTAWA, CANADA, 5/23/06) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) has condemned the recent vandalism of a Quebec mosque with hateful messages and is calling on all Canadians to renew their commitment to outreach efforts to build bridges and combat hate in all its forms. According to news reports, posters bearing hateful statements were […]
U.S. Muslims Say ‘Siege’ of Palestinians Must End
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. MUSLIMS SAY ‘SIEGE’ OF PALESTINIANS MUST ENDCAIR: Restore humanitarian aid, talk to elected representatives (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/23/2006) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on the Bush administration to use Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s visit this […]
IL: Panel on ‘Who Shapes the Muslim Identity?’
WHAT: The Civil Rights Education Center will host a panel discussion on “Who Shapes the Muslim Identity?” with Aminah McCloud, Shakeel Syed, Cherif Bassiouni, and Agha Saeed. Invited guests include: Salam Al-Marayati, Muqtedar Khan, Farooq Kathwari, Sayyid Syeed, Gowher Rizvi, Feisal Abdul Rauf, Imad Qasim, Eboo Patel, Talat Othman, Guity Nashat, Nihad Awad, Javeed Akhter, […]
VA: Muslim Cadet Balances God and Countries
NORFOLK ”” “Car-ry co-lors!” The order echoes in the Norview High School gymnasium. A Naval Junior ROTC cadet, flanked by another with a rifle, pops a Virginia flag into the air. “No, go back down,” the unit’s executive officer, Zishan Hameed, tells one of the cadets. “As big as that flag is, man, come on. […]
ISLAM-OPED: A Sensible Way to Describe Terrorists
The European Union will soon distribute new guidelines to its 25-member nations that recommend using “non-emotive lexicon for discussing radicalization.” EU officials say that the guidelines, which are not legally binding, will ask European governments to shun the phrase “Islamic terrorism” in favor of “terrorists who abusively invoke Islam.” Other terms being considered by the […]
MI: Islamic Cemetery a Milestone for Muslim Community
DEARBORN- The Muslim community in Southeast Michigan continues to grow, and with it comes the building of mosques and cultural centers. Now another group, operating as Islamic Memorial Gardens, has developed the first and only exclusively Islamic Cemetery. Up until this time, the Muslim community surrounding Dearborn had to share burial spaces with other religious […]
CO: State’s Muslims Know Struggle
Muslim students Mohammad and Shazia are in my Colorado History class this semester at University of Colorado at Denver. Mohammad reported that Chinese scholars wrote that Muslim sailors came to America (Mu-Lan-Pi) in 1178 and that King Abu Bakari, a Muslim king of the Malian Empire, first came to America in 1310. Muslims have come […]
CAIR Rep Discussing FBI Outreach to Muslims on CNN
NGUYEN: Well good morning to you on this Sunday. The FBI is looking for a few good men and women. The agency is reaching out to young Arab-Americans and trying to improve its image in the Muslim community. The story now from CNN’s Sumi Das. SUMI DAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Call it show and tell FBI […]
CAIR-FL: Free Community Forum on Civil Rights
The Council on American-Islamic Relations will present a free community forum on civil rights, “Security vs. Liberty,” from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Callahan Neighborhood Center, 101 N. Parramore Ave, Orlando. Guest speaker and author David Cole from Georgetown University and a panel of local law professors and civil-rights activists will discuss topics […]