CAIR-CA Hosts Entertainment Night for Civil Rights
(ANAHEIM, CA. 5/22/06) – About 1,400 people attended the “2nd Annual Entertainment Night for Civil Rights” hosted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations – Southern California (CAIR-LA) on Saturday, May 20, at the Heritage Forum in Anaheim. CAIR-LA honored Zeke Hernandez, deputy district director of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) for his […]
CAIR Delegation Meets with US Ambassador in UAE
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/22/2006) – A delegation from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) met Sunday with the U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abu Dhabi. The CAIR delegation offered Ambassador Michele J. Sison information about the American Muslim community and its desire to act as a bridge of understanding between the United […]
CAIR Takes Part In Panel On Islam For MD Judges
(WASHINGTON, DC, 5/19/06) – A representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) participated yesterday in a panel discussion on Islam for judges attending the 2006 Maryland Judicial Conference in Cambridge, Md. CAIR National Legal Director Arsalan Iftikhar participated in a panel titled “What Judges Need to Know about Islam.” The panel was moderated by […]
CAIR Supports Call to Close Gitmo
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/19/2006) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today echoed a U.N. agency’s call to shut down the Guantanamo Bay Camp X-Ray detention facility and to ban “torture” of security detainees. The Washington-Based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) issued that call after the Committee Against Torture (CAT), the United Nations […]
CAIR-CAN: Security Probes Affected by Ethnicity
OTTAWA – A majority of Canadians believe the country’s spy service might treat citizens differently because of their ethnicity, an internal poll has found. The survey conducted for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) by Ekos Research Associates last October found 52 per cent of people interviewed thought race could affect how the agency interacts […]
CAIR-SV Participates in ‘Race for the Cure’
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 5/18/06) – On Saturday, May 13, 2006, the Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic relations (CAIR-SV) participated in the tenth annual “Race for the Cure,” a relay sponsored by the Susan B. Komen breast cancer foundation. The annual race helps to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. Thousands of […]
CAIR-MI Trains Recreation Dept. on Islam, Muslims
(LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI, 5/18/06) – The Michigan office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today held diversity training for the Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Department in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Today’s diversity training as well a previous training held on Saturday, March 13, 2006, examined basic beliefs of Muslims related to issues of modesty, which […]
CAIR-Ohio Provides Training to Nurses about Islamic Culture
(CLEVELAND, OH, 5/18/06) – The Cleveland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OHIO) recently provided training on Islamic culture to parish nurses affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic Health System. The training, titled, “Cultural Competency: Understanding the Muslim Patient” is part of a series of outreach efforts by CAIR-OHIO to teach healthcare practitioners how to […]
PA: Clothing Options for Muslim Women Come Into Vogue
When Gwendolyn Dawan converted to Islam in 1973, she wore a long skirt, a long top and wrapped her hair. Today, she designs pinstriped suits and ankle-length denim skirts for Muslim women that are modest, yet follow current fashion trends. “I get a lot of requests from business women for suits with skirts,” said Dawan, […]
CAIR-IL: Muslims, Officials to Discuss Citizenship Delays
On May 18, CAIR-Chicago will moderate a meeting with government officials who will explain some of the reasons behind delays in processing applications for citizenship. They will also explain what the government can and cannot do in terms of these delays. Although the officials will not be able to answer questions about specific cases, they […]