Action Alert: Call Lawmakers to Oppose Anti-Palestinian Law
Action Alert: Call Lawmakers to Oppose Anti-Palestinian Law (WASHINGTON, DC, 5/9/2006) – CAIR today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to urge their elected officials to oppose legislation which would effectively hurt millions of innocent Palestinians who have already been economically, socially and politically marginalized due to the current conflict. A new […]
Muslims Urge Wachovia to Explain Account Closures
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MUSLIMS URGE WACHOVIA TO EXPLAIN ACCOUNT CLOSURES (WASHINGTON, DC, 5/8/2006) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the MAS Freedom Foundation today announced a campaign urging Wachovia to explain and reverse its decision to close the accounts of the Foundation for Appropriate […]
Wachovia Closes Accounts of Muslims, Islamic Charity
Wachovia Closes Accounts of Muslims, Islamic Charity CAIR ACTION ALERT # 491 WACHOVIA CLOSES ACCOUNTS OF MUSLIMS, ISLAMIC CHARITYUrge Bank to Explain its Action Against American Muslims (WASHINGTON, DC, 5/8/2006) – CAIR and the MAS Freedom Foundation today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to urge Wachovia to explain and reverse its […]
WV: Muslims Haven’t Had to Compromise to Fit In
I WAS in Chicago a couple of weeks ago. While driving down Devon Street, one of the famous business districts, I noticed a magnificent church on the right side of the road. While I was still admiring the magnificence of the church, my wife diverted my attention toward a group of men clad in black […]
TX: Attack on Mosque Probed as Hate Crime
A Friday morning attack on a San Antonio Muslim center is being investigated as a hate crime. The vandalism happened in the 1700 block of Hayes Street on the East Side. Worshippers say vandals who broke into the mosque took some cash and appliances, but also took the sense of peace in the sanctuary. The […]
VA: Wachovia Bank Action Riles Muslim Activists
Local Muslim activists said yesterday that they will launch a public campaign against Wachovia Corp. to protest its refusal to explain why it closed the bank accounts of a Herndon-based Muslim social service organization. The activists said they will hold a news conference Monday outside a Wachovia branch on North Capitol Street and ask people […]
CAIR Welcomes Darfur Peace Accord Brokered by State Dept.
CAIR WELCOMES DARFUR PEACE ACCORD BROKERED BY STATE DEPT.Letter to Dep. Sec. of State Zoellick ‘commends’ his brokering of peace accord (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/5/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the announcement of the peace accord between the major parties involved in the tragic Darfur conflict. In a letter to United States […]
CA: Hayat’s Attorney Wants New Trial
Hamid Hayat did not get a fair trial on charges related to terrorism because a judge refused to allow crucial testimony, Hayat’s attorney alleged in a motion filed Tuesday in federal court. In her four-page filing, Wazhma Mojaddidi did not specifically name U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr., but she said jurors should have […]
CAN: Mosque Defaced
The Muslim community in Trois Rivieres is shaken after three racist posters were taped to the front door of a mosque last weekend. One of the signs read in French: “Arab terrorists, get out.” Another showed one of the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published in a Danish newspaper last fall that caused an international […]
OH: Charity Says U.S. Won’t Let It Defend Self
Toledo-based KindHearts – a Muslim charity shuttered by the federal government for suspicion of funding terrorism – says the U.S. Treasury Department has denied it access to frozen assets needed to hire lawyers. Board members say the allegations by Toledo native John Snow’s office that KindHearts gave money to Hamas, a terrorist organization and the […]