WI: Violence Is Not a Religion
The last time an Osama bin Laden tape showed up for our viewing displeasure, the terrorist spoke of a “crusade against Islam.” Unfortunately, U.S. polls are showing that Americans misunderstand Islam on such a scale that this bogus claim is allowed more fertile ground to sprout than should be available. That’s why Milwaukeeans should avail […]
PA: Criticism of Saudi Students Sparks Protests
WILKES-BARRE – A letter to the editor in Sunday’s Times Leader blasting Saudi Arabia and criticizing the paper’s decision to run a story about Saudi Arabian international students at Wilkes University sparked a protest at the college Wednesday. Salmon Punekar, a Wilkes University business student, organized a protest of a recent letter to the editor […]
CAIR-AZ Interfaith Event A Success
(PHOENIX, AZ, 5/4/2006) – On Tuesday, May 2, the Arizona office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), in cooperation with the Islamic Community Center (ICC) of Tempe, hosted an interfaith event, “A Day of Discovery: Building Bridges to Islam.” Over 50 members of Elderhostel, a non-profit organization that provides educational opportunities for people 55 […]
CAIR-OH Sponsors Muslim Youth Concert
(COLUMBUS, Ohio 5/4/06) – The Ohio Chapters of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) is sponsoring the 1st Annual Youth Concert for the Muslim Youth of North America (MYNA) on Saturday, May 6 at 6:30 pm. The concert, which will benefit MYNA, will be held at the Southern Theatre in downtown Columbus and will […]
CAIR-OH: Helps Bring Iraq War Exhibit to State Capitol
(COLUMBUS, OH, 5/4/06)- The Columbus office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), along with various interfaith organizations, is bringing the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) exhibit, “Eyes Wide Open: the Human Cost of War in Iraq,” to the West Lawn of the Ohio Statehouse from June 12-14. This exhibit will feature a panel display […]
CAIR-CA Concerned Over Release of Family’s Private Info
CAIR-CA Concerned Over Release of Family’s Private InfoDistrict Attorney Releases Family’s Private Information to the Public (SACRAMENTO, CA, 5/4/06) – The Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today expressed concern over Yolo County District Attorney’s release of private information about the family of a Muslim teenager whose hit-and-run case was recently […]
CAIR: Muslims to Protest Wachovia’s Closure of Charity Account
CAIR: Muslims to Protest Wachovia’s Closure of Charity AccountBank won’t say why it closed account of VA Muslim charity serving victims of domestic violence (WASHINGTON, DC, 5/4/2006) – On Monday, May 8, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation will hold a news conference in Washington, D.C., to announce […]
MA: University Pulls Artwork By Palestinian Youths
A bulldozer menaces a girl with ebony pigtails, who lies in a pool of blood. A boy with an amputated leg balances on a crutch, in a tent city with a Palestinian flag. A dove, dripping blood, perches against blue barbed wire. Palestinian teenagers painted those images at the request of an Israeli Jewish student […]
IL: Muslim Confronts Needs of City
He is one of Muslim America’s rising young activists, yet he is reserved in his comments on caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, the Mideast conflict and the war in Iraq. Instead, Rami Nashashibi speaks out against Muslim-owned liquor stores, protests on behalf of Latino workers and denounces mistreatment of blacks by the criminal justice system. […]
CAIR-MI Rep Discusses MSU Prof’s Anti-Muslim Email on WJR
Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), appeared as a guest on 760WJR Frank Beckmann’s news/talk show on Wednesday, April 26, to discuss CAIR’s concerns over the MSU Professor’s incendiary email to the Muslim Student Association. To listen to the interview, visit:http://www.760wjr.com/getpodcast.aspx?sid=6552&lid=5157&id=207056&source=1&url=http://rope.wjr.com/Interviews/Beckmann/MP3/Walid-042606.mp3