VA: Dwelling In Tranquility
[Imam Magid is the Executive Director and Imam, All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS)] Of the many blessings God showers upon us, one of the greatest is marriage. It sweetens our lives with love and friendship, comfort and security, while helping us grow personally and strengthening us. The Prophet Muhammad (may God’s peace and blessings […]
MT: Lecturer Sheds Light on Islam
Intrigued by his lecture titled “Why Are We so Ignorant About the Islamic World?” a standing-room-only crowd turned out for a Monday lunch-hour community talk given by Mehrdad Kia, a native of Iran, former history professor and current director of the University of Montana’s Office of International Programs. For starters, there is no such thing […]
CAIR-FL: Pastor’s Death Mourned
South Florida Muslims commiserate with the Catholic community of South Florida after the death of Rev. Paul Edwards-Komarc, pastor for St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in Weston. That he was loved by Catholics is no surprise. What is remarkable is the respect he earned from people of other faiths as he took steps to build […]
CAIR-Cincinnati: Muslim Community Sponsors Darfur Prayer
(CINCINNATI, 5/2/06) – The Cincinnati office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cincinnati) co-sponsored an interfaith prayer event for the victims of violence in Darfur on Sunday, April 30. The program, held at the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati, drew a standing room only crowd of 400 Muslims, Christians, Jews and Buddhists. Attendees completed the […]
CAIR-AZ Muslims Accosted By ‘United 93’ Viewers
(PHOENIX, AZ, 5/2/06) – The Arizona office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) reported today that several young Muslim women were verbally abused by two people who said they recently saw the movie “United 93” about one of the planes hijacked on 9/11. The three Muslim women say a white middle-aged couple approached them […]
CAIR/Qunoot Fellowship: Application Deadline Extended, May 10
http://www.cair-net.org/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=416&theType=AA (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/2/06) – The deadline to apply for the CAIR/Qunoot Foundation fellowship has been extended until May 10th, 2006. The CAIR/Qunoot Foundation “Diversity and Intra-Community Outreach Fellowship” is designed to help increase appreciation for and understanding of the diversity within the American Muslim community. The summer 2006 fellowship is being offered at CAIR’s […]
Incitement: Robertson Says Islam is “Bloody, Brutal”
Incitement: Robertson Says Islam is “Bloody, Brutal” Media Mattershttp://mediamatters.org/items/200605010007 Summary: On the Christian Broadcasting Corp.’s 700 Club, host Pat Robertson expressed concern that Americans, “especially the American left,” need to “wake up” to the “danger” that Islam presents. Robertson continued: “Who ever heard of such a bloody, bloody, brutal type of religion? But that’s what […]
FL: The 70 Virgins, and Other Myths
I couldn’t get worked up about the clamor over the Danish cartoons that depicted the prophet Mohammed. I am sure I was just as offended by them as the majority of the world’s 1.4 billion Muslims. But, like them, rioting was the last thing on my mind. The point oh-oh-oh-oh percent who did, and the […]
CAIR: FBI to Probe Possible Anti-Muslim Bias in MD, GA
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/1/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said today that the FBI will investigate possible bias motives in two recent attacks targeting Muslims in Maryland and Georgia. On April 8, vandals torched the van of a Douglasville, Ga., Muslim family and spray-painted “Killers Go Home!” on a wall of their home. CAIR […]
CAIR Asks Why No Muslim Groups To Speak At Darfur Rally
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR ASKS WHY NO MUSLIM GROUPS TO SPEAK AT DARFUR RALLYLack of Muslim speakers calls into question rally’s ‘true agenda’ (WASHINGTON, DC, 4/30/2006) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today questioned why no representatives of major American Muslim groups are listed as speakers at the Save Darfur Coalition “Rally to Stop […]