CAIR-MI: MSU Prof Apologizes for ‘Intemperate’ E-Mail
(LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI, 4/25/06) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today said that a Michigan State University (MSU) professor has offered an apology for an Islamophobic e-mail sent to Muslim students. In an e-mail reply to a person expressing concern over his offensive remarks, MSU engineering professor Indrek Wichman said: […]
CAIR Reps Attend Reception for Mukhtaran Mai
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/25/06) – Representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) attended a reception yesterday evening at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Washington, D.C., honoring human rights activist Mukhtaran Mai. Mai has gained international recognition as an advocate for women’s rights, education and human equality. “It is inspiring to see […]
Incitement: Pat Robertson Compares Islam to Nazism
Incitement: Pat Robertson Compares Islam to Nazism http://mediamatters.org/items/200604240007 The West is ignoring threats from “Islam in general,” just as it ignored “what Adolf Hitler said in Mein Kampf” Summary: On The 700 Club, Pat Robertson warned his viewers that “we are not listening” to what Islam “says,” just as we did not listen to “what […]
IL: More Menus Cater to Muslims
Practicing Muslims who have a craving for a burger or hot dog can’t just go to any restaurant. They have to make sure the meat they’re eating is zabiha halal, or prepared according to Islamic custom. Until recently, the restaurants where they could be assured of this were mostly mom-and-pop operations serving their native dishes. […]
IL: Event for Muslim Who Had Scarf Removed by Police
(CHICAGO, IL, 4/24/06) – On Tuesday, April 25, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will hold a news conference to urge the Village of Arlington Heights and the State’s Attorneys Office to drop charges against Rehana Khan, a Muslim woman who alleges that police ripped off her Islamic head scarf (hijab) […]
CAIR Condemns Attack on Egyptian Resort
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/24/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned attacks Monday evening (local time) on the Egyptian resort city of Dahab that left a number of people dead or injured. Egyptian authorities said the blasts were likely caused by bombs. In a statement, the Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group said: […]
Michigan Prof Tells Muslim Students to Leave America
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful (LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI, 4/24/06) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today called on Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing to take “appropriate disciplinary action” against a professor who sent an Islamophobic e-mail to Muslim students. MSU engineering professor Indrek Wichman […]
Judge Allows Defense in AIPAC Trial to Summon Rice
U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis on Friday allowed the defense to summon Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to testify in the trial of two former AIPAC officials accused of disclosing classified information. Ellis ruled that Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman’s lawyers established sufficient reason to call for Rice to take the stand, adding that she […]
MD: Scholars to Discuss Quran, New Testament, Torah
Three scholars in religious studies will present an interfaith discussion, “The Clash of Religious Certainties: Understanding Ancient Texts Anew in a Contemporary World,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday in McDaniel Lounge at McDaniel College. The discussion will center on the Quran, the New Testament and the Torah. Panelists are: McDaniel’s Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Muslih Tayo Yahya, […]
VA: Muslims Host Passover Seder in Mosque
What do Jews, Christians and Muslims have in common? According to the All Dulles Area Muslims Society’s president Rizwan Jaka, a lot.The ADAMS Center held a Passover seder for 30 area Jews, Christians and Muslims at the mosque in Sterling. “It was a historical event,” Jaka said. “For the first time, a seder was held […]