NY: Loans Acceptable to Muslims Become More Common
It took A. Ali at least six years to get the right kind of loan to buy a house. It wasn’t because his credit score was bad. It was his faith. Islam prohibits Muslims from dealing in conventional credit and taking or giving Riba, or interest, in any form. So, Ali kept paying rent until […]
CAIR: All Prophets Deserve Respect, Including Jesus
HOLLYWOOD — A Christian advocacy group has blasted Comedy Central for last week’s episode of the controversial cartoon show “South Park,” in which the network censored an image of the Prophet Muhammad but showed an animated Jesus defecating an American flag. President Bush was depicted doing the same thing. Charmaine Yoest, vice president of the […]
IL Police Ripped Off Muslim Girl’s Hijab
WASHINGTON: The trial of Rehana Khan, a Muslim girl of Pakistani-descent from Illinois who had her headscarf or hijab ripped off after she and several others were arrested for civil disobedience while protesting at a rally for immigrant rights last year, has finally been scheduled for April 25. A group of five young people – […]
Modesty Rules Apply to Men Also
Every faith has a defining characteristic, the prophet Muhammad is believed to have said. For Islam, it’s modesty. That idea guides many Muslims in metro Detroit, who believe that separating men and women in certain situations is a requirement of their faith. Working out in public gyms is one of those times, they say. “We […]
CAIR-CA Joins Manzanar Internment Camp Event
On April 28-30, CAIR-Sacramento Valley will join the JACL-Florin and former WWII Japanese-American internees on the annual “Pilgrimage” to Manzanar internment camp. Muslim youth will also take part in the event. CONTACT: CAIR-SV Executive Director Basim Elkarra, 916-441-6269, or E-Mail: sacval@cair.com
CAIR-OH Hosts State Department Visitors
(CINCINNATI, 4/20/06) – On April 20, the Cincinnati office of CAIR-Ohio hosted a group of 11 visitors in the United States as part of the State Department International Visitor Leadership Program. The Muslim and Christian visitors are all community leaders from Arab countries and are in America to learn about human rights advocacy, contemporary foreign […]
OIC Ambassador to Speak at CAIR-NY Dinner
WHAT: On May 13, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) will hold its annual banquet, “American Muslims: Protecting our Country and Civil Liberties.” The Keynote speakers will be Ambassador Abdul Wahab, Ambassador of the 57-Nation Organization of Islamic Conference Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations. Other speakers will include: […]
Incitement: Radio Host – ‘Kill 100 Million’ Muslims
Incitement: Radio Host – ‘Kill 100 Million’ Muslims Incitement: Radio Host – ‘Kill 100 Million’ MuslimsMedia Matters, 4/19/06http://mediamatters.org/items/200604190001 On April 17, nationally syndicated radio host Michael Savage called for “kill[ing] 100 million” Muslims. . . On his radio show, Savage told listeners that “intelligent people, wealthy people … are very depressed by the weakness that […]
CAIR-FL: Bills Would Block Aid to International Students
CAIR-FL: Bills Would Block Aid to International Students (MIAMI, FL, 4/21/2006) – The Florida office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL), along with groups such as Florida Immigration Advocacy Center (FIAC) and the Muslim Student Association (MSA) at USF, today called for the withdrawal of proposed legislation that would prohibit state funds from […]
DC Lecture: Islamic Science and Renaissance Europe
WHAT: George Saliba, senior distinguished visiting scholar in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, will discuss “Islamic Science and The Making of Renaissance Europe.” Saliba’s illustrated talk will explore the scientific ideas that passed from the Islamic world to the European Renaissance during the 15th and 16th centuries. He will show […]