U.S. Deports Iraqi-Born Spaniard
Miami, Apr 14 (EFE).- Safana Jawad, an Iraqi-born Spaniard who traveled to Florida to visit her teenage son, was deported Thursday by U.S. immigration officials, a Spanish diplomat told EFE. “Immigration informed us that the Spanish citizen detained in Tampa left on British Airways Flight 2166 at 6:45 p.m. (2245 GMT) today (Thursday),” said Santiago […]
DC: Applications Being Accepted for CAIR/Qunoot Fellowship
DC: Applications Being Accepted for CAIR/Qunoot Fellowship (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/14/06) – Applications are now being accepted for a joint CAIR/Qunoot Foundation fellowship 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 Capitol Hill headquarters. The CAIR/Qunoot Foundation “Diversity and […]
CAIR-CA: ‘Building Bridges Between Islam and the West’
CAIR-CA: ‘Building Bridges Between Islam and the West’ (DAVIS, CA, 4/14/06) – The Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) recently presented a lecture, entitled “Building Bridges Between Islam and the West,” to a class of more than 270 students and staff at the University of California. CAIR-SV’s Director of Communications […]
CAIR Board Member Speaks at West Point Military Academy
CAIR Board Member Speaks at West Point Military Academy (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/13/2006) – CAIR National Board Member Dr. Ahmad Al-Akhras offered a lecture this week to more than 1000 cadets, staff and faculty at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. (SEE: http://www.usma.edu/ ) The event was part of the academy’s “Diversity Lecture Series.” […]
DC: Leadership Program for Muslim Women
KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights would like to announce its 4th annual Leadership Development Program for Muslim women in Washington, D.C. from July 10th through July 28th. The participants spend three weeks in daily intensive and thought-provoking workshops, which cover a multitude of topics including Leadership Development, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Domestic Violence […]
Poll: Sinking Perceptions of Islam
NEW YORK – Although Americans believe they are better informed about Islam than they were five years ago, a new CBS News poll finds fewer than one in five say their impression of the religion is favorable. Forty-five percent of respondents queried April 6 – 9 said they have an unfavorable view of Islam, a […]
CA: Preaching Islam in America
SACRAMENTO, Calif.: Islam is the fastest-growing religions in the United States. John Blackstone reports on a man who’s out to change the way others see Muslims. At the Salam mosque in Sacramento, Calif, the call to prayer echoes with tradition. But the leader of the mosque is anything but traditional. Imam Mohammed Azeez delivers his […]
CAIR: DHS to Review Case of Spanish Muslim Detained in FL
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/13/2006) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said today that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will review the treatment of a Spanish Muslim woman who was allegedly interrogated for more than six hours, strip-searched and jailed following her arrival at Tampa International Airport on […]
CAIR: VA Muslim Jiffy Lube Employee Allowed to Wear Hijab
CAIR: VA Muslim Jiffy Lube Employee Allowed to Wear Hijab (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/13/2006) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today announced that a Muslim Jiffy Lube employee in Virginia will now be allowed to wear a religiously-mandated headscarf, or hijab, in the workplace. SEE: http://jiffylube.com/ The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations […]
Protestors Support Arrested Muslim Teen
Apr. 12 – KGO – Protesters came out in force at the Davis City Council meeting Tuesday night. They’re outraged by the arrest of a Muslim teenager over a minor fender bender. The girl’s family is accusing the Davis police of racial discrimination. The ABC7 I-Team first broke this story last month. The Davis city […]