CAIR-MI: Mosque Proposal Exposes Fears
The plans for Warren’s first mosque were approved, but a series of ill-informed, fear-tinged and derogatory comments from residents and city planning commissioners Monday night still echoed a day later. “It’s reminiscent of the Jim Crow South of the 1950s and 1960s,” said Dawud Walid, executive director for the Michigan chapter of the Council on […]
CAIR-Ohio Presents ‘Islam 101’ to High School Students
(SOUTH BLOOMINGVILLE, OH, 4/12/06) – The Columbus office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OH) recently presented an “Islam 101” workshop to local high school students as part of a Global Issues Retreat presented by the Columbus Council on World Affairs. The Global Issues Retreat is a weekend camp that offers an opportunity for international […]
CAIR-CA Calls on DOJ to Protect Rights of Muslim Teen
CAIR-CA CALLS ON JUSTICE DEPT. TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF MUSLIM TEEN (DAVIS, CA, 4/12/2006) – The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on Islamic-Relations (CAIR-SV) today called on the Department of Justice to protect the civil rights of Halema Buzayan, a Muslim teenager arrested following an alleged “fender bender” that media reports now indicate may […]
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MI: Warren Board Approves Mosque Plan
The Warren Planning Commission voted 5-3 Monday night to approve the Islamic Organization of North America’s plan to build the first mosque in the city. The vote came minutes after an initial 4-4 vote that would have led to an automatic tabling for two weeks until the next commission meeting. The matter is being monitored […]
Hijab: It’s Not Just About Modesty
Many non-Muslims interpret the headscarves Islamic women wear as a symbol of oppression. But for Itidal Hashif, 17, and other local Muslim youth, covering their heads is a show of faith that can enhance character over physical beauty. “It’s a huge responsibility,” said Hashif, a student at South Brunswick’s Noor-Ul-Iman school. “It’s about behavior and […]
CA/TX: Jury Awards Profiled Passenger $27.5 Million
A California woman of Iranian descent arrested in El Paso three years ago after Southwest Airlines employees accused her of assaulting a flight attendant and interfering with a flight should receive $27.5 million in damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, an El Paso jury decided. El Paso lawyer Enrique Moreno said the verdict showed […]
CAIR-CA: Immigrants Demand Rights
Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in more than 120 cities across the country Monday, in what was billed as a National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice. >From Pensacola, Fla., to Sacramento, in Arizona as well as Atlanta, peaceful protesters chanted, marched and waved signs demanding rights for immigrants, legal or […]
CAIR: Reward Offered For Tips on TX Attack
The Council on American Islamic Relations is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the alleged attacker of Muslim student Nohayia Javed, the group announced Friday. Javed said she was walking to her dorm when a man assaulted her April 1, throwing her to the ground and kicking her […]