NC: Regions Only Muslim Cemetery is Nearly Full
Space is tight at the only Muslim cemetery in the Charlotte region, and finding a new burial ground has turned into a frustrating quest. About 100 plots remain at the Muslim cemetery in east Gastonia, and it will likely reach capacity in the next several years, said Hossam Shoukry, the cemetery’s treasurer.
MI: Hispanic Muslim from Texas Says Islam is Diverse
Juan Galvan told the crowd at Western Michigan University that his own ethnic background reflects the changing profile of modern Muslims. As he opened his presentation to members of WMU’s Muslim Student Association, Galvan said that Islam is a religion of many faces, races and nationalities. “The most ironic thing about today is that a […]
CAIR: Critic Should Practice What He Preaches
[Ibrahim Hooper is national communications director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.] In his commentary (“Cancer in its midst”, Op-Ed, yesterday), M. Zuhdi Jasser states that he hopes and prays “for some counter-movement within my faith which will push back all this darkness” of terrorism, in apparent blissful ignorance of the fact that American Muslim […]
CAIR: American Muslims Can Spread Word of Democracy
It’s healthy to debate the balance between the desire for safety and need for freedom. Both needs are legitimate and neither should predominate. That debate was illustrated Thursday evening in the auditorium of the Times-Union at a forum sponsored by the Florida Center for Public and International Policy at the University of North Florida. . […]
CAIR-Chicago Conducts Training for ICE Officers
(Chicago, IL, 4/2/2006) – The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) conducted sensitivity training recently for some 30 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and administrators in Chicago. CAIR-Chicago’s presentation focused on basic Islamic beliefs and practices, including discussion of misconceptions about the concept of Jihad and the religious attire of Muslim women. […]
500 Turn Out for CAIR-FL Dinner
(DAVIE, FL, 4/2/2006) – A sold-out audience of more than 500 people turned out for CAIR-FL’s annual fundraising dinner on Saturday in Davie. Special guests included Professor David Cole of Georgetown University Law Center, Muslim comedian Azhar Usman, as well as interfaith and community leaders. The event raised more than $200,000 to help carry out […]
Incitement: Islam Brings Misery, Backwardness – Mark Steyn
Incitement: Islam Brings Misery, Backwardness – Mark Steyn Mark Steyn, Western Standard, 4/10/06http://www.westernstandard.ca/website/index.cfm?page=article&article_id=1568 I used to date a Muslim gal. Don’t think I’ve ever mentioned that before. I was going to, once. It was a year or so after September 11, and the editor of the National Post was noting that some Muslim lobby group […]
CAIR: Many Muslims Condemn Persecution
The apparent failure of both Muslim leaders and common Afghans to condemn the cries for Abdul Rahman’s execution was a sad reminder of the shortcomings of intolerant societies, and Richard Cohen’s disgust was justified [“Unfathomable Zealotry,” op-ed, March 28]. But Mr. Cohen’s claim that no cries of outrage have been heard anywhere in the Muslim […]
Resources : Apostasy and Religious Freedom
Although medieval Christian Europe practiced coercion to force reverse conversions to Christianity, modern societies recognize the freedom of religion of all citizens. Muslim scholars have the obligation to reconsider modern reality and reject any attempt to revive historical claims rooted in classical jurisprudence that are clearly at odd with Qur’anic principles and Islamic spirit, and […]
VA : Islam’s Liberation of Women
The Muslim Student Association kicked off Islam Awareness Week in March with a lecture by Tamara Sonn, the College’s Kenan Professor of Humanities, Religious Studies. Titled “Women in Islam: Tradition and Change,” the lecture tackled many misconceptions about the treatment of women in the Islamic faith. Sonn introduced her topic with a complaint. “Everyone is […]