CAIR : Faith by Force Not True Belief
[Parvez Ahmed is the board chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Washington, D.C.] The Council on American-Islamic Relations calls on the government of Afghanistan to release Abdul Rahman, a man facing the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity. Rahman’s conversion is a personal matter that should not be subject to state intervention. […]
CAIR-OH Helps Bring Bridges TV to Columbus
CAIR-OH Helps Bring Bridges TV to Columbus (COLUMBUS, OHIO, 3/30/2006) – CAIR-Ohio’s Columbus Director Adnan Mirza met recently with officials from Bridges TV and local cable television executives to discuss bringing the station to the Columbus Muslim community as a free basic channel. Bridges TV ( http://www.bridgestv.com ) is the first-ever American Muslim television network […]
CAIR Welcomes Release of Journalist Jill Carroll in Iraq
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR WELCOMES RELEASE OF JOURNALIST JILL CARROLL IN IRAQIslamic advocacy group sent delegation to Iraq to seek Carroll’s freedom (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/30/2006) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the release of American journalist Jill Carroll who was abducted January 7th […]
Italy: Teaching Islam Makes Berlusconi ‘Shudder’
ROME – Silvio Berlusconi has said he doesn’t want Italy to become a multi-ethnic country, drawing applause from his coalition partners and strong criticism from the opposition. “We don’t want Italy to become a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural country” he said. “Those foreigners who are here must adopt themselves to our laws and our way of life.” […]
US Admits Attack Target Contained a Mosque
Iraqi and American special forces who attacked an insurgent headquarters in Baghdad were not aware that their target contained a mosque until after the battle, America’s most senior soldier said yesterday. General Peter Pace, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, was responding to 48 hours of unremitting criticism over the controversial raid, which Iraqi […]
NJ: Action Against Merhi A Political Lynching
WE ARE SAD but not surprised that Sami Merhi has been removed from the Democratic Party’s slate of freeholder candidates for Passaic County. Under pressure, Passaic County Democrats voted to replace Merhi with another candidate. Political lynching of Arab-Americans is now an accepted practice. Every Arab-American is now Sami Merhi. The sense of being unwanted, […]
CAIR-NJ Meets Governor to Discuss Dropped Candidate
CAIR-NJ Meets Governor to Discuss Dropped Candidate (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/29/06) – A representative of CAIR’s office in New Jersey (CAIR-NJ) participated in a meeting yesterday with Governor Jon S. Corzine to discuss the Arab-American candidate in that state who was dropped from a ticket over remarks he made in 2002. Representatives of several Arab-American groups […]
CAIR-Cleveland to Hold Civil Rights Banquet
FORMER COMMANDER OF ABU GHRAIB TO ADDRESS CAIR-OHIO BANQUET (CLEVELAND, OH, 3/29/06) – On April 30, the Cleveland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OHIO) will hold its Fourth Annual Banquet and Fundraiser, with the theme “Upholding the Truth and Defending the Constitution.” Janis Karpinski, former US Army commanding general of Abu Ghraib, will […]
CAIR Rep Discusses ‘Integration’ at French Forum
CAIR Rep Discusses ‘Integration’ at French Forum (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/29/06) – CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad speaks today at a forum in France on “Integration and the Sense of Belonging.” Awad’s presentation at the conference, organized by France’s Foundation for Political Innovation, will focus on the experience of the American Muslim community. SEE: http://www.fondapol.org/agenda-futur.jsp
NY: Sen. Schumer Compares Arabs to ‘Skinheads’
Don’t look now, but we think Charles Schumer just compared Arab businessmen to skinheads. According to a piece in the New York Observer last week, Schumer’s beating the drums to kill the Dubai ports deal “came under fire from many quarters, with some critics suggesting that opposition to the deal was driven by xenophobia or […]