CAIR-CA Wants Charges Against Muslim Teen Dropped
Mar. 21 – KGO – Strong reaction over an ABC7 News I-Team report about a Muslim teen prosecuted for a minor car accident. A civil liberties group says the Davis Police Department is guilty of discrimination and they want the case dropped. But not only is the Yolo County D.A. going forward with the case, […]
CAIR-OH: Take a Tour of Cincinnati Mosque
The Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati has been in West Chester Township for more than 10 years, but to many local residents it remains a mystery. It doesn’t have to, however. You can gather a group of your friends or members of your place of worship and receive an interesting, thorough and informative tour from […]
CAIR-CA: ‘Islam and the West’ Town Hall Forum
(SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 3/23/06) – The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), along with members of the local Muslim community, will take part in a town hall forum titled “Islam and the West” to air March 23rd on CBS 5. Ken Bastida and Dana King anchor this hour-long CBS […]
CAIR-CAN: McGill U Asked to Respect Ruling on Muslim Prayer Accommodation
(OTTAWA, CANADA 22/03/06) The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) is calling on McGill University to respect today’s decision by the Quebec Human Rights Commission (SEE: http://www.cdpdj.qc.ca/en/home.asp) which ordered another Quebec university to respect the basic human rights of Muslim students by accommodating their prayer requirements. McGill University has refused to provide adequate […]
CAIR Calls For Release Of Afghan Christian
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR CALLS FOR RELEASE OF AFGHAN CHRISTIANIslamic civil rights group says conversion a personal, not state matter (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/22/2006) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on the government of Afghanistan to release Abdul Rahman, a man […]
CAIR: Learning the Truth about Islam
BRISTOL TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS – Every year, social studies teacher Lisa Volpe conducts an informal poll in her seventh-grade class in Lower Bucks. What is Islam? “Before Sept. 11, most kids didn’t know what Islam was. We would do brainstorms and most thought it was a place. Now, kids say 9/11 and terrorism. And honestly, when […]
CAIR: Americans Hold Unfavorable Views of Islam
More Americans are expressing unfavorable views about Islam. A recent public opinion poll shows 25 percent of Americans now say they personally are prejudiced against Muslims. And a majority of Americans think Muslims are more prone to resort to violence. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 46 percent of Americans have a negative […]
CAIR-CAN: Attacker Runs Down Muslim After Shouting Racial Slurs
(OTTAWA, CANADA, 3/19/06) The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today called on law enforcement authorities to treat an attack on Muslim students at the University of Toronto (UT) as a hate crime and to bring the strongest possible criminal charges. CAIR-CAN is also calling on the university to take concrete steps to address […]
DC: Muslim Leaders Meet with Rice, Hughes, NSC Officials
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/21/06) – Members of the United States Institute of Peace U.S.-Muslim World Advisory Committee met yesterday in Washington, D.C., with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes and top officials of the National Security Council, including Senior Director Michael Doran. SEE: http://www.usip.org/muslimworld/projects/members.html The meetings focused on […]
CAIR-CA Asks County to Drop Charges Against Muslim Teen
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 3/21/06) – The Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today called on Yolo County officials to drop all charges against Halema Buzayan, a 16 year-old Muslim honor student was arrested following a minor car accident last year. FOR BACKGROUND ON THE CASE, SEE: Muslim Teen Arrested Over Minor Fender […]