200+ Attend CAIR-San Antonio Health Fair
200+ Attend CAIR-San Antonio Health Fair (SAN ANTONIO, TX, 3/9/06) – On Saturday, March 4, the San Antonio office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Antonio) and the South Texas Asian Pakistani Physicians Association (STAPPA) co-sponsored a health fair attended by more than 200 people. Services provided at the fair included: free medical […]
Two New Polls Show Negative Image Of Islam In U.S.
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TWO NEW POLLS SHOW NEGATIVE IMAGE OF ISLAM IN U.S.Islamic advocacy group says education key to improving perceptions (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/9/2006) – Two polls released today indicate that almost half of Americans have a negative perception of Islam and that one in four […]
CAIR-Chicago: Testimony Out of Eye of Public, Press
CHICAGO – On the 12th floor of the federal courthouse in Chicago, a hearing is taking place in a terrorist money-laundering case that has all the intrigue of a novel, complete with Israeli agents, disguises and allegations of torture. But two guards block the public from entering the hallway leading to U.S. District Judge Amy […]
CAIR-CAN Welcomes Apology for Offensive ‘Jesus’ Cartoon
CAIR-CAN Welcomes Apology for Offensive ‘Jesus’ Cartoon (OTTAWA, CANADA – 07/03/06) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) welcomes the apology from the Saskatoon Sheaf newspaper after it published an offensive cartoon about Jesus. The Sheaf, a student-run newspaper at the University of Saskatchewan, issued an apology on Monday for publishing the cartoon. The […]
CAIR: Justice Department to Probe Attacks on LA Muslims
CAIR: Justice Department to Probe Attacks on LA Muslims (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/8/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said today that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will look into recent acts of vandalism directed at a Muslim school and home in Louisiana. Local police are investigating a pair of incidents of vandalism during the […]
CAIR Director Speaks at Smithsonian
CAIR Director Speaks at Smithsonian (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/8/06) – CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad spoke Tuesday at a seminar on “Culture and Security” organized by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.SEE: http://www.folklife.si.edu/ The seminar was designed to open up dialogue and discussion on the ways cultural matters inform questions of security and the […]
CAIR Chairman Elected to Board of ACLU-Florida
CAIR Chairman Elected to Board of ACLU-Florida (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/8/06) – CAIR National Board Chairman Parvez Ahmed has been elected to the board of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU-Florida). SEE: http://www.aclufl.org/ “American Muslims view the protection of civil liberties as one of the most important issues facing our nation today,” said Ahmed. […]
CAIR-CAN Calls on PM to Speak Out Against Gitmo Abuses
http://www.caircan.ca/itn_more.php?id=2355_0_2_0_C Monday, March 06, 2006 – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to speak out against the “human rights atrocity” of Guantanamo Bay. “Canada must no longer be complicit through silence in the human rights atrocity that has become Guantanamo Bay,” says Riad Saloojee, CAIR-CAN’s executive director. […]
CAIR-CAN: Kirpan Ruling Gives Muslims Hope for Hijabs
MONTREAL – Inspired by the Supreme Court ruling allowing Sikhs to carry ceremonial daggers in schools, Quebec Muslims say they should be allowed to wear hijabs in private schools and have prayer rooms set aside for Muslim students at universities in the province. Calling the court ruling “reassuring for many Canadian Muslims, particularly those in […]
CAIR-MD/VA: Muslim Learning Center Will be Open All Faiths
In the four-and-a-half years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, members of the Islamic Society of Annapolis have dreamed of being able to teach non-Muslims about their faith. But based in a cramped building along Forest Drive, the group of about 200 didn’t have the facility to bring their message about Islam as a faith […]