CAIR-Philly Rep Explains Islam to Church Group
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16188906&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=8 The Men’s Breakfast Group of Paoli Presbyterian Church, 225 S. Valley Road, will meet at 6:15 a.m., March 2. For the next several Thursdays, Adeeba Al-Zaman, an instructor with the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Philadelphia, will be the guest speaker. The title of the course is “Understanding and Muslims Through History and Jurisprudence.” […]
CAIR-CAN, Calgary Muslims to Hold Outreach Events
* DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: “Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet” A screening of the acclaimed PBS documentary “Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet” will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2006. The screening will feature opening remarks by Dr. David Swann, a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and will be followed by a […]
DC-Area Interfaith Groups to Hold Open Houses
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/24/06) ”” The InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington (IFC), in cooperation with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), has launched a local educational campaign focusing on the legacy of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The campaign involves a series of interfaith open houses at local houses of worship. At each open house, visitors will watch […]
CAIR-FL: Muslims to Call for Unity After Shrine Attack
(MIAMI, FL, 2/24/06) – On Sunday, February 26, the Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) will hold a “Peace Gathering” to condemn the recent attacks on a Shia Muslim shrine and on Sunni mosques in Iraq and to call for calm and religious unity. Local Sunni and Shia leaders will take part […]
CAIR: Ohio Muslims Meet with FBI, DOJ on Charity Shutdown
(TOLEDO, OH, 2/24/06) – Leaders of the Ohio Muslim community met last night with FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo to discuss concerns stemming from a recent raid on a Muslim charity and the safety of the Muslim community. The meeting with a U.S. Attorney and an […]
CAIR Rep to Appear on PBS ‘Religion & Ethics Newsweekly’
This week’s edition of the PBS newsmagazine program RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY (distributed Friday, February 24 at 5 p.m., check local listings) will feature the following reports: Perspectives: “American Muslim Issues” ”” Ibrahim Hooper with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joins Bob Abernethy for a studio discussion about American Muslim reaction to the sectarian […]
CAIR Rep Debates Port Controversy on CNN’s Paula Zahn Now
Video: http://www.cairfl.org/video/060222_cnn_zahn_hooper.wmv Transcript: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/22/pzn.01.html
CAIR-AZ: Open House at Tempe Mosque
Never been inside a mosque? Or talked frankly with Muslims about their beliefs or asked them why a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad could provoke an international firestorm? You get that chance Friday night at the Islamic Community Center mosque in Tempe. The publication of offensive cartoons in Europe has prompted the mosque and the […]
CAIR: Lawmakers Exploiting Ports Issue
The furor over handing control of some operations at six U.S. ports to an Arab company has more to do with politics than security, U.S. Arab and Muslim leaders charged Wednesday. “There’s an anti-Arab sentiment that is being exploited by members of Congress who see it as an election-year win,” said James Zogby, president of […]
CAIR-Orlando: Calm Urged as Neo-Nazis Set to March 20
Black community leaders urged residents Wednesday to ignore a scheduled march through Parramore by the same group of neo-Nazis that sparked a riot in Toledo, Ohio. “If a fire has no oxygen, it goes out. Don’t fuel the fire,” said the Rev. Charles Jackson, pastor of Hurst Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, during a news […]