CAIR-AZ to Hold ‘Explore the Life of Muhammad’ Open House
(Phoenix, AZ 2/23/06) – On Friday, February 24, the Arizona chapter of The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR will hold an open house to “Explore the Life of Muhammad.” CAIR will be joined by the Muslim Students’ Association at ASU and the Islamic Community Center of Tempe in greeting people of other faiths and helping […]
CAIR-Philly to Mark Internment of Japanese-Americans
WHAT: In observance of the 2006 Day of Remembrance (signing of E.O. 9066, Feb. 19, 1942 to incarcerate Japanese-Americans into relocation camps), the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philly) and the Philadelphia Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) will host a screening of the documentary, “Caught in Between.” A panel discussion on current […]
CAIR-OH Job Opening: Civil Rights Coordinator
CAIR-OH Job Opening: Civil Rights Coordinator CAIR-Ohio has a full-time job opening for a Civil Rights Coordinator/Executive Assistant in the Columbus office. This position will entail working on cases of religious discrimination (under the supervision of the legal director) as well as handling general office duties. The qualified applicant should possess a college degree. A […]
CAIR-CA: Violence Condemned at Muslim Forum
Distancing themselves from the bloody riots that have rocked cities around the Muslim world following the now-infamous Danish cartoon defamation of the Islamic prophet, moderate Muslims from the Bay Area held a forum on Sunday to reaffirm their faith’s tenets: love and peace in the name of Allah. The open house at the Muslim Community […]
CAIR-CA: Radio Host Apologizes For Hajj Joke
Bill Handel, a morning radio talk-show personality with KFI-AM (640), has apologized to his Islamic listeners for parodying January’s hajj stampede that killed about 350 pilgrims traveling to Mecca. It was the second time in two years that he has asked their forgiveness. “The wound was very fresh for a lot of Muslims, and the […]
CAIR-Seattle to Launch ‘Explore the Life of Muhammad’
CAIR-Seattle to Launch ‘Explore the Life of Muhammad’Year-long educational effort prompted by Danish cartoon controversy (SEATTLE, WA, 2/21/06) – On February 23, the Seattle chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Seattle) will hold a noon press conference to announce the local launch of the “Explore the Life of Muhammad” campaign. The campaign is designed […]
Update: CAIR ‘Explore the Life of Muhammad’ Campaign
Update: CAIR ‘Explore the Life of Muhammad’ Campaign CAIR has received more than 2500 requests for free DVDs and books through the “Explore the Life of Muhammad” campaign announced nationwide and in Canada yesterday. Please do your part to help support this important educational campaign. Sponsor a DVD ($20) or a book ($15) (or both […]
CAIR Condemns Burning of Nigerian Churches
CAIR Condemns Burning of Nigerian Churches (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/19/06) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today condemned the burning of churches by Nigerian Muslims protesting caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. A number of people were killed or injured in the protests. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said attacks on churches […]
CAIR-CA: Muslims to Support Student Grilled By FBI
CAIR-CA: Muslims to Support Student Grilled By FBI 16-year-old was questioned after doodling “PLO” on a notebook two years earlier (SACRAMENTO, CA, 2/19/06) – On February 21, parents, local citizens and civil rights activists will attend a meeting of the Elk Grove Board of Education to urge the board to enforce its own policy on […]
CAIR-MI: Islam Remains a Key to Detroit’s History
[Dawud Walid is executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations — Michigan.] Rarely do we equate Black History Month with the Islamic movement in the United States. In fact, Islam and the history of African-Americans in Detroit have a stronger link than with most other regions. At the turn of 20th century, many African-Americans […]