CAIR-CAN Condemns Vandalism at Quebec Mosques
CAIR-CAN Condemns Vandalism at Quebec Mosques (OTTAWA, CANADA – 02/09/06) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) is condemning the vandalism of two mosques in Quebec and is calling on police to bring the perpetrators to justice. According to reports, windows were smashed at the Islamic Cultural Centre and the Al-Hissane Islamic Centre in […]
CAIR Condemns Attack on Shia Procession in Pakistan
CAIR Condemns Attack on Shia Procession in Pakistan (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/9/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned an attack on a Shia Muslim procession in Pakistan that killed at least 27 people. SEE: Suicide Bomber Hits Shiite Procession http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1598263 In a statement, CAIR said: “We condemn this brutal attack in the strongest […]
CAIR-Chicago Annual Event a Success
CAIR-Chicago Annual Event a Success (CHICAGO, IL, 2/8/06) – Some 850 people turned out for CAIR-Chicago’s annual event on Saturday, February 4, 2006. Attendees included the Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court Dorothy Brown, Distinguished Professor of Law and President of the International Human Rights Law Institute Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, Chicago Park Commissioner […]
CAIR-San Diego: Educational Event About Prophet Muhammad
CAIR-San Diego: Educational Event About Prophet Muhammad WHAT: On February 19, the Islamic Center of San Diego will have an event called “The Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him): The Man. . .The Message” to educate the community about Prophet Muhammad and his message. They will also have a Mosque Open House that is designed […]
CAIR-SFBA: Public Invited to ‘Explore the Life of Muhammad’
CAIR-SFBA: Public Invited to ‘Explore the Life of Muhammad’ (SANTA CLARA, CA, 2/8/06) – On Sunday, February 19, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Community Association (MCA) will hold an educational program titled “Explore the life of Muhammad” in Santa Clara, Ca. The program will review the life and teachings of the […]
DC: CAIR Offers Condolences on Passing of Muslim Activist
DC: CAIR Offers Condolences on Passing of Muslim Activist (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/8/2006) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today offered its sincere condolences to the family of respected community activist Ahmed Hussain, who passed away early Wednesday morning in suburban Maryland. Hussain, 31, resided in the Washington area for much of his life. He […]
CAIR-CAN Opposes Islamophobic, Anti-Semitic Cartoons
CAIR-CAN Opposes Islamophobic, Anti-Semitic Cartoons (OTTAWA, CANADA – 02/07/06) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) is calling on all citizens of conscience to oppose both the hateful cartoons on the Prophet Muhammad and the recent attempt to print hateful cartoons about the holocaust and the Jewish people. In a statement released today, CAIR-CAN […]
CAIR Condemns Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Contest
CAIR Condemns Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Contest (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/8/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations today condemned a plan by an Iranian newspaper to solicit cartoons denying the Nazi Holocaust. Iran’s Hamshahri newspaper says the contest is in reaction to the publication in Europe of cartoons mocking Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The controversy over those cartoon […]
Calif. Radio Station, Host Apologize to Muslims
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Calif. Radio Station, Host Apologize to Muslims Bill Handel reprimanded for ‘insensitive remarks’ about Hajj deaths (ANAHEIM, CA, 2/8/06) – The Southern California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) announced today that KFI-AM 640 radio and talk show host Bill Handel […]
DC: Muslims Meet with Danish Ambassador
Leaders of five Muslim organizations met with Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen last night about the controversial publishing in Europe of caricatures of the prophet Muhammad and said that U.S. Muslims could offer Europeans guidance about dealing with integration. Speaking outside the ambassador’s residence after the meeting, which lasted more than 90 minutes, the leaders […]