US Muslims Ask Kidnappers to Free Journalist
Representatives of a prominent Muslim group in the United States, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, are appealing for the release of kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll. A senior member of the influential U.S. Islamic group traveled to Baghdad Saturday to launch a public appeal to Carroll’s abductors to release the 28-year-old writer. The American-Islamic council […]
U.S. Muslim Group Urges Release of Journalist
BAGHDAD, Iraq — A U.S. Muslim group appealed Saturday for the release of American journalist Jill Carroll as a deadline set by kidnappers passed with no word on her fate. . . Two members of the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations flew to Baghdad on Saturday to seek the release of Carroll, a 28-year-old freelancer […]
CAIR Forum: Young Muslims Discuss Future of Islam in U.S.
CAIR Forum: Young Muslims Discuss Future of Islam in U.S. The Washington DaybookFederal Information & News Dispatch/Agence France-Presse TOPIC: Discussion on “Young Muslims and the Future of Islam in America” SPONSOR: The Council on American-Islamic Relations PARTICIPANTS: Noorain Khan, a Rhodes Scholar from Rice University; and Mohamed Sabur, an aide for Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn. […]
MI: Muslims Work For Journalist’s Release
The kidnapping of an American journalist raised in Ann Arbor has Muslims across southeastern Michigan frantically trying whatever they can to secure her release — for her family, her friends and themselves. Through public appeals, calls to Iraqi officials and strongly worded statements in Arabic, Muslim leaders have denounced the Jan. 7 kidnapping of Jill […]
CAIR Urges Release of US Journalist in Iraq
AMMAN- A U.S.-based civil rights group on Thursday called for the release of American journalist Jill Carroll, whose kidnappers in Iraq have threatened to kill her unless authorities free all Iraqi women in custody. Carroll, 28, a freelance journalist working for the Christian Science Monitor, was kidnapped in Baghdad on January 7. Her translator was […]
CAIR to Hold News Conference in Baghdad Calling for Journalist’s Release
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MEDIA ADVISORY – CAIR TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE IN BAGHDAD CALLING FOR JOURNALIST’S RELEASE (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/20/2006) – On Saturday, January 21, a delegation from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, to reiterate an […]
CAIR-Cleveland: Muslims Meet with Newspaper Editors
CAIR-Cleveland: Muslims Meet with Newspaper Editors (CLEVELAND, OH, 1/20/06) The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) hosted editors and reporters from the Plain Dealer newspaper earlier this week at a meeting to discuss the paper’s coverage of Islam and Muslims. At the meeting, CAIR officials presented a detailed analysis of the […]
CAIR-AZ: Muslims Take Part in Diversity Luncheon
CAIR-AZ: Muslims Take Part in Diversity Luncheon (PHOENIX, AZ, 1/17/05) – Representatives of the Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) and local Muslim community members recently participated in a luncheon hosted by the Arizona Republic newspaper’s Diversity Committee. The Diversity Committee consists of staff members of the Arizona Republic who get together […]
U.S. Muslim Leaders Call for Release of Journalist in Iraq
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. MUSLIM LEADERS CALL FOR RELEASE OF JOURNALIST IN IRAQ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/19/2006) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today issued a joint statement by dozens of American Muslim leaders, scholars and organizations* calling for the release of journalist […]
CAIR to Hold News Conference in Jordan Seeking Journalist’s Release
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE IN JORDAN SEEKING JOURNALIST’S RELEASEU.S. Muslim leaders to issue joint statement calling for Jill Carroll’s freedom (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/19/2006) – Later today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold news conferences in Amman, Jordan, and Canton, Michigan, […]