CAIR-Chicago Annual Dinner Feb. 4
CAIR-Chicago Annual Dinner Feb. 4 WHAT: On Saturday, February 4, the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will host its annual dinner, titled “Pro-Activism: Set Your Own Tracks.” The keynote speaker for the dinner will be Professor Sulayman Nyang of Howard University. Prof. Nyang is a leading authority on the Muslim experience […]
Incitement: Posts on Hate Site Applaud Hajj Deaths
Incitement: Posts on Hate Site Applaud Hajj Deaths Incitement: Posts on Hate Site Applaud Hajj Deaths http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162022“I really can’t crank out any tears for these people. Like bedbugs and roaches, the sooner the world is rid of them, the better.” http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162046“hey l have a great idea, why dont muslims celebrate hajj monthly, that way they […]
CAIR: Monitoring of Muslims Addressed by FBI
Arab-American and Muslim leaders met yesterday with FBI officials to discuss concerns that Muslim religious places, homes and other buildings were monitored for abnormal radiation levels without search warrants or court orders. The meeting with FBI Deputy Director John S. Pistole, coordinated by the Los Angeles-based Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), was held in the […]
Incitement Watch: ‘Quran Teaches Violence’
Incitement Watch: ‘Quran Teaches Violence’ SEND POLITE COMMENTS TO: Comments@foxnews.com, Hannity@foxnews.com, Colmes@foxnews.com COPY TO: cair@cair-net.org TV Host Quits Over Muslim Comments Fox News: Hannity & Colmes, 1/1/0/06http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,134671,00.html COLMES: Welcome back to “Hannity & Colmes.” I’m Alan Colmes. Still to come, some New Orleans residents are fighting to keep the city from bulldozing their homes. But […]
CAIR-MI: County to Accommodate Swimmers’ Religious Attire
On one of the last days of school last June, Ann Arbor resident Jumanah Saadeh, then 13, changed into long gym pants, a head covering and a long-sleeved collared shirt and joined her classmates from Ann Arbor Open School at the Rolling Hills Water Park in Ypsilanti. The outfit was in accordance with Islam’s modesty […]
CAIR to Spot-Check CBP Treatment of Returning Hajjis
CAIR to Spot-Check CBP Treatment of Returning HajjisFirst flights arriving Thursday from yearly pilgrimage to Mecca (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/11/06) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group said today it will spot-check treatment of those returning from the recently-completed Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca. On Thursday, a team from the Civil Rights Department […]
Muslims Meet With FBI on Radiation Monitoring
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MUSLIMS MEET WITH FBI ON RADIATION MONITORING (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/11/06) – Leaders of the American Muslim and Arab-American communities met today with FBI officials in Washington, D.C., to discuss concerns about the secret monitoring of radiation levels at Muslim homes, businesses and mosques […]
CAIR-Cleveland: Decency Carried the Day
The Ohio Civil Rights Commission is fortunate to have the Rev. Aaron Wheeler as chairman. His recent response to a potentially volatile situation at Kent State University should be commended. After an offensive Daily Kent Stater column mocking African-Americans was shown to Wheeler by his son, who attends Kent State, the chairman took immediate action. […]
CAIR-FL Launches Eid Voter Registration Drive
(MIAMI, FL, 1/9/06) – The Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) will hold a voter registration drive at events marking the Eid ul-Adha holiday that begins on Tuesday. CAIR-FL’s Eid voter registration drive is part of CAIR’s non-partisan Muslim political mobilization effort to be conducted during the 2006 election cycle. WHAT: Eid […]
CAIR Contacts Police About Incident at CA Sikh Temple
A CAIR representative contacted the Bakersfield Police Department and was told that the perpetrators have confessed but claim they were not motivated by bias. A department official noted that there have been other incidents targeting the Sikh temple in the past and that they are trying to determine whether there is a connection to this […]