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CAIR Issues Travel Advisory For U.S. Muslims

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR ISSUES TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR U.S. MUSLIMS ‘Civil Rights Hotline’ created for Hajj pilgrims, Canada conference attendees (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/20/05) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today issued a travel advisory for Muslim citizens who will be attending a […]

CAIR-CA: Why Bypass FISA Court?

President Bush’s secret decision to allow the government to spy on some Americans’ phone calls and e-mails without court approval shocked many political leaders in Washington, D.C., but peace activists and civil libertarians said the revelation was hardly surprising. . . “It’s disturbing that the government is bypassing the extremely low threshold of the FISA […]

CAIR-MI: Letter Spread Misunderstanding of Muslims

[Muzammil Ahmed is a member of the board of directors for the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Michigan.] The recent letter that your newspaper elected to print from Keith Jones (Sentinel, Dec. 5) demonstrated poor editorial judgment and contributes to a climate of ignorance and misunderstanding about Muslims in America. Mr. Jones is clearly a person who […]

CAIR Pocket Guide: Your Rights as an Airline Passenger

As an airline passenger, you are entitled to courteous, respectful and non-stigmatizing treatment by airline and security personnel. You have the right to complain about treatment that you believe is discriminatory. If you believe you have been treated in a discriminatory manner, immediately: 1) Ask to speak to a supervisor.2) Ask if you have been […]

MA: Attacks Stall Boston Mosque Project

MA: Attacks Stall Boston Mosque Project Yvonne Abraham and Stephen Kurkjian, Boston Globehttp://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/12/18/praised_as_beacon_mosque_project_stalls_amid_rancor/Boston’s new Mosque and Cultural Center was meant to be a beacon of tolerance, a symbol of understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims. Instead, the unfinished red-brick shell at Roxbury Crossing has become just the opposite. Conceived before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, […]

NJ: Muslims Say Trust Remains Elusive

NJ: Muslims Say Trust Remains Elusive LORRAINE ASH, DAILY RECORDhttp://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051218/NEWS01/512180357/1005 Yursil Kidwai’s mother still tells him to shave his beard.”She thinks it makes me look more like a terrorist,” said the 27-year-old Pakistani-American, a computer expert who grew up in Paramus. “She thinks it makes me look more like a suspicious figure because I fit […]

CAIR-NJ: Post-9/11 Travel a Challenge for U.S. Muslims

CAIR-NJ: Post-9/11 Travel a Challenge for U.S. Muslims Kathie Shadeed has stopped taking her three children to meet daddy at the airport. She always used to pick up her husband, Ahmad, who runs a travel agency and has to make frequent trips from their home in Jersey City to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. But Sept. […]

Islam-Oped: Al-Arian Jurors Not Ready to Shred Constitution

[Parvez Ahmed, Ph.D., is board chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group. E-mail: pahmed@cair-net.org. ] Former Attorney General John Ashcroft once hailed the arrest of Sami Al-Arian as “a milestone in the war on terror.” Last week, 12 ordinary Americans, none of whom shared the former […]

CAIR-FL: Reward Announced for Info on Double Homicide

CAIR-FL: Reward Announced for Info on Double Homicide CAIR-FL yesterday announced a $10,000 reward by Tampa Bay Muslims for information leading to the capture and conviction of those responsible for the murder of two area Muslims. The double homicide occurred last week in St. Petersburg, Florida. To Watch the clip on the reward and news […]