U.S. Muslim Groups Cleared
CAIR: U.S. MUSLIM GROUPS CLEARED The Senate Finance Committee has wrapped up a high-profile investigation into U.S. Muslim organizations and terrorism financing, saying it discovered nothing alarming enough to warrant new laws or other measures, officials said. The inquiry, which took nearly two years, was highly unusual in that the committee pored through private financial […]
CAIR Welcomes Ruling on CA School Lesson About Islam
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/18/05) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today welcomed a ruling by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that rejected claims that students at a California school were being “indoctrinated” during lessons about Islam. The court rejected a lawsuit by two Christian families that accused the Byron Union […]
Deadline Approaching For Rosa Parks Scholarship
DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR ROSA PARKS SCHOLARSHIP (WASHINGTON, DC, 11/18/05) – The application deadline is approaching for a CAIR scholarship announced recently to honor the life and work of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. This year’s awardee of the annual $1,000 CAIR “Rosa Parks Civil Liberties Scholarship” will be announced at CAIR’s annual dinner in Washington, […]
CAIR Participates in Dialogue with European Muslims
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR PARTICIPATES IN DIALOGUE WITH EUROPEAN MUSLIMSU.S.-sponsored gathering focused on Muslims in the West (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/18/05) – Representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) participated this week in a U.S.-sponsored conference in Belgium, titled “Muslim Communities Participating in Society,” that brought […]
CAIR: Muslim Enterprise Employee in MO Allowed to Pray
CAIR: MUSLIM ENTERPRISE EMPLOYEE IN MO ALLOWED TO PRAY – TOP Following intervention by CAIR, a Muslim employee at an Enterprise Rent-a-Car facility located near the Kansas City, Mo., airport will now be allowed to pray in the workplace. The employee approached CAIR after his manager allegedly prevented him from praying or breaking his Ramadan […]
CAIR-OH: Muslims Meet with Ambassador Boucher
CAIR-OH: MUSLIMS MEET WITH AMBASSADOR BOUCHER – TOP (COLUMBUS, OH, 11/17/05) – Representatives of the Ohio office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) and the central Ohio Muslim community met yesterday with Ambassador Richard Boucher in Columbus. Participants in the 2-hour meeting discussed issues of importance to Ohio Muslims, including America’s deteriorating relationship with […]
CAIR-Philly: PA Muslims to Address Mosque Voting Objections
PA MUSLIMS TO ADDRESS MOSQUE VOTING OBJECTIONS – TOPCAIR-Philly, Islamic leaders to issue call for interfaith unity (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/17/2005) – On Monday, November 21, representatives of the Philadelphia office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philly) and the Lehigh Valley Muslim community will hold a news conference in Whitehall, Pa., to call for interfaith […]
DC: CAIR Banquet to Feature Community Service Awards
DC: CAIR BANQUET TO FEATURE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS – TOP Registration is now available online for CAIR’s 11th Annual Banquet, “American Muslims: Partners for Peace and Justice.” The banquet will feature the “2005 Muslim Community Service Awards.” To learn more about the dinner, or to register, GO TO: https://www.cair-net.org/2005banquet/ NOTE: Volunteers are needed for the […]
ACTION: URGE CONGRESS TO REJECT PATRIOT ACT REAUTHORIZATION
ACTION: URGE CONGRESS TO REJECT PATRIOT ACT REAUTHORIZATION In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful CAIR ACTION ALERT #478 ACTION: URGE CONGRESS TO REJECT PATRIOT ACT REAUTHORIZATION (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/17/2005) – CAIR today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to contact their elected representatives and urge them to vote against […]
MPAC, ISPI TO HOLD “AMERICAN MUSLIM IDENTITY” CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO ON NOV. 19
(Washington, DC – 11/15/05) — On Saturday, November 19, the International Strategy and Policy Institute and the Muslim Public Affairs Council will co-host a one-day conference in Chicago, IL to address the “American Muslim Identity: Present and Future.” The conference will address crucial issues facing the American Muslim community — including “Defining the Muslim American […]