TOP – CORRECTION: The item below distributed on 10/28
TOP – CORRECTION: The item below distributed on 10/28 originally listed November 1 as falling on Wednesday. November 1 actually falls on Tuesday of next week. Correction: Sacramento Muslims to Call for Urgent Quake Aid (SACRAMENTO, CA, 10/28/05) – On Monday, October 31, leaders of the Sacramento Valley Muslim community, along with representatives of the […]
Register Online For CAIR’s Dec. 3 Banquet in VA
Register Online For CAIR’s Dec. 3 Banquet in VA In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful CAIR ACTION ALERT #477 REGISTER ONLINE FOR CAIR’S DEC. 3 BANQUET IN VA Registration is now available online for CAIR’s 11th Annual Banquet, “American Muslims: Partners for Peace and Justice.” To learn more about the dinner, or […]
Top 10 Reasons to Support CAIR: #6 – Media Relations
Top 10 Reasons to Support CAIR: #6 – Media Relations Top 10 Reasons to Support CAIR: #6 – Media Relations CAIR representatives have been interviewed thousands of times about issues of concern to American Muslims by local national and international radio, print and television media outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, BBC, ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, […]
Incitement Watch: Why Islam Didn’t Conquer the World
Incitement Watch: Why Islam Didn’t Conquer the World Incitement Watch: Why Islam Didn’t Conquer the World PAUL AKERS, Free Lance-Star, 10/30/05http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/102005/10302005/141401 Probably, Mr. Reader, you did not yesterday wash five times, face Mecca, sink to your knees, and pray to Allah. Most likely, Ms. Reader, you did not cover yourself with a burka before venturing […]
IN: Parents Debate Muslim Presentation at School
IN: Parents Debate Muslim Presentation at School IN: Parents Debate Muslim Presentation at SchoolELIZABETH HOLMES, Northwest Indiana Times, 10/21/05http://nwitimes.com/articles/2005/10/21/news/porter_county/04301b99485383a1862570a100217a51.txt PORTER TOWNSHIP | The debate over a Muslim presentation at Porter Lakes Elementary School spilled over from the School Board meeting into the hallway Thursday evening, bringing parents from both sides together to hash out the […]
IL: College Pulls Photo Exhibit After Muslim Protest
IL: College Pulls Photo Exhibit After Muslim Protest IL: College Pulls Photo Exhibit After Muslim ProtestMichael Puente, Daily Herald, 10/28/05http://www.dailyherald.com/search/searchstory.asp?id=111643 An art exhibit that included photographs of nude Muslim women wearing only a head covering was taken down Thursday afternoon just hours after opening for public viewing at Harper College in Palatine. Muslim students at […]
O’Reilly: Muslim Holiday ‘Absurd in a Judeo-Christian Country’
O’Reilly: Muslim Holiday ‘Absurd in a Judeo-Christian Country’ O’Reilly: Muslim Holiday ‘Absurd in a Judeo-Christian Country’Media Matters, 10/28/05http://mediamatters.org/items/200510280006 On the October 27 edition of Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor, host Bill O’Reilly called the idea of closing public schools for the observance of Muslim holidays “absurd in a Judeo-Christian country.” O’Reilly made this remark during […]
CA: Latinos Embrace Islam, Pray for Acceptance
CA: Latinos Embrace Islam, Pray for Acceptance CA: Latinos Embrace Islam, Pray for AcceptanceMany Latino Muslims, some raised Catholic, struggle with views of their new faith on the part of the public — and their families.H.G. Reza, Los Angeles Times, 10/29/05http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs29oct29,1,3351584.story As a college student in Mexico, Marta Khadija Ramirez was so influenced by Marxist […]
CAIR-SC: Religious Observances – Eid ul-Fitr
EID EL FITR Date: Observed Thursday or Nov. 4, depending on the sighting of the new moon. What it is: This day marks the official end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month. History: Ramadan and its festive ending, Eid El Fitr, have been practiced since the beginnings of Islam in the seventh century. Observance of […]
CAIR-MI: Michigan Muslims to Hold Ramadan Food Drive
CAIR-MI: Michigan Muslims to Hold Ramadan Food Drive (LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI, 10/28/05) – The Michigan office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today announced that Metro Detroit Muslims are preparing a winter food drive to coincide with the last days of the month-long fast of Ramadan. Partnering with Sam’s Club in Farmington Hills, Mich., […]