MI: Muslim Convert Faces Lingering Stereotypes
When David Stepien converted to Islam in September, he knew it would raise a few eyebrows in his hometown of Pinckney, Mich.“I can tell you the number of Muslims there and it’s zero,” he said. “They thought it was an outrage and had a giant prayer circle about it. It’s kind of funny a waste […]
CAIR 10th Anniversary Report Now Online
CAIR 10th Anniversary Report Now Online http://www.cair-net.org/pdf/10th_anniversary_report.pdf
CAIR-CA: 750 Attend Fast-for-a-Day Ramadan Iftar
(DAVIS, CA, 10/24/05) – More than 750 people turned out for the annual Fast-for-a-Day Ramadan Iftar (Dinner) on Friday, October 21, in the Davis Senior Citizen’s Center. Among the attendees were a number of civic, religious and community leaders, including Assemblywoman Lois Wolk and elected officials from Yolo County and the City of Davis. The […]
CAIR-FL: Religious Holidays Banned After Muslims Ask for Eid
CAIR-FL: Religious Holidays Banned After Muslims Ask for EidMELANIE AVE, St. Petersburg Times, 10/26/05http://www.sptimes.com/2005/10/26/Hillsborough/School_calendar_will_.shtml TAMPA – Her voice small and hesitant, 11-year-old Rahma Elmohd told Hillsborough School Board members Tuesday night that she “would like it a lot” if students could get one day off for a Muslim holiday. It was not to be. Nearly […]
U.S. Muslims to Mark End of Ramadan with Prayers
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MEDIA ADVISORY – U.S. Muslims to Mark End of Ramadan with Prayers (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/26/04) – On November 3rd or 4th (exact date depends on sighting of the new crescent moon), the Muslim community in America will celebrate the end of the […]
CAIR-Ohio Elects New President
CAIR-Ohio Elects New President (COLUMBUS, OH, 10/26/05) – The Ohio office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) announced the election of Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin as the new president of the CAIR-Ohio board, effective January 1, 2006. Dr. Ahmad Al-Akhras will retire as CAIR-Ohio’s founding president after eight years of service to the American Muslim […]
CAIR Announces Scholarship to Honor Rosa Parks
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/25/05) ‘A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today announced a scholarship to honor the life and work of Rosa Parks, often called the “mother of the civil rights movement,” who died Monday at the age of 92. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) also offered its condolences to her […]
EACH U.S. MOSQUE URGED TO RAISE $1,000 FOR RAMADAN CAMPAIGN
EACH U.S. MOSQUE URGED TO RAISE $1,000 FOR RAMADAN CAMPAIGN In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful CAIR ACTION ALERT #474 EACH U.S. MOSQUE URGED TO RAISE $1,000 FOR RAMADAN CAMPAIGN (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/26/05) “CAIR is calling on Islamic centers, mosques and Muslim organizations nationwide to do their part in supporting its important […]
Top 10 reasons to Support CAIR: #2 Internships
Top 10 reasons to Support CAIR: #2 Internships Top 10 reasons to Support CAIR: #2 Internships CAIR’s Summer Internship Program has provided paid internships in media, public relations and civil rights advocacy to more than 200 college students at CAIR’s Leadership Training Center in our Capitol Hill headquarters. Some of CAIR’s past interns have gone […]
CAIR ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP TO HONOR ROSA PARKS
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/25/05) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today announced a scholarship to honor the life and work of Rosa Parks, often called the “mother of the civil rights movement,” who died Monday at the age of 92. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) also offered its condolences to […]