FBI asked to Probe Mosque Vandalism as Hate Crime
(BETHESDA, MD, 9/28/05) – The Maryland and Virginia office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MD/VA) today called on the FBI to investigate a recent vandalism at a Silver Spring, Maryland mosque as a possible hate crime. According to officials at the Muslim Community Center and media reports, a vandal spray-painted a line through the […]
U.S. Troops Use Photos of Iraqi Corpses to Access Porn
U.S. Troops Use Photos of Iraqi Corpses to Access PornCAIR calls for Pentagon probe, says practice may violate international law (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/27/2005) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on the Pentagon to probe allegations that American troops in Iraq are using photographs of Iraqi corpses as “currency” to […]
CAIR-OH: Community Cookout Draws 200
CAIR-OH: Community Cookout Draws 200 (CINCINNATI, OH, 9/27/05) – Some 200 people turned out on Sunday for a community cookout sponsored by the Cincinnati chapter of CAIR’S Ohio office. Students from a local Catholic boys high school attended the event in an effort to get to know the local Muslim community. There were games and […]
NJ: Muslims Say Police Target Them
NJ: Muslims Say Police Target Them Mitchel Maddux, John Chadwick, The Record, 9/27/05 A national Islamic group asked New Jersey to review how it stores antiterrorism information in a police database, saying Monday the issue raised concerns that Muslims are being unfairly targeted by law enforcement. The demand comes after the state police raised concerns […]
NJ: Gov Demands Rules to Avoid Muslim Profiling
NJ: Gov Demands Rules to Avoid Muslim Profiling ROBERT SCHWANEBERG AND RUSSELL BEN-ALI, Star-Ledger, 9/27/05 Acting Gov. Richard Codey yesterday gave state officials three weeks to come up with standards for identifying potential terrorists, to dispel fears that the label is being applied to people simply because they are Muslim. Codey made the demand in […]
CAIR-CAN: ‘Measuring Security Measures’
CAIR-CAN: ‘Measuring Security Measures’ (OTTAWA, CANADA, 9/27/05) – CAIR-CAN’s Executive Director Riad Saloojee will participate in a panel discussion, called “Measuring Security Measures,” on October 19, 2005 at 7 p.m. at the Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa. The panel will also feature Sophie Harkat (an activist whose husband, Mohamed Harkat, is being […]
CAIR-TX Youth Leadership Workshop
CAIR-TX Youth Leadership Workshop (SAN ANTONIO, TX, 9/27/05) – CAIR-San Antonio (CAIR-SA) recently conducted a “Youth Leadership Workshop” for the Muslim Youth attended by 25 young adults and 12 parents. The workshop focused on the qualities necessary for leadership, using the example of the Prophet Muhammad. Certificates will be mailed to the attendees. CAIR-SA has […]
CAIR-DC: Seyyed Hossein Nasr Press Club Lecture Sept. 29
CAIR-DC: Seyyed Hossein Nasr Press Club Lecture Sept. 29Agence France-Presse, Washington Daybook SPONSOR: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) TOPIC/SUBJECT: Lecture by Seyyed Hossein Nasr titled, “Shias, Sunnis, and the Future of U.S. Relations with the Muslim World.” DATE: September 29, 2005, 9 a.m. LOCATION: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, First Amendment Room, […]
CAIR-OH: Muslims Offer Free Hot Meals
CAIR-OH: Muslims Offer Free Hot MealsEnquirer, 9/26/05 The Cincinnati office of the Council of American-Islamic Relations-Ohio and Malik Islamic Center will mark the Muslim fast of Ramadan by providing hot meals to people in Over-the-Rhine. The Feed the Hungry Program dinner will begin at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Malik Islamic Center, 1432 Elm […]
CAIR-Cincinnati Community Cookout Draws 200
CAIR-Cincinnati Community Cookout Draws 200 (CINCINNATI, OH, 9/26/05) – Some 200 people turned out on Sunday for a community cookout sponsored by the Cincinnati chapter of CAIR’S Ohio office. Students from a local Catholic boys high school attended the event in an effort to get to know the local Muslim community. There were games and […]