CAIR-OH: Muslims Meet Law Enforcement Officials
(CLEVELAND, OH, 9/6/05) – Leaders of the Northeast Ohio Muslim and Arab-American communities met recently with federal law enforcement officials from Michigan and Ohio to discuss ongoing civil liberties and immigration concerns. The leadership roundtable included top local officials from the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Senior officials from the […]
CAIR Presents Award to Imam W. Deen Mohammed
(CHICAGO, IL, 9/06/05) – On Saturday, September 3, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) presented an award to Imam W. Deen Mohammed in recognition of his outstanding leadership role in the American Muslim community. The award was presented by CAIR Board Chairman Parvez Ahmed at The Mosque Cares annual convention in Chicago held over the […]
CAIR-FL Interfaith Service for Hurricane Victims
WHAT: The Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Clearwater hold an interfaith religious service for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 6, 7 p.m. WHERE: Unitarian Universalist Church of Clearwater, 2470 Nursery Road CONTACT: Ahmed Bedier, 813-731-9506, abedier@cair-florida.org
MOSQUES VANDALIZED IN NE, CA AND NY
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the MercifulFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/6/05) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on local and national law enforcement authorities to investigate possible bias motives for recent vandalism at mosques in Nebraska, California and New York. CAIR, a Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group, also […]
CAIR: Parents Press Schools to Be Muslim-Friendly
CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. — Yasmeen Elsamra had a simple request: While her classmates were eating lunch, she wanted to go off to pray. Yasmeen, now 14, was told that she could not do that, and she went home distraught that afternoon in October 2003. Praying five times a day is a cornerstone of her Islamic […]
U.S. MUSLIMS PLEDGE $10 MILLION FOR HURRICANE RELIEF
(CHICAGO, IL, 9/4/05) – A coalition of major American Islamic groups meeting at the annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) in Chicago today announced a pledge to raise $10 million in humanitarian relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The coalition also announced the formation of a Muslim Hurricane Relief Task […]
IL: Muslims Challenge Critics in America
ROSEMONT, Ill. — In the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, many American Muslims were fearful about leaving their homes. Months later, many remained reluctant to respond to critics who made derogatory comments about Islam or Muslim communities. Now, almost four years after the attacks, American Muslims are being urged by their leaders to answer […]
U.S. Muslims Designate Friday as ‘Hurricane Relief Day’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/1/05) A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on mosques and Islamic centers nationwide to collect donations for hurricane disaster relief following Islamic congregational prayers (Jumah) on Friday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) asked that the funds collected be sent to the American Red Cross or other relief […]
CAIR-LA: CAIR-LA Banquet Half Way Sold Out!
Purchase your tickets today as space is starting to run out. In the past two years, no tickets were available to be purchased at the door. Don’t take a chance and reserve your seat online today. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE:www.cair-california.org CAIR-LA 9th Annual BanquetAmerican Muslims: Partners for Peace and Justice Join the […]
No Cause to Dread Islamic Arbitration in Canada
The world’s anti-Sharia crusaders should take a deep breath and count to 10 — extreme Islamic law is not coming to central Canada. The Taliban are not being given a government building in which to preside over civil disputes among Muslims. What, then, is happening to excite protests, scheduled for Sept. 8 in London, Paris, […]