CAIR-CAN Responds to Columnist’s Smears
[Riad Saloojee is executive director of CAIR-CAN.] I slept Friday with the dreamy prospect of spending the next day relaxing with my kids at this park or that. I awoke instead to a phone call from my office telling me that Margaret Wente had written a nasty j’accuse against us in The Globe and Mail’s […]
CAIR-CAN: Supreme Court Must Address ‘Security Certificates’
[Riad Saloojee is executive director of the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations.] It’s about time: Our Supreme Court will finally review the constitutionality of security certificates. In last week’s decision, the court granted that opportunity to Moroccan Adil Charkaoui, currently on bail after being held for two years on terrorism allegations. Four other Muslim non-citizens […]
MUSLIMS TO HOLD 9/11 VIGIL at U.S. CAPITOL
What: On Friday, September 9, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will host an interfaith candlelight vigil at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., to mark the fourth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. Along with the vigil, the event will include remarks by interfaith leaders and presentation of CAIR’s “Voice of Unity Award.” […]
CAIR-CA Offers Job Corps Center Diversity Training
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 8/30/05) On Tuesday, August 30, the Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) conducted diversity training for more 300 Job Corps students and staff. The training was held at the Sacramento Job Corps Center Gymnasium. CAIR-SV Executive Director Basim Elkarra offered a presentation designed to make the future employees aware […]
CAIR Offers Condolences on Iraqi Civilian Deaths
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/31/05) A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today offered its condolences over the deaths of hundreds of Iraqi civilians during a religious observance in Baghdad. Some 700 people died Wednesday during a stampede on a bridge when rumors spread that a bombing was about to occur. (Authorities say the final […]
Muslims Urged to Aid Hurricane Victims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/31/05) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today urged American Muslims and other people of conscience to offer whatever assistance they can to help alleviate the suffering of those impacted by Hurricane Katrina. This week, Katrina left a trail of death and destruction along the Gulf Coast. Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco is declaring […]
Poll: Patriot Act Support Shrinks as More Learn Intent
WASHINGTON (AP) Fewer than half of Americans know the purpose of the Patriot Act, and the more they know about it the less they like it, according to a poll released Monday. Fewer than half of those polled, 42%, are able to correctly identify the law’s main purpose of enhancing surveillance procedures for federal law […]
U.S. Muslims Feel Sidelined in Terror Fight
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – The Bush administration is neglecting American Muslims in the fight against terrorism, undermining a potentially priceless resource that could be used to root out militants at home, major Muslim groups say. Community leaders such as Salam al-Marayati, who heads the Muslim Public Affairs Council advocacy group, say that to isolate […]
CAIR-FL to Launch Anti-Terror, Free Quran Billboard
(MIAMI, FL, 8/30/05) – The Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) today announced the launch of an anti-terror billboard project. The billboard, which can be seen beginning September 1st Northbound on the left side of the Florida Turnpike close to the I-595 interchange, will read: “Islam Condemns Terrorism, Islam Stands for Peace […]
Young Women Follow Islam’s Tenets on Modesty
“Isn’t this so cute?” cooed Hiba Khan, admiring a loose-knit vest glimmering with a sequined brown collar at Tysons Corner Center’s LVL X clothing store. Sexy, the 21-year-old Fairfax City resident admitted, but that’s easily remedied with a long-sleeve top and a properly fastened head scarf. In the hip young Muslim crowd, modesty is always […]