Incitement: Ohio Pastor Open About Disdain for Muslims
Incitement: Ohio Pastor Open About Disdain for Muslims Anastasia Pantsios, Cleveland Free Times, 7/11/05 http://www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3?story_id=21076 Ohio Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Kenneth Blackwell has made no secret of his ties to Ohio’s Christian conservatives. He seems to be especially tight with the Rev. Rod Parsley, whose World Harvest Ministries in suburban Columbus is headquarters […]
CAIR-DC Forum: ‘Muslims and Free Markets’
CAIR-DC Forum: ‘Muslims and Free Markets’ * Are there enough Muslims in business? * What do Muslims in business contribute to community and society? * How do business people relate to the concerns of equity and justice? An Address by * Fakhri Al-Barzinji, President, International Graphics and Amana Publications * Rehan Dawer, Senior Vice President, […]
US, UK Readying Iraqi Withdrawal-Report
LONDON – A leaked document from Britain’s Defence Ministry says the British and U.S. governments are planning to reduce their troop levels in Iraq by more than half by mid-2006, the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported. The memo, reportedly written by Defence Minister John Reid, said Britain would reduce its troop numbers to 3,000 from […]
CA: Woman Plays Cupid for Pakistani Muslims
FREMONT ”” Think it’s hard finding a mate to settle down with? For Muslim immigrants looking for a traditional marriage arrangement, the considerations go way beyond whether a potential spouse likes country music or hip-hop. In Pakistan, as in other Muslim countries, families play an important role throughout the marriage process. Typically, parents find spouses […]
Six New Zealand Mosques Vandalized
Auckland’s Muslim community found six mosques vandalised and walls tagged in graffiti with the message “Londoners RIP” following the terrorist bombings in London that killed more than 50 people. In what appeared to be a co-ordinated series of attacks in central, south and west Auckland, vandals smashed glass windows and doors and left variations of […]
IN: Fire at Mosque Probed As Hate Crime
A fire at a Bloomington mosque early Saturday is being investigated as a hate crime by the FBI and members of its Joint Terrorism Task Force. The incident took place at the Islamic Center of Bloomington, where a ground-floor window was broken and an incendiary device was used to start a fire, an official of […]
CAIR-CA: Local Muslims Decry Attacks
Sacramento-area Muslim leaders denounced terrorism Friday, calling the London attacks a major setback after four years of outreach to the non-Muslim community. “We are still guilty by association,” said Irfan Haq, spokesman for the Council of Sacramento Valley Islamic Organizations. “For the Muslim community who worked hard to reach out to Muslims and people of […]
CAIR-FL: Responding to a World of Terror
On behalf of the Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Muslim community we join Americans of all faiths — and all people of conscience worldwide — in unequivocally condemning Thursday’s bomb attacks in London as barbaric crimes that can never be justified or excused. American Muslims offer their sincere condolences to […]
FBI Probes Indiana Mosque Fire
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/9/05) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said today that the FBI is investigating an apparent arson attack on an Indiana mosque as a possible hate crime. Local Muslim leaders and law enforcement officials told CAIR that a rock was thrown through a window of the Islamic Center of Bloomington sometime last […]
U.S. Muslims Meet U.K. Ambassador To Offer Condolences
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/8/05) – Local and national representatives of the American Muslim community met today with the British ambassador in Washington, D.C., to offer condolences for the deaths and injuries suffered in yesterday’s bomb attacks in London. The Muslim delegation included representatives of the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Coordinating Council of […]