CAIR Alert: House Strikes Down Part of Patriot Act
CAIR Alert: House Strikes Down Part of Patriot Act (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/16/05)- On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 238-187 to strike down some of the excessive surveillance power found in the USA PATRIOT Act. Rep. Bernard Sanders’ (I-VT) successful measure disallows funds for law enforcement searches of bookstores and libraries. The effected portion […]
CAIR-CA: ‘Know Your Rights’ Summer Picnic
WHAT: Join the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) for a fun summer picnic that will focus on knowing your legal rights. Highlights include having fun in the sun, access to educational information, socializing, activities for kids and adults, and food and drinks! WHERE: Meadowlands at Baylands Park […]
CAIR-CT Needs Media Relations Volunteers
CAIR-CT Needs Media Relations Volunteers CAIR-CT has immediate openings for volunteer positions on their Media Relations Committee. RESPONSIBILITIES: Include monitoring CT media, drafting press releases, letters to the editor, brochures, etc. Volunteers will also assist in developing positive working relationships with CT news outlets. Experience in dealing with media outlets is preferred but not required. […]
Muslims Care: Volunteers Needed for VA Food Bank
Muslims Care: Volunteers Needed for VA Food Bank http://www.muslims-care.org Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Va., is looking for volunteers each Wednesday and Thursday of the week for a food bank program. Wednesdays (9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) are dedicated to packaging and sorting food and Thursdays (8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. set […]
At Gitmo, Still No Day in Court
One year ago, the Supreme Court told the Bush administration that in America, even detainees swept up in the war on terror and held at the military’s Guantanamo Bay prison camp were entitled to a day in court to contest their imprisonment. Faruq Ali Ahmed is still waiting. A young Yemeni picked up in Pakistan […]
Dutch Mosque Damaged in Arson Attack
AMSTERDAM – A mosque in the Dutch city of Rotterdam was damaged by arson and daubed with racist graffiti early on Wednesday, the latest of several such attacks since the murder last year of a filmmaker critical of Islam. The Shaan-e-Islam mosque, frequented by Rotterdam’s Surinamese community, was extensively damaged by fire and racist slogans […]
Lodi Muslims Allege ‘Harassment’ By FBI
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 6/14/05) – The Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) recently hosted a series of “Know Your Rights” workshops in Lodi and Stockton, Calif., prompted by reports of what local Muslims called “harassment” by FBI agents. Sunday’s workshop in Stockton, attended by some 200 area Muslims, was the last of […]
Uzbek Protesters Ran Gantlet of Death
KARA DARYA, Kyrgyzstan – By late afternoon May 13, talks had stalled between Uzbekistan authorities and armed demonstrators inside a government building in Andijan. Speaking by phone to the gunmen, a top law-enforcement official used an Uzbek proverb to foretell the government’s next move: “Your eyes will soon see what befalls you.” Shortly afterward, gun-mounted […]
Time Report Fuels Guantanamo Criticism
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay drew fresh criticism Sunday following a Time magazine report on a logbook tracing the treatment of a detainee who officials believe was intended to take part in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Time’s report on the treatment received by Mohammed al-Qahtani prompted a quick defense […]
Patriot Second Act
CONGRESS PASSED the USA Patriot Act in haste after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Critics predicted that the act would deal a blow to liberty, while proponents insisted it was essential to the fight against al Qaeda. A wise compromise gave the administration new powers but had them expire at the end of 2005, giving […]