400 Turn Out for CAIR-OH Dinner
(COLUMBUS, OH 6/13/05) – The Ohio Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) today said that more than 400 people turned out for its eighth annual dinner in Columbus this past weekend. The event, themed “Promoting Civil Rights and Harmony for a Better America,” was attended by more than 20 public officials, as well […]
CAIR-CAN: Muslims Call for Reform of Anti-Terror Act, Security Certificates, Before Senate Committee
(OTTAWA, CANADA – 13/06/05) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) and the Canadian Arab Federation (CAF) will call for a reform of the Anti-Terrorism Act and security certificates during their testimony before the Special Senate Committee on the Anti-Terrorism Act today. The committee is also examining the issue of security certificates. Both CAIR-CAN […]
Explore the Quran: Californians Request Most Qurans
http://www.explorethequran.org UPDATE: Almost 12,000 people have requested free copies of the Quran since the launch of CAIR’s “Explore the Quran” campaign on May 17. Residents of California top the list of those asking for Qurans, with 10 percent of total requests. The percentage of requests from the top 15 states breaks down as follows: CA […]
Abuse of Quran Hurts Democracy Push
The statement by interfaith partners of Michigan condemning the desecration of the Holy Quran at the Guantanamo prison was an honorable response to those shameful incidents. Besides distressing Muslims and damaging the image of our country, disrespecting the Quran was a gross insult to all Abrahamic traditions. The U.S. military has confirmed five cases in […]
MI: Faiths Object to Koran Abuse
For many Michigan Muslims, the abuse of the Koran at Guantanamo Bay isn’t just an affront to Islam: It’s also an insult to America’s tradition of tolerance. So on Friday, they rallied alongside Christians and Jews, whites and blacks, on the steps of the newly opened Islamic Center of America mosque in Dearborn. Under the […]
Few Convictions on Terror Charges
On Thursday, President Bush stepped to a lectern at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy in Columbus to urge renewal of the USA Patriot Act and to boast of the government’s success in prosecuting terrorists. Flanked by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, Bush said that “federal terrorism investigations have resulted in charges against more than […]
Muslims Endure FBI Persistence in Lodi
LODI – Mohammad Saddiq Khan, after repeated, insistent phone calls from FBI agents, went down to the Lodi police station Friday afternoon to answer a few questions about a cousin in Pakistan. Khalid Khan, 32, another cousin, submitted to a lie detector test earlier in the week in Sacramento. He said agents, through an Urdu […]
CAIR-CAN Testifies Before Arar Inquiry
(Ottawa, Canada – 10/06/05) – Alhamdulillah, (to God belongs all praise), the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) testified yesterday before the Arar Commission and will appear shortly before the Special Senate Committee on the Anti-Terrorism Act. On Thursday, June 9, 2005, CAIR-CAN Chair Dr. Sheema Khan testified before the Arar inquiry as part of […]
MA: Artists Tap Traditions of Islam for Unique Sound
For the past three years, Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art has played host to the groundbreaking series of concerts dubbed “Cultural Constructions,” held twice a year. Four Boston-area musicians from different backgrounds are given a month to create a concert drawing on their traditions to make a new musical amalgam. Past concerts have featured blends […]
PA: Imam Elijah Mohammed Mulls Move to Philly
Imam W. D. Mohammed, the foremost leader of American Muslims, may be moving to Philadelphia, where he headed a West Philadelphia temple in the late 1950s. “I’m not happy about this bad weather in the Midwest,” Mohammed, son of the late Nation of Islam founder Elijah Mohammed and Sister Clara Mohammed, told the Daily News […]