CAIR-CAN: Canadian Rights Museum to Include Muslim Rep
(OTTAWA, CANADA – 5/31/05) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) is pleased to announce that the Canadian Museum for Human Rights will include a Canadian Muslim on its National Advisory Council. The museum, which has received $100 million in funding from the federal government, receives support and advice from a council of 26 […]
The Jesus of Islam
Despite the growing number of Muslims in the United States, for many Americans Islam remains profoundly foreign. A nationwide survey conducted last year by the Pew Research Center and the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reported that the percentage of Americans with an unfavorable view of Islam increased to 37 percent, up from […]
High Court Sides with Inmates on Religion
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a federal law requiring state prisons to accommodate inmate religions. Justices unanimously sided with Ohio inmates, including a witch and a Satanist, who had claimed they were denied access to religious literature, ceremonial items and time to worship. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the 2000 law, […]
CAIR-TX: The Reach of the Quran
FOR Muslims, the words of the Quran start and complete the day. They are sacred and divine – a revelation of God to the prophet Muhammad. And they are considered spiritually uplifting and rewarding. So a news report that the Quran had been flushed down a toilet as part of an interrogation at the Guantanamo […]
CAIR-FL: CAIR Begins Quran Giveaway
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – An American Muslim organization, reacting to controversy generated by the retracted story about the desecration of the Quran, has offered to give a free copy of the holy book to any American. The giveaway, which, depending on demand, could go as high as 100,000 copies, comes after a recent Newsweek article […]
CAIR-Orlando Banquet a Success
Some 450 people, including at least a two dozen elected officials and local dignitaries turned out for CAIR-FL’s Orlando banquet on Saturday. (SEE article below.) One highlight of the program was the announcement by the dean of Arts & Sciences at the University of Central Florida of a new Islamic Studies Chair at that university. […]
Faithful Mourning
On this Memorial Day weekend, we’ll look at some of the customs of mourning among three major faiths — Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Although customs can vary within faith traditions and cultures, the following descriptions provide some insight into how many people honor those who have died. . . Islam When a Muslim dies, the […]
CAIR-LA Summer Internship Program The Council on American-Islamic Relations-Southern California
(CAIR-LA) is seeking applicants for its fall internship program. The program is open to Muslim college or university students age 18 and older who have legal status in the U.S. to receive a monthly stipend. CAIR’s internship program provides first-hand experience and training in Community Outreach, Education, Governmental Relations, Lobbying, Public and Media Relations, Legal […]
Muslims ‘Hurt’ By Quran Incident
American Muslims are deeply concerned and hurt by allegations that military guards and interrogators may have desecrated the Quran at Guantanamo Bay, said Sayyid M. Syeed, secretary general of the Plainfield-based Islamic Society of North America. But, he added, the distressing situation has had an upside — Christian leaders from around the country have offered […]
Quran is Valuable to All Mankind
If a Muslim-American and retired Air Force veteran may speak out on the issue of the desecration of the Holy Quran, as reported on May 9 by Newsweek , here goes: I have not yet recovered from the sadistic images from the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. God only knows whether Newsweek’s story, that a […]