HERSH: Unknown Unknowns of the Abu Ghraib Scandal
It’s been over a year since I published a series of articles in the New Yorker outlining the abuses at Abu Ghraib. There have been at least 10 official military investigations since then – none of which has challenged the official Bush administration line that there was no high-level policy condoning or overlooking such abuse. […]
NYT: Patterns of Abuse
President Bush said the other day that the world should see his administration’s handling of the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison as a model of transparency and accountability. He said those responsible were being systematically punished, regardless of rank. It made for a nice Oval Office photo-op on a Friday morning. Unfortunately, none of it […]
CAIR-CAN: Into the Art and Heart of Fasting
[Riad Saloojee is executive director of the council on American-Islamic Relations based in Ottawa. He’s the author of We’ve Seen This Plot Before.] As a boy growing up, I remember Ramadan by my incessant questioning – “Is it time to break fast yet?” – and my growling stomach. And no one made a break for […]
UNF Professor Elected CAIR Leader
As the newly elected national chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Jacksonville’s Parvez Ahmed has his work cut out for him. The 41-year-old University of North Florida professor has to convince the media to write fair stories about Islam, get government and big business to honor Muslims’ religious and civil rights and persuade Americans […]
CAIR-TX: Quran Furor Wasn’t All About Newsweek
[Sarwat Husain is the chairwoman of the Council on American Islamic Relations ”” San Antonio. She can be reached at sanantonio@cair-net.org.] All this jazz for the Newsweek article about the desecration of the Holy Koran by the guards at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In the Muslim world, demonstrations were taken out in reaction to the article […]
CAIR Offers Free Qurans
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, based in Washington, is offering free copies of the Qur’an to the American public in response to controversy generated by a Newsweek magazine report alleging that Islam’s holy book was desecrated by U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay. The May 9 issue of Newsweek’s report that investigators, “in an attempt to […]
CAIR-GA: Who Speaks for Muslims?
WHAT: Muslim Media Dawah Conference – Who Speaks For Muslims? WHEN: May 27-29, 2005 WHERE: Mohammed High School, 735 Fayetteville Rd. Atlanta, GA CONTACT: CAIR-North Georgia, 770-220-0082 MORE INFO: http://taqwatv.org/ Taqwa Productions, CAIR-North Georgia, ICNA-SE, and other Atlanta Organizations will host a Muslim Media Dawah Conference May 27-29 at the Mohammed High School, 735 Fayetteville […]
CAIR-NY: Muslim Town Hall Mtg with FBI, ICE, CBP
WHEN: Thursday, June 2nd, 6:30 – 9:30 pm WHERE: Dinner at Bukhara Restaurant, 788 Coney Island Ave. WHAT: Focus on Federal Law Enforcement, Immigration, FBI, and Customs & Border Protection, Question & Answer Session Guest Speakers * Mr. Martin Ficke, Special Agent in Charge, NY Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) * Ms. Susan […]
DC: CAIR Seeks ‘Race for the Cure’
DC: CAIR Seeks ‘Race for the Cure’ Team Members On June 4th, 2005, CAIR-National will participate in the Komen National Race for the Cure in Washington D.C. Join CAIR team by registering as part of the “Muslims CAIR” team for $30. CAIR needs at least 30 people to participate in the 5k (approx. 3 miles) […]
Support CAIR’s ‘Explore the Quran’ Campaign
Support CAIR’s ‘Explore the Quran’ Campaign CAIR is proud to announce a new campaign intended to promote understanding of the Quran by distributing complimentary copies to any interested member of the American public. This campaign, titled “Explore the Quran,” serves as a response to those who would defame and desecrate Islam’s revealed text without full […]