CAIR-DC: To Muslims, Not Just A Book
At the birth of a Muslim child, verses of the Koran are recited into the ear of the newborn, signifying a blessing and a hope that the holy book will resonate strongly in that child’s life. From then on, the words of the Muslim scripture structure and shape that life. The child learns Arabic in […]
NY Post Compares Muslims to Excrement
NY Post Compares Muslims to Excrement INCITEMENT WATCH: The May 17 edition of the New York Post contained a headline, “Holy Shiite- Newsweek Retracts its Deadly Toilet Tale.” Please contact the editors at the NY Post, questioning the appropriateness of comparing Muslims to excrement. SEND POLITE COMMENTS TO: letters@nypost.com and cshaw@nypost.com COPY TO cair@cair-net.org
IA: Running Covered, But Free
Ames, Ia. – She’d made it. The end of the road. Heba Kamal slowed to a jog, lifted her arms high and gently set moist hands on either side of the black scarf atop her head. At first, the breaths came short and hard, like the gulps of a fish just plucked from the water. […]
CAIR Board Elects New Chairman
( Washington DC , 5/17/05 ) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced on Saturday at its annual conference the election of Dr. Parvez Ahmed as the new incoming Chairman of the Board for CAIR National. Assisting the new Chair will be Dr. Ahmad Al-Akhras as the Vice Chairman of the Board. Omar Ahmad […]
Support H. Res. Condemning Religious Bigotry
Support H. Res. Condemning Religious Bigotry (Washington, DC, 5/18/2005) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for people of conscience to support a resolution that “recognizes that the Qur’an as any other holy book of any religion, should be treated with dignity and respect.” To be introduced by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), the […]
Help Educate Your Neighbors About The Quran
Help Educate Your Neighbors About The Quran (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/17/05) – CAIR today announced that it would offer free copies of the Quran to the American public in response to the recent controversy generated by a Newsweek article alleging that Islam’s holy text was flushed down a toilet. An item in the May 9 issue […]
Gitmo Controversy Prompts Quran Campain
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/17/05) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced at a press conference today that it would offer free copies of the Quran to the American public in response to the recent controversy generated by a Newsweek article alleging that Islam’s holy text was flushed down a toilet. An item in the May […]
CAIR Condems Massacre Of Civilians In Uzbekistan
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/16/05) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned the recent massacre of more than 500 Uzbek civilians and called on the Bush administration to intervene in order to prevent further killings. Media reports indicate that security forces fired on protesters last week many of whom were women and children killing more […]
U.S. Muslim Group To Offer Free Qurans
WHAT: On Tuesday, May 17, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), will hold a news conference at the nation’s capital to launch a campaign to offer free Qurans to the American public. The campaign by the Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group is in response to a recent controversy generated by a Newsweek article […]
CAIR’S DC Conference a Success
(Washington, D.C. 5/16/05) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today said over 300 people turned out for its “Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism: Causes and Remedies” conference in Washington, D.C. this past weekend. The conference brought together scholars, researchers, religious leaders, and community activists to discuss issues related to the twin phenomena of growing anti-Muslim bigotry […]