NY: Immigrants Wary of Complaining of Bias
Discrimination cases involving Muslims in the workplace, at school and in airports increased markedly after Sept. 11 but are most commonly brought by American-born Muslims because immigrants are reluctant to take legal action, lawyers and civil rights advocates say. A fear of retaliation by employers or more extreme outcomes, like deportation, drives many Muslim immigrants […]
CAIR-LA: Muslims Celebrate Civil Rights with Comedy
(ANAHEIM, CA, 4/30/05) – On May 7, the Southern California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) and the Muslim community will hold a fun-filled evening to recognize former military chaplain Yusuf Yee and Airman Ahmad Halabi for their courage and dedication in upholding civil rights. The ‘Entertainment Night to Benefit Civil Rights Work’ […]
Ex-Afghan Rights Chief Attacks US
The former United Nations human rights envoy to Afghanistan, Cherif Bassiouni, has said he lost his job because of pressure from the United States. The UN Human Rights Commission ended Professor Bassiouni’s mandate at a meeting in Geneva last week. American officials said Afghanistan’s human rights situation had improved. But Prof Bassiouni said it was […]
FL: Bus Company Settles Discrimination Suit
A company accused of discriminating against Muslim students on a Duval County school bus in October 2003 admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to establish new antidiscrimination training policies and make monetary payments of about $35,000, according to settlement documents. Allegations that an employee of First Student Inc., who was driving a Duval County school bus, […]
The West Needs To Understand Muslims
Washington, DC — Political disputes and not religion, begat violence, says John Esposito, a widely respected American professor and author on the Islamic world, known for his moderate views on Islam. Esposito was awarded Pakistan’s highest civilhonor, the Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam, at the Pakistani embassy in Washington. “Prof. Esposito has done more than any other individual in […]
CAIR-NY: Fields Opposes Patriot Act
The Manhattan borough president, C. Virginia Fields, told Muslim leaders yesterday afternoon that she opposes the Patriot Act and as mayor would create a more inclusive New York City, in which Muslims would have more of a voice. She told the American Muslim Taskforce that she does not support the Patriot Act because it “violates […]
Town Should Celebrate Mosque and Diversity Muskogee Phoenix
Best wishes to those who opened the The Masjid of Muskogee, the area’s first mosque, earlier this month. Establishing the mosque is, as one founder stated, an opportunity for Muslims who live in the area to share their faith and, as a group, to give to the community to which they belong and in which […]
MI: Oldest Mosque to Celebrate Expansion Detroit
DEARBORN, Mich. — Thirteen years of fund-raising and five years of bricks-and-mortar work have doubled the size of the oldest mosque in Michigan. The $1.8 million expansion of the American Moslem Society will be celebrated Friday. Gov. Jennifer Granholm. U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Dearborn Mayor Michael Guido and other officials and dignitaries are expected […]
CAIR Launches Anti-Torture Campaign
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/27/05) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today launched a website designed to support a call for the formation of an independent bi-partisan commission to examine the use and instigation of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment (CID) by American personnel worldwide. The site, sponsored by the Washington-based […]
Coalition Calls For Independent Torture Probe
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/26/05) – A coalition of religious, minority and civil liberties group* today issued a joint statement calling for the formation of a independent bi-partisan commission, similar to the one that investigated the 9/11 attacks, to examine the use and instigation of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment (CID) by American military, security […]