CAIR-LA Co-Hosts Training for Public Speakers
WHAT: On April 24, the Southern California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) and Islamic Outreach (IOF) will host a training session for those who speak on the subject of Islam. Learn to more effectively present an accurate portrayal Islam to students in schools and universities. WHEN: April 24, 2005, 11:00 a.m. – […]
CAIR-NY: 450 Turn Out for Fundraising Dinner
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/18/2005) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations today said some 450 people, including dozens of officials and community leaders, turned out for the annual fundraising banquet of its New York office (CAIR-NY) on Saturday. Speakers and attendees at the event included New York City Councilperson John Liu, Georgetown University professor and author David […]
INCITEMENT: Ann Coulter Says ‘Arabs Lie’
INCITEMENT: Ann Coulter Says ‘Arabs Lie’ Ann Coulter, Time Magazine, 4/25/05 http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101050425/story.html Ann Coulter: “Liberals are about to become the last people to figure out that Arabs lie.”
CAIR-DC: Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism
WHAT: The Council on American-Islamic Relations cordially invites you to attend its 2005 Annual Conference, “Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism: Causes and Remedies.” WHEN: Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 15, 2005 Conference Banquet, Saturday, May 14 WHERE: Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner, 8661 Leesburg Pike ~ Vienna, VA (703-448-1234) To view a complete program or to […]
VT: Board Approves Muslim Deli
Local Muslim families who wish to abide by Islamic law will no longer need to go to Boston to buy halal meat. The Planning Board last Thursday unanimously approved brothers Sayed and Khundmeer Mohammed’s proposal to open an Islamic meat and grocery business in the 120 Cambridge Street strip mall. Sayed Mohammed, describing the new […]
CA: Plan for Mosque OK’d
A former downtown grocery store will soon serve as a place of worship for local Muslims. The Planning Commission approved plans, 5-0, to convert a commercial building at East Tenth and Los Medanos streets into an Islamic Center run by former owners of a defunct grocery store. Planning Commissioners Frank Gordon and Orlando Dolojan were […]
NY: Muslims Watch Case of Detained Girls
NEW YORK – Immigrants and Muslim communities watched with concern on Wednesday as the U.S. government prepared a case against two local teenage girls detained on immigration charges amid reports that they were seen as possible suicide bombers. The two girls, both 16, one born in Bangladesh and one in Guinea, were being held in […]
CAIR-FL: African-American Islamic Heritage
(FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, 4/14/05) – Tomorrow night, the Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL), in conjunction with the African-American Research Library, will present a seminar on “Exploring Islamic Culture within the African-American Community.” WHEN: Friday, April 15 TIME: 6 PM WHERE: African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, […]
CAIR-NY: Annual Fundraising Dinner
WHAT: On April 16, the New York office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) will host its 7th annual fundraising dinner and awards ceremony, “Strength From Within: Community And Responsibility.” The keynote speaker at the event will be Professor David Cole of Georgetown University. Special Guests include former military chaplain James) Yee and Dr. […]
CAIR-DC: The Eric Rudolph Exception By Ibrahim Hooper
[Ibrahim Hooper is national communications director for the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group. He may be contacted at: ihooper@cair-net.org.] Rocky Mountain News columnist Vincent Carroll had the unfortunate luck to choose Thursday to release an Op-Ed titled “The McVeigh Exception,” which claims Americans are justified […]