Last Chance to Take Part in CAIR’s Library Project
Last Chance to Take Part in CAIR’s Library Project Almost 8,000 libraries sponsored, only 80 packages remain CAIR today announced that the “Explore Islamic Civilization and Culture” Public Library Project Campaign is drawing to a close. Fewer than 80 library packages are left to be sponsored. To sponsor a library, call 1-800-78-ISLAM and ask for […]
Chechnya’s Disappeared
Now a new report from Human Rights Watch illuminates some of the human costs of this conflict without apparent end. In the capital of Grozny, the nonprofit advocacy group reports, full-fledged combat no longer takes place, but what remains is “worse than a war,” according to many residents. The city remains in ruins, without running […]
Report: Israel To Adopt ‘Lost Tribe’
A special team of rabbis from Israel will soon be sent to the Indian-Myanmar (Burma) border in order to convert thousands of members of a local tribe who have been recognized as Jews by Israel’s chief Sephardi Rabbi Shlomo Amar, The Times of London has reported. According to the report, the tribesmen have been defined […]
CAIR: A Muslim Perspective on the Pope’s Legacy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the world bids goodbye to one of its most beloved citizens, Pope John Paul II, it is natural to reflect on his legacy. That the Pope is beloved by Catholics is of no surprise. What is remarkable is the respect he earned from other faiths as he took unprecedented steps to […]
CAIR-FL Meets with Delegation of Indonesian Women
CAIR-FL Representative Ahmed Bedier briefed an IndonesianWomen delegation on American-Muslim participation in U.S. elections. A representative of the Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) today spoke to a diverse delegation of Indonesian women politicians. CAIR-FL’s presentation addressed democracy in the Muslim world as well as grassroots organizing and involvement of the American […]
Updated List of Speakers for CAIR’s May 13-15 Conf.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) cordially invites you to attend its 2005 Annual Conference: “Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism Causes and Remedies,” Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 15, at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner, Vienna, Va. TO REGISTER ONLINE, GO TO: http://www.cair-net.org/2005conference/ PANELISTS * Aminah McCloud, DePaul University * Anatol Lieven, Carnegie Endowment for […]
Report: No Yearning for Freedom in Mideast
A study prepared by a panel advising the Defense Department says that Muslims do not yearn to be liberated by the United States. Middle East Newsline, a service covering the Arab world and American policy there, reports that the Defense Science Board concludes that “Muslims in dictatorial regimes” do not have the same goals as […]
CAIR-FL: Hijab Allowed in B-Ball Tourney CAIR intervenes after girl prevented from playing in hijab
(TAMPA, FL, 4/3/05) The Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) announced today that a Tampa Muslim athlete has been allowed to wear her Islamic head scarf in an Orlando basketball tournament, after initially being denied that religious accommodation. CAIR-FL intervened with officials of an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) tournament at Disney’s […]
U.S. Muslims Offer Condolences On Death Of Pope
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/2/05) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today offered condolences on the death of Pope John Paul II. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said in a statement: “Muslims worldwide respected Pope John Paul II as an advocate for justice and human rights. His message of international peace […]
TX: ROTC Cadets Learn About Islam
A roomful of ROTC cadets listened attentively to three Muslim sheikhs describe the fundamentals of Islam in Russell Steindam Hall on Thursday. The Islamic orientation was conceived and coordinated by Battalion Cadet Executive Officer Ahsar Nasar, who is also the vice president of the Islamic Center of Greater Austin. “Both sides really want to understand […]