MI: Women Dispel Stereotypes about Hijab
Every morning before walking out the door, Business junior Aisha Jukaku looks in the mirror, skillfully pinning her scarf to make sure her hair, ears and neck are carefully tucked away. Like millions of Muslim women across the world, Jukaku’s colorful scarf is part of her daily wardrobe. Jukaku’s scarves, along with her long-sleeved shirts […]
Culture, Cleanliness – Muslims Were Superior
MANY of the charges levelled against Ridley Scott’s forthcoming Kingdom of Heaven centre on its telling of the Crusades from a western perspective. In this it is not alone: most accounts of the Crusades have been told from a western point of view as scholarship from the Muslim viewpoint is in relative infancy. Understanding why […]
CAIR-TX: ‘Women’s Day to Speak’
WHAT: The executive Director of the San Antonio office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SA), Sarwat Hussain, will be one of three speakers at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s “Women’s Day to Speak” event. The panel will include prominent community members who will discuss women’s issues and their role in politics. The […]
CAIR-OH Leadership Conference April 30
WHAT: On April 30, the Ohio office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OH) will host its 2005 leadership conference on media relations, public speaking, civil rights, and community organizing. Speakers include: Mike Curtin, President, Columbus Dispatch; Hussam Ayloush, Executive Director, CAIR-Southern California; Jennifer Nimer, Director of Civil Rights, CAIR-Ohio. COST: $25 – includes dinner […]
Offers Diversity Training to Cleveland Police Officers learn about Islamic beliefs, practices, culture
(CLEVELAND, OH, 4/1/05) The Cleveland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) recently conducted diversity training for more than 20 members of the Cleveland police department. The four-hour training session addressed the basic tenets of the Islamic faith, diversity of the American Muslim community and the negative impact of religious and ethnic stereotyping. Officers […]
CAIR-DC: 2005 Summer Internship Program
WHAT: Exciting, 10 week paid internship opportunity available at America’s largest Muslim advocacy group. Program focuses on civil rights, public relations, research, community outreach, and development. WHO: CAIR is looking for dedicated persons, age 17 or older, who want to become the next generation of Muslim leaders in America. To receive a stipend, applicants must […]
Incitement: ‘No Muslims – No Terrorism’
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INDONESIA: Muslims, Christians Bond After Disaste
Indonesia – In the hours after a devastating earthquake shook Nias island, Farid Mushaf risked his life pulling a dead Christian neighbor from the rubble of his shop. The 56-year-old Muslim then loaded the corpse onto the back of his truck and took it to the Santa Maria Cathedral, which is being used as a […]
REPORT: ‘Large-Scale’ Abuses in Chechnya Henry Meyer
MOSCOW – Russia’s top human rights official denounced large-scale violations in Chechnya by all sides in the conflict, and called for action to stop the abuses in a report published Thursday. Russia’s human rights commissioner, Vladimir Lukin, said in annual report published in the government daily Rossiskaya Gazeta that authorities’ refusal to negotiate with rebel […]
Suit by Arar Finds Support in Jet’s Log Scott Shane
WASHINGTON, March 29 – Maher Arar, a 35-year-old Canadian engineer, is suing the United States, saying American officials grabbed him in 2002 as he changed planes in New York and transported him to Syria where, he says, he was held for 10 months in a dank, tiny cell and brutally beaten with a metal cable. […]