MI: Expert on Muhammad and Islam Speaks at WMU WMU News
KALAMAZOO–Writer, lecturer and documentary producer Alexander Kronemer addresses “Islam, Muhammad…America?” in a program presented by the Muslim Student Association at Western Michigan University at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in the North Ballroom of the Bernhard Center. The free, public program includes a dinner of international cuisine, student exhibits, the lecture and an open discussion. […]
MI: Woman Vital To Black Muslims
On April 17, 1934, a squad of Detroit police officers converged upon a school at 3408 Hastings. They approached carefully, even cutting the building’s telephone wires. Once inside, Mary Almanza and 12 other teachers were booked for contributing to the delinquency of minors and subversion. The name of the school was the University of Islam, […]
CAIR-CT Meets with DMV on Religious Accommodation
(WATERBURY, CT, 3/31/05) – Representatives of the Connecticut office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) met yesterday with officials of the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the Connecticut Association of Affirmative Action Professionals (CTAAAP) to discuss issues related to religious accommodation. The meeting was prompted by an incident in which a Connecticut […]
CAIR: Indiana Muslim Trucker’s Hazmat Rights Restored
WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/31/05) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today announced that an Indiana Muslim truck diver’s right to haul hazardous materials has been restored by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) after an eight-month effort. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the Muslim trucker, an American citizen who lives in […]
Incitement: Allah, God Are Not the Same
Incitement: Allah, God Are Not the Same Fort Wayne News Sentinel, 3/31/05 http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/11276952.htm(Scroll down.) An ecumenical movement promotes the idea that Muslims and Christians worship the same God. This is not so. Historically, the name Allah was used as the personal name of the moon god who was the chief god of many gods worshiped […]
National Review Removes Books Attacking Prophet Muhammad
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/29/05) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that National Review magazine has apparently removed advertisements for two virulently anti-Muslim books attacking the Prophet Muhammad from its online store. The removal of the promotional materials for “The Life and Religion of Mohammed” and “The Sword of the Prophet” came after hundreds […]
Muslims Urge Boeing To Drop Ads From National Reviews
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/28/05) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on aerospace giant Boeing Co. to drop its advertisements in a magazine that the group says is actively promoting virulently anti-Muslim books that attack Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Despite messages of outrage from hundreds of concerned Muslims, National Review magazine continues to […]
Contact Boeing About National Review’s Attack On Prophet Muhammad
Contact Boeing About National Review’s Attack On Prophet Muhammad (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/28/05) – CAIR is calling on American Muslims and other people of conscience to contact aerospace giant Boeing Co. about its advertisements in a magazine that is actively promoting virulently anti-Muslim books that attack Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Despite messages of outrage from […]
Federal Bureau of Prisons Seeks Muslim Chaplains
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is looking for religious professionals who can make a difference. To learn more, contact: Chaplaincy Services, Federal Bureau of Prisons 320 First Street,, N.W. Suite 516 Washington, D.C. 20534Phone:202-514-9740 www.bop.gov
SC: Bantu Resettlement and Interfaith Cooperation WIS TV
In the days following 9-11, Christians and Muslims were separated by suspicion and fear, but the effort to resettle 120 Bantu refugees has provided common ground for those groups here in the Midlands. They arrived a year ago at Columbia Metro Airport. It was a day Muhamud Ali Tumbo and his family will never forget. […]