FBI Probe Takes Aim at AIPAC
WASHINGTON – Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin was reinstated a few weeks ago, after sitting at home for half a year and being barred from returning to his job on the Iranian desk in the Department of Defense’s policy division. Franklin was at the center of a lengthy FBI investigation after suspicions arose that he transfered […]
CA: W. Deen Mohammed to Speak in S.F.
When the longtime leader of one of the nation’s largest Muslim groups addresses a gathering in San Francisco on Saturday, he will seek to inspire followers of a movement that once drew the likes of Malcolm X and heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali. W. Deen Mohammed stepped down over a year ago as head of […]
NJ: Muslim Women Speak Out
“Shattering the Stereotypes: Muslim Women Speak Out,” a panel discussion revolving around a book by the same title. WHERE: Montclair State University, Valley Road, Montclair; (973) 655-4000. WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday. HOW MUCH: Free. Do you think of Muslim women as veiled, oppressed and silent? Think again. Muslim women who are doctors, lawyers, […]
CAIR-OH: Jewish-Muslim Values Cleveland Plain Dealer
A banquet Saturday night supports the local Muslim community, but it also supports civil rights. That’s a cause bigger than any one faith, organizers say. And so a Jewish lawyer, who hails from one of Cleveland’s most prominent families, will deliver the keynote address at the annual banquet of the Cleveland chapter of the Council […]
National Review Silent on Anti-Muslim Hate
UPDATE: The National Review magazine continues to promote a virulently Islamophobic book attacking the Prophet Muhammad on their Internet store. Last week, CAIR called on the prominent national neoconservative magazine to clarify its policy on anti-Muslim hate following revelations that the publication distributed an Internet advertisement for the book that, according to the magazine, is […]
AMEX, Home Depot Withdraw From FL Event Linked To Modi
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/24/05) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today applauded the decisions of both American Express and The Home Depot Supply to withdraw corporate sponsorship of a Florida convention that sought to honor an Indian official accused of complicity in the massacre of Muslim civilians. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic […]
ING Spring Supporters Dinner
For the last twelve years Islamic Networks Group (ING) has been providing education about Islam and Muslims to Americans of other faiths and public institutions, while addressing stereotypes, and combating prejudice. This benefits us all by preventing hate crimes, as well as achieving accommodations for religious practices in places like hospitals, corporations, and law enforcement […]
6th Annual ISSA Conference
It is time to register for the upcoming Islamic Social Services Association Conference. The sixth annual conference theme is: “Islamic Social Services: Challenges and Opportunities.” The keynote speakers for this year’s conference are Abdul Malik Mujahid of Soundvision, Chicago, Illinois and Imam Siraj Wahajj of Masjid at Taqwa, Brooklyn, New York. Session topics are expected […]
More F.B.I. Memo Criticizing Guantanamo Methods Is Released
WASHINGTON, March 21 – The Justice Department on Monday released an F.B.I. memorandum dated May 10, 2004, in which departmental lawyers dismissed intelligence obtained by coercive methods used by the military at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, as “suspect at best.” The existence of the memorandum has been known for months. But when it was first made […]
CAIR-SFBA Hosts Series of ‘Know Your Rights’ Workshops
The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) and the Bay Area Association of Muslim Lawyers (BAAML) present a “Know Your Rights Workshop: A Panel on Government Surveillance, Immigration, And Discrimination.” Panelists include attorneys Marwa Elzankaly, Saad Ahmad, Matthew Rafat, and Shirin Sinnar. WHEN: Sunday, April 3, 5 to 7:30 […]