Reconstruction of Mosque in Ross Nearing Completion
ROSS, N.D.- Work to reconstruct a Muslim mosque here is nearing completion. Zinie Peterson of Bismarck said the mosque, which was dismantled in the 1970s, was the oldest Muslim mosque constructed in North America. The building located on the Muslim cemetery near Ross will include a dome and minarets once completed this summer. Peterson, whose […]
Muslims Say Dell Forbade Them To Pray At Work
Abdi Halane, a Somali refugee living in Nashville, is looking for a new job this month. In February, Halane was one of 30 Muslim assembly-line workers who walked away from their jobs building computers at a Dell Inc. facility after they were told to make a choice between prayers mandated by Islam and their job, […]
CAIR-Cincinnati Dinner a Success
(CINCINNATI, OH, 3/14/05) – The Cincinnati chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cincinnati) said today that more than 150 people turned out on Saturday for its Third Annual Meeting and Fundraiser. The keynote speaker for the event was former Army Chaplain James “Yusuf” Yee. Other speakers included Gary Daniels, litigation coordinator for the ACLU of […]
CAIR-SV And Jewish Council Discuss Civil Rights
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 3/11/05) – A delegation from the Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) met recently with leaders of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Sacramento to discuss ways to foster mutual cooperation between the two communities. Meeting participants exchanged information about the Muslim and Jewish communities in the Sacramento […]
CAIR-DC LAUNCHES NEW INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WEBSITE
CAIR has today announced the launch of a new online internship center to assist Muslim youth who are interested in interning this summer at CAIR’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. Last summer, CAIR interns participated in several important projects, such as surveying social and political trends in the American Muslim community for the 2004 election, editing a […]
Jewish, Muslim Comedians Team Up Against Hate
Did you hear the one about the Jew and the Muslim who teamed up to make audiences around the country laugh about their religions? Because several dozen Jewish and Muslim students at Syracuse University did, and they thought it was hilarious. Bob Alper, a reform rabbi who loves Chinese food, and Ahmed Ahmed, a Muslim […]
Prisoners At Abu Ghraib Said Included Kids
WASHINGTON — A boy no older than 11 was among the children held by the Army at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison, the former U.S. commander of the facility told a general investigating abuses at the prison. Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski did not say what happened to the boy or why he was imprisoned, according to […]
DC-Area Muslims Slam Suicide Bombing
Muslim leaders in the Washington area condemned yesterday’s suicide bombing at a Shi’ite mosque in northern Iraq, saying such actions violate the heart and soul of Islam. “This does not help the Iraqis, it does not help Islam, and it does not help the children of Iraq looking for a future,” said Imam Mohamed Magid, […]
It’s TimeTo Bury Rumors
In Jersey City, we are watching a morality tale of murder, rumor and the power of age-old fear. This tale needs to end. The story began on a cold Friday two months ago, when police discovered the bodies of four members of an Egyptian Coptic family. Almost immediately, a rumor floated that the murderers were […]
Muslim Leader Is First To Lead County Council Invocation
Imam Ahmed Lamptey, assistant imam at the Islamic Research and Humanitarian Services Center of America based in Capitol Heights, on Tuesday became the first Muslim to lead the invocation opening a County Council session. Lamptey, a Landover resident, began with a recitation of The Fatiha, the opening prayer that begins all Muslim prayers, then offered […]