GA: Victim Decries Security Mistake
After his license to transport hazardous materials was withdrawn on national security grounds, Bilal Mahmud found himself trapped in a situation of not knowing what he was suspected of having done, or by whom. “When the letter arrived, I thought, ‘This has got to be a mistake,” said Mr. Mahmud, who lives in Atlanta and […]
DELL Fires 30 Tenn. Muslims over workplace prayer
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/10/05) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on Dell Computers to rehire 30 Muslims workers allegedly fired from a plant in Tennessee for seeking to perform religiously-mandated prayers in the workplace. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) also offered to help the company and its employees reach […]
FL Teacher to be fired for mocking Muslim student
TAMPA, FL, 3/10/05) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today commended a Florida school district for the expected firing of a teacher who allegedly mocked and threatened a Muslim middle school student last month. The Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) said the School District of Hillsborough County […]
DELL Fires 30 Muslims over Maghrib Prayer
DELL Fires 30 Muslims over Maghrib Prayer (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/10/05) – CAIR today called on Dell Computers to rehire 30 Muslims workers allegedly fired from a plant in Tennessee for seeking to perform Islamic prayers in the workplace, and offered to help the company and its employees reach a mutually-agreeable solution to the dispute. CAIR […]
Rendition Realities
Torture is immoral and illegal, and the refusal to allow cruel interrogation techniques is one measure of a civilized society. But this ironclad moral argument doesn’t necessarily apply to the practice known as “extraordinary rendition.” Rendition is the CIA’s antiseptic term for its practice of sending captured terrorist suspects to other countries for interrogation. Because […]
A Halal Slaughterhouse Provides Nourishment for a Far-Flung Culture
The slaughterhouse is a fortress in the rusty industrial landscape of east Newark. Its windowless brick exterior reveals nothing of the scene inside. Only the words Mecca Halal Meat, printed on a truck outside, hint at the world behind the steel doors. Another clue comes with the call to prayer. It slips out through a […]
Hardball Host Withdraws From Controversial FL Event
(Washington, D.C., 3/9/05) A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today applauded MSNBC “Hardball” host Chris Matthews’ decision not to speak at a Florida convention that will honor an Indian official accused of complicity in the massacre of Muslim civilians. SEE: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/ A representative for Matthews told the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations […]
The Strange Case Of Ahmed Omar Abu Ali:
Twenty-three-year-old, Houston-born American citizen Ahmed Omar Abu Ali has been returned to Virginia after twenty months in solitary confinement in a Saudi Arabian prison. But he returned only to face arraignment, on February 22, in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. The charge is that he conspired to commit terrorism- and, indeed, the FBI says […]
CAIR-OH: Ohio security bill has Muslims wary
Ohio Senate Bill 9 troubles Majed Dabdoub.”And all Americans should be worried,” added the Montgomery resident. “My concern is that we will see more arrests of innocent people.”Senate Bill 9 is a state version of the Patriot Act. The measure is sponsored by Sen. Jeff Jacobson, a Dayton Republican. Proponents of the bill say it […]
CAIR-HOUSTON: Muslims aid Women’s Shleter
On Saturday March 5, Houston-area Muslims joined the Houston Area Women’s Shelter in the Race Against Violence 5K. Proceeds from the event are to benefit the Houston Area Women’s Shelter. “I believe helping the Women’s Shelter is important because it is an institution that gives support to women in times of need,” said one Muslim […]