Man Shouting ‘Go Back to Your (Expletive) Country’ Stabs Muslim Food Cart Vendor
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 6/27/14) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on local law enforcement authorities to thoroughly investigate the Tuesday stabbing of a Muslim food cart vendor by a man reportedly shouting “Go back to your (expletive) country.” The victim, an Egyptian native who manages a halal […]
U.S. Muslims to Begin Ramadan This Weekend
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/24/14) — This weekend, the Muslim community in America and around the world will begin the month-long fast of Ramadan (rom-a-don). Ramadan is the month on the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims abstain from food, drink and other sensual pleasures from break of dawn to sunset. The fast is performed to learn […]
CAIR Welcomes Ruling that No-Fly List Appeals Process is Unconstitutional
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/24/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a ruling by a federal judge in Oregon that those placed on the government's so-called “no-fly list” are being denied their constitutional right to due process. U.S. District Judge Anna Brown, ruling in a […]
Police Called to Hate Event at Minnesota School After ‘Mob’ Harasses Muslim Woman
Action Alert: Ask school to rescind approval of anti-Islam event due to safety concerns (MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 6/23/14) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on the Bagley Independent School District #162 to rescind approval of tonight’s speech by Islamophobe Usama Dakdok following harassment of a Muslim woman by a […]
CAIR Offers Guide to Help Muslims Share Ramadan with Fellow Americans
2014 Sharing Ramadan Theme: Understanding and Appreciating One Another (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/23/14) — The nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today urged Muslim communities nationwide to reach out to their neighbors of all beliefs and backgrounds by inviting them to take part in an interfaith “iftar,” or fast-breaking meal, during the upcoming month-long […]
CAIR Asks Reviewers of FX’s ‘Tyrant’ to Address Stereotypes of Muslim, Arab Culture
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/20/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today asked reviewers to address stereotyping of Arab and Muslim culture inherent in the new FX Networks series “Tyrant” due to air June 24. CAIR's request comes following a screening of the pilot in Washington, D.C., […]
CAIR Names Ohio Attorney Roula Allouch as National Board Chair
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/19/14) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced today that it has named Ohio attorney Roula Allouch as its new acting national board chair. Allouch had been vice chair of CAIR's board and was named to head the organization when the previous chair […]
CAIR Video News Update, June 19, 2014
If you missed any recent news impacting the American Muslim community, here’s a 5-minute video review. Topics covered in the video include: NY Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill CAIR Director CAIR Launches Bus Ad Campaign to Counter Islamophobia CAIR Calls for Stepped-Up Charges Following Bias Attack on Va. Muslim Commuter CAIR-Texas Calls for […]
Bergen Record editorial encourages welcoming mosque as new neighbor
The Bergen Record editorial Some type of church has stood on Irving Street in Midland Park for almost 30 years; the latest occupant is the Korean HanMaUm Reformed Church in America. That church now plans to sell the property to another religious group, which, given the site’s recent history and the nation’s guarantee of religious […]
Who Is Leading the Muslim Peace Movement? Millions of Muslims, That’s Who
By Jack Jenkins, ThinkProgress Although Ahmed no doubt felt alone at the hostile Heritage panel, she is but one of millions of Muslims who stand up for peace on a daily basis. In the United States, Muslims are actually disproportionately peace-loving when compared to the rest of the country: a 2011 Gallup survey found that […]