Jews, Muslims build relationships after volunteer work
By Tara Kulash, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Some St. Louis Muslims and Jews are realizing that they share more in common than they may have thought. “Good deed,” for example, translates to very similar words in Judaic and Islamic texts. So on Wednesday’s third annual Day of Service, members of the Jewish community completed a tzedakah, […]
Federal judge rules that TSA, FBI can detain and arrest you for carrying Arabic flashcards
By Scott Kaufman, The Raw Story A former college student detained at Philadelphia International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials discovered he was carrying Arabic language flashcards lost his bid to sue the federal agents who detained him. Nicholas George alleged that the TSA agents violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights when they […]
Islamic Faith Finds a Fertile Home in the Latin American Community
Jason Margolis, PRI “The World” Like most Latinos, Fletcher was raised in a Catholic family, but he says his parents also encouraged him to find his own truth. After briefly studying Christianity, Judaism, Taoism and Buddhism, Fletcher came to believe Islam was, in fact, the true religion of God. He converted and now goes by […]
CAIR-CT Thanks Officials for Removing ‘No Parking’ Signs for Mosque Prayers
(HARTFORD, CT, 12/19/2013) – The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) today thanked public officials for deciding to remove “no parking” signs apparently targeting Friday prayer times at a mosque in Windsor, Ct. The signs, which banned street parking from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays, went up years ago following […]
CAIR-CA Survey: Almost Half of Calif. Muslim Students Report Bullying
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 12/19/13) - The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today released a first-of-its-kind report documenting bias-based bullying of American Muslim students in that state's schools. The new report, “Growing in Faith: California Muslim Youth Experiences with Bullying, Harassment and Religious Accommodation in Schools,” reveals that nearly half of Muslim students say they have […]
CAIR Asks FBI to Probe Hate Vandalism Targeting West Virginia Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/19/13) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism of a West Virginia mosque as a possible hate crime. Local officials are investigating hate graffiti sprayed on the Islamic Society of Appalachian Region […]
CAIR-California to Release Report on Bullying of Muslim Students
ANAHEIM, CA, 12/18/13) – On Thursday, December 19, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) will hold news conferences in Anaheim, San Diego, Santa Clara, and Sacramento to release a first-of-its-kind report documenting bias-based bullying of American Muslim students in that state's schools. The new report, “Growing in Faith: California Muslim Youth Experiences with […]
In Bizarre No-Fly List Trial, Even the Verdict Might Be Top Secret
By David Kravets, Wired Magazine SAN FRANCISCO — Is former Stanford University scholar Rahinah Ibrahim connected to Malaysian jihadists, as the FBI once suggested, or is she the victim of misguided U.S. bureaucrats who erroneously placed her on a U.S. terror watchlist? Is she even on a watchlist at all? Those are the lingering unanswered […]
New York Times: The Black Hole of Terrorism Watch Lists
By The New York Times Editorial Board In 2005, a Stanford doctoral student named Rahinah Ibrahim tried to check in at the San Francisco airport for a flight to a conference in Hawaii. She was traveling with her 14-year-old daughter. Authorities arrested Dr. Ibrahim, a Malaysian citizen, at the ticket counter and detained her in […]
How should our fellow Americans learn about Islam?
As-salaamu alaykum. (Peace to you.) CAIR is working toward the day when being Muslim carries a positive connotation in society and Islam has an equal place among many faiths in America’s pluralistic society. This goal will be achieved not by reacting to daily events, but by having programs in place to foster mutual understanding. […]