Plans to rebuild Joplin mosque announced
By Roger McKinney, Joplin Globe JOPLIN, Mo. — An official with the Islamic Society of Joplin during an interfaith event on Saturday provided details about plans to rebuild the mosque, which was destroyed in a suspicious fire on Aug. 6 last year. The cause of the fire at the mosque at 1302 S. Black Cat […]
Muslims to Mark End of Ramadan with Prayers
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/5/13) – On Thursday or Friday, August 8 or 9 (Consult local mosques for dates and times.) the Muslim community in America will celebrate the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan with communal prayers around the country. (Ramadan is the month on the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims abstain from food, […]
Video: CAIR News Update, August 2, 2013
Topics covered in the video include: CAIR-LA Stands with Sikhs Following Hate Vandalism CAIR-San Diego Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Threats to Mosque Worshippers CAIR-MN Seeks to Keep Hate Group Leader Off School Property CAIR-Houston Hosts Media Iftar | CAIR-FL Wants ‘MyJihad’ Bus Ads Approval CAIR Rep Speaks at Va. Interfaith Iftar DC Imam Opens […]
How they came to choose Islam
By Marina Bolotnikova, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Philip and Sherry Snow grew up Catholic in predominantly Christian towns on opposite sides of the country. Today, Philip and Sherry go by Ibrahim and Safiye, live on the North Side with their four children — and are devout adherents to Islam. When Sherry met Philip, a convert to Islam, […]
CAIR-FL: Father of Muslim Shot by FBI Plans to Travel to U.S. (Boston Globe)
By David Filipov, Boston Globe MAKHACHKALA, Russia — The father of a Chechen man fatally shot in May by a Boston FBI agent said Saturday that he is planning to travel to the United States, hoping to get answers from authorities about a case that has been shrouded in a thick cloak of secrecy. Abdulbaki […]
Oppose Warrantless Government Spying on American Phone Calls and Emails
Oppose Warrantless Government Spying on American Phone Calls and Emails The Issue Recent leaks in national and foreign press have revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA), in cooperation with the FBI, is covertly carrying out at least two nationwide surveillance programs which collect information on the private calls and online activities of U.S. citizens […]
This last Friday and weekend in Ramadan
As-salaamu alaykum (peace to you). Many of you consider this blessed last Friday and weekend in Ramadan to give your zakat or other donations because of the opportunity to receive additional blessings. We still need $350,000 to meet our Ramadan fundraising goal of $780,000, and we believe with your help we can do it. This […]
100+ Turn Out for San Diego ‘Sharing Ramadan with Neighbors’ Event
(San Diego, CA 8/1/13) — Last week, San Diego Muslim organizations hosted their first joint “Sharing Ramadan with Neighbors” iftar, or fast-breaking meal. The hosts included the San Diego chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego), the Muslim American Society's Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (MAS PACE) and the Islamic Center of […]
Glenn Beck Blames CAIR for Being Dropped by ABC
by Andrew Kirell, Mediaite On his radio show this morning, Glenn Beck not-so-fondly recalls the time he was employed by ABC News and became Diane Sawyer’s “little bitch” before their working relationship soured and “she became the biggest bigot I’ve ever seen.” According to Beck, during his brief stint as an ABC contributor, Sawyer was […]
Muslims love Jesus, too
By Hesham A. Hassaballa, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette You’re a Muslim, so why did you write a book about the founder of Christianity?” These were the beginning words of a now-viral Fox News interview with American religious scholar Reza Aslan about his new book “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.” As breathtaking as the […]