Oklahoma Muslims volunteer at food bank during Ramadan
More than 130 Oklahoma Muslims were volunteering at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City on Saturday. By Adam Kemp, The Oklahoman Even while fasting in observance of Ramadan, Noran Abueisheh wants to make sure others don’t go hungry. Abueisheh, 15, was one of more than 130 Oklahoma Muslims to volunteer Saturday at […]
CAIR-MN Asks GOP to Repudiate Invite to Talk by Anti-Muslim Speaker
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/29/13) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on Republican leaders in that state to repudiate a GOP official who is promoting an event tonight featuring the leader of an anti-Muslim hate group. Seventh District GOP Congressional Chair Craig Bishop distributed an email invitation to a talk […]
Obama Must Condemn ‘Massacre’ of Pro-Democracy Protesters in Egypt
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/27/13) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today called on the Obama administration to forcefully condemn the killing of dozens of pro-democracy demonstrators by Egyptian security forces. SEE: Scores of Demonstrators Killed in Egypt (NY Times) CAIR also urged the president use the […]
CAIR-St. Louis to Host ‘Sharing Ramadan’ Iftar
(ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, 7/25/13) – On Friday, July 26th, the St. Louis chapter on the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-St. Louis) will host its first “Sharing Ramadan” Iftar Banquet with neighbors, coworkers and friends of the Muslim community. More than 500 guests are expected. (“Iftar” is the meal eaten after sunset each day during Ramadan, […]
CAIR-MN Asks School District to Clarify Assurances on Anti-Muslim Speaker
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/25/13) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today said it will seek clarification from Independent School District #482 in Little Falls, Minn., after a district official said a Tea Party group has “signed off in writing” that a scheduled appearance by the head of an anti-Muslim hate group […]
In Hollywood, The Actor Who Gives the Call to Prayer
by John Burnett, NPR It is said, in Los Angeles, that Abdulwahab Benyoucef’s call to prayer is so lovely and so clarion that Muslims come to the mosque just to hear him. About three times a week, the Algerian actor — who has shortened his name to Ben Youcef — comes here in his traditional […]
Islamic bias in Brevard textbook? Lawmaker, others raise questions
Mackenzie Ryan, Florida Today Two Brevard School Board members are reviewing a world history textbook used in ninth grade Advance Placement classes amid concerns that it is biased in favor of Islam — at the expense of Christianity and Judaism. House Representative Ritch Workman and individuals from two citizens groups spoke against the textbook, Prentice […]
CAIR Submits Written Testimony for Senate Guantanamo Hearing
Anti-Muslim extremist Frank Gaffney to testify as Republican witness (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/24/2013) — The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights organization, today submitted written testimony for a Senate hearing on the implications of closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Today's hearing by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee […]
CAIR-MN Asks School to Drop Anti-Islam Tea Party Speaker
Brigitte Gabriel says Arabs have ‘no soul,’ Islam is the ‘real enemy’ (MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/24/13) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on Independent School District #482 and Little Falls Community High School to consider the negative impact a scheduled speech by an anti-Muslim speaker will have on district […]
CAIR’s Northern California Offices Publish 2013 Civil Rights Report
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 7/23/13) The San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento Valley offices of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today published their 2013 Civil Rights Report. The report, titled Standing Up For Our Rights Preserving Our Freedom: The Status of Muslim Civil Rights in Northern California 2013, analyzes and summarizes the complaints received by […]