Kolbe Academy, Robert Spencer and religious liberty
Lawrence Swaim, Napa Valley Register The Catholic Diocese of Sacramento acted wisely in canceling Robert Spencer’s speaking engagement on church property. Kolbe Academy Home School should now consider canceling his speech entirely at their conference in Sacramento later this month. Spencer is a co-founder, along with Pam Geller, of Stop Islamization of America (SIOA), a […]
NJ Interfaith Leaders to Show Solidarity with Vandalized Mosque
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 7/8/13) — On Tuesday, July 9, the New Jersey chapter for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) will hold a news conference with interfaith leaders to express solidarity with the Islamic Center of Morris County (ICMC), which was recently spray-painted with a Nazi swastika. CAIR-NJ said the religious leaders will also thank […]
Minister: Ramadan fast has beauty, importance
By Rev. Nathan Wilson, IndyStar.com Ramadan, which will begin this year on July 9, is an especially important month in the Islamic calendar because it is believed to be the month when the first verses of the Koran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, thus bestowing the revelations of God on humanity. Observant Muslims, numbering […]
Ask NC Senate to Reject Anti-Islam Bill
Please note that this alert is no longer active. You can take action on this issue by using our latest alert. This will remain here for archiving purpuses only. (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/3/13) — CAIR is asking Muslims and all Americans concerned about the erosion of constitutional protections of religious freedom to contact state senators in […]
Secret no-fly list blamed for American Muslim’s Bangkok nightmare
A Pomona medical student spent 10 nights in an airport detention area after, he believes, his name turned up on the list. His ordeal underscores the mystery surrounding the government roster. By Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times For two weeks, Rehan Motiwala, a 29-year-old medical student from Pomona, sat stranded at the Bangkok airport, sleeping […]
Guantanamo lawsuit: End forced feedings before Ramadan
By Natalia Perez, CNN (CNN) — With the holy month of Ramadan approaching, lawyers for four Guantanamo Bay captives are trying to end forced-feeding at the U.S. detention facility in Cuba. Shaker Aamer, Ahmed Belbacha, Nabil Hadjarab and Abu Wa’el Dhiab seek a speedy hearing to have their complaint heard because Ramadan begins on the […]
CAIR Reps to Speak at ‘Restore the Fourth’ Rally in D.C.
(WASHINGTON D.C., 7/2/2013) — On July 4th, representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will join concerned citizens in Washington, D.C., to demand the protection of Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures. The event is part of a nationwide movement called Restore the Fourth. […]
CAIR-NJ: Swastika Sprayed on Islamic Center ‘Disgraceful’
By Brendan Kuty, NJ.com ROCKAWAY BOROUGH — What appears to be a swastika spray painted on the Islamic Center of Morris County is “disgraceful,” said Dr. Aref Assaf, one of its directors. “We’re very concerned about this,” Assaf said. Police are still investigating the vandalism, and whether it was a hate crime, said Kyle Schwarzmann, […]
Ray Kelly: Things Falling Apart
Len Levitt, Huffington Post How did this happen? How did the wheels fall off Ray Kelly’s NYPD? How did Kelly’s policies manage to alienate the City Council, groups of Muslim-Americans and African-Americans, the New York Times, the FBI and even the Obama administration? For the past 11 years, Kelly has been described as the most […]
CAIR Urges End to Force-Feeding of Gitmo Hunger Strikers During Ramadan
(WASHINGTON, DC, 7/1/13) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today repeated its call to stop force-feeding hunger-striking prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, particularly during the upcoming month-long fast of Ramadan. CAIR made that renewed request after attorneys for four hunger-striking Guantanamo prisoners filed […]