Muslims gather in Hillsborough, discuss faith’s effect on youth
By Kenneth Knight, Tampa Tribune TAMPA – Muslims from throughout the Southeast gathered here Saturday to discuss, among other topics, challenges and opportunities faced by young Americans of Islamic faith. The conference, the second such meeting in the past two years, was sponsored by the Islamic Society of North America and took place at the […]
CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of New Jersey Mosque Vandalism
Nazi swastika spray-painted on outside door of Islamic Center of Morris County SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., June 29, 2013 — The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism of a mosque in that state as a possible hate crime. An official […]
CAIR-LA: Calif. Muslim to Detail No-Fly List ‘Nightmare’
Pomona med student stranded for two weeks in Bangkok after asking for attorney during questioning (ANAHEIM, CA, 6/28/13) — Later today, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) will hold a news conference with Rehan Motiwala, a 29-year-old medical student from Pomona, Calif., who returned to California today after […]
Tell Congress to Adopt Comprehensive, Not Piecemeal Immigration Reform
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/28/13) — CAIR is urging voters to contact their elected representatives and urge them to reject a process of adopting piecemeal measures in the House that would increase racial profiling and unconstitutional detention and also request that they include anti-profiling protections in the immigration bill. This week, the Senate passed a bipartisan comprehensive […]
CAIR Offers Guide to Help Muslims Share Ramadan with Neighbors
Fast-breaking 'iftars' designed to enhance interfaith understanding (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/28/13) — 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 fast of […]
CAIR-St. Louis to Host Leadership Program for Muslim Youth
(SAINT LOUIS, MO, 6/28/13) – On Saturday, June 29, dozens of young St. Louis Muslims will take part in the first-ever Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS) hosted by the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-St. Louis). The MYLS program is designed to develop the next generation of American Muslim leaders through […]
C.I.A. Report Finds Concerns With Ties to New York Police
By Charlie Savage, The New York Times WASHINGTON — Four Central Intelligence Agency officers were embedded with the New York Police Department in the decade after Sept. 11, 2001, including one official who helped conduct surveillance operations in the United States, according to a newly disclosed C.I.A. inspector general’s report. That officer believed there were […]
Announcement on plans to rebuild Joplin mosque closer
By Roger McKinney, The Joplin Globe There will be an announcement in a month or so about plans to rebuild the Islamic Society of Joplin mosque, according to a member of the mosque. Mateen Nagaria made the remarks Saturday during an interfaith panel discussion at First Community Church. He is a member of the team […]
Kolbe should rescind invitation to contoversial speaker
Nathan Lean, Napa Valley Register During the last weekend in July, The Kolbe Academy, a Catholic homeschool program located in Napa, will host a conference in Sacramento where educators and home school instructors will gather to discuss how they can “engage the culture in a year of faith.” Ordinarily, such a program would come and […]
CAIR-CA Begins 9th Muslim Youth Leadership Conference at State Capitol
(SACRAMENTO, 6/27/13) – Beginning today, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) will hold its 9th annual Muslim Youth Leadership Program (MYLP) in Sacramento. WHEN: Thursday, June 27 – Sunday, June 30 WHERE: State Capitol, Sacramento, California CONTACT: CAIR-Sacramento Valley, Basim Elkarra, (916) 441-6269, ext. 103#  The conference will feature workshops on community organizing, leadership development and […]