CAIR-OH Files Federal Religious Discrimination Suit Against Exel, Inc.
Suit says Muslim wrongfully terminated for requesting accommodation (COLUMBUS, OHIO, 4/9/2013) – The Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ohio (CAIR-Ohio) announced today that it has filed a federal employment discrimination lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against Exel, Inc., which is a wholly owned entity […]
Missouri Muslims to Hold 3rd Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol
(ST. LOUIS, MO, 4/09/13) — On Wednesday, April 10, the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAR-St. Louis), the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU-EM), Missouri Muslims for Civic Engagement (MoMCE), the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), and the Muslim American Society (MAS), will hold the 3rd Annual Muslim […]
Imam Suhaib Webb to Speak at CAIR-MI Banquet
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 4/9/13) — On Sunday April 14, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) will hold its 13th Annual Banquet, with the theme “Upholding Our Constitution, Defending Our Faith,” at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn. The keynote speaker for the banquet is Imam Suhaib Webb, the Imam of the […]
The Trouble With Drones
As the drone silently glides across the horizon, hundreds of civilians and militants alike are stalked. It surveils homes, businesses, hospitals, and schools, and reports its findings to officials safely installed in military compounds hundreds or even thousands of miles away from the dangers of war. A drone is not affected by human emotions, and […]
AP Stylebook Revises Definition of ‘Islamist’
by Jorge Rivas, Colorlines, 4/8/2013 Last week the Associated Press made national headlines when they announced they would no longer recommend journalists using their Stylebook to identify undocumented immigrants in the U.S. as “illegal immigrants.” But there was another update to the Stylebook that advocates say will help present Muslims in the news in a […]
CAIR-CT Reps Help Lead Interfaith Forum on American Muslims
(NEW LONDON, CT, 4/8/2013) — Representatives of the Connecticut chapter of the Council American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) and the Islamic Center of New London (ICNL) lead a forum about “Islam and Muslims in America” held yesterday at All Souls Unitarian Church in New London. Some 75 people from different faith traditions attended the event. he forum […]
CAIR-Cincinnati Completes Interfaith Dialogue Series
(CINCINNATI, OHIO, 4/8/13) — The Cincinnati chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cincinnati), along with the Franciscans Network, recently completed a month-long Interfaith Dialogue series between Christians and Muslims in the Cincinnati area. The series was hosted by the Transfiguration Spirituality Center in Glendale, Ohio. After hosting dialogue series for the past six years, […]
St. Louis Muslim Cabbies Protest Against Discrimination
(SAINT LOUIS, MO, 4/8/13) — Metropolitan taxicab drivers, the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAR-St. Louis) and the Law Office of Drew C. Baebler today took part in a protest on the front steps of the St. Louis city hall to encourage city officials to look into allegations of religious discrimination […]
School resumes at Ohio Islamic Center Burned by Arsonist
by Eric Wildstein, NorthwestOhio.com, 4/8/13 PERRYSBURG — Class is back in session at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo on Sunday, the first time since an arsonist torched the mosque in September. 52-year-old Randy Linn sits in jail after receiving a 20-year sentence for starting the blaze. About $1.5 million of smoke and water damage […]
Ray Kelly Changed “Nothing” About How NYPD Spies On Muslims
By Christopher Robbins, Gothamist, 4/7/2013 Perhaps emboldened by The Man Upstairs, or the Cheneys and the Noonans that grace its Very Serious pages (or a recent dip in crime), NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly gave an extremely candid interview to the Wall Street Journal. Kelly is asked how the department’s surveillance methods have changed in the […]