Wash. Post Editorial on Request for Muslim School Holidays in MD
Muslim leaders in Montgomery County stress that, in petitioning school officials to set aside an Islamic holy day as an official day off, they are not advocating for any of the currently recognized holidays to lose their designations. The unwillingness to broach that possibility is understandable, given the sensibilities and traditions attached to these holidays. […]
CAIR and ADC Mobilize Muslim, Arab-American Voters
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/5/12) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) — the nation’s largest Muslim and Arab-American civil rights organizations — are mobilizing voters through a get-out-the-vote (GOTV) campaign that includes a national call tonight recorded by comedian and CNN contributor Dean Obeidallah. Tonight’s call urges Muslim and Arab-American […]
CAIR Asks La. Police to Probe Anti-Muslim SUBWAY Incident
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/30/12) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today asked the Shreveport Police Department to investigate whether officers facilitated violation of the law by failing to assist a Louisiana Muslim allegedly locked out of a SUBWAY sandwich shop in that state because of his […]
CAIR Seeks Apology for La. Muslim Barred from SUBWAY Restaurant
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/29/12) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil liberties organization, said today that it is calling on the SUBWAY restaurant chain to apologize to a Louisiana Muslim allegedly locked out of a sandwich shop in that state because of his faith. [SUBWAY, based in Milford, Conn., has more […]
Okla. Muslim Told She Needs Bank Escort Because of Hijab
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 11/7/2012) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on Tulsa's Valley National Bank to review its “inappropriate and discriminatory” policy that treats customers wearing religious head coverings differently than other patrons. CAIR-OK said a Muslim customer at a Valley National Bank branch in Tulsa reported that […]
Jesus and Muhammad are Brothers
By Ibrahim HooperWord Count: 520 During the Christmas season, Christian families seek to maintain a focus on Jesus and his legacy. Many of our Christian brothers and sisters may be surprised to know that Muslims love and revere Jesus as one of God’s greatest messengers to mankind, just as we love and revere the Prophet […]
GOP Asked to Reach Out to Muslim Voters, Reject Anti-Islam Bias
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/5/12) — A coalition of 11 major American Muslim organizations today called on the Republican Party to reach out to Muslim voters by rejecting anti-Islam bias and discriminatory legislation. At a noon news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the coalition announced the publication of a full-page advertisement in the […]
Action: Ask your senators to end indefinite detention, reaffirm due process rights
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/3/12) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is asking all Americans who value civil liberties to urge their Senators to support Senator Mark Udall’s Amendments 3115 and 3116 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Right now, the Senate is in its last few hours of debate as it considers this year’s […]
Action: Ask SUBWAY to Apologize to La. Muslim Barred from Restaurant
CAIR Action Alert #683: Action: Ask SUBWAY to Apologize to La. Muslim Barred from Restaurant Restaurant employee asks customer ‘Are you Muslim?’ then locked the door (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/29/12) — CAIR is asking people of conscience to contact the SUBWAY restaurant chain to request that a formal apology be given to a Louisiana Muslim who […]
Give Thanks and Give to Those in Need
By Nihad Awad WORD COUNT: 611 During our nation’s current economic downturn, and in the wake of natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, many of our fellow Americans are suffering. That is why it is so important this Thanksgiving to show thanks for all the blessings we have by reaching out to those in need. Video: […]