Video: CAIR Rep Behind Lawsuit Reacts to Okla. Sharia Ruling
OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal appeals court upheld a temporary stop to our state’s ban on sharia law. Voters overwhelmingly passed the constitutional amendment in November 2010, but it still hasn’t gone into effect because of a fierce court battle.The amendment bans state courts from considering international and Islamic – or Sharia – Law, when […]
Federal Court Deals Blow to Anti-Shariah Efforts
In a decision that Muslim legal advocates celebrated as a major win, a federal appeals court on Tuesday agreed with a lower court that blocked an Oklahoma law that would have barred state courts from considering or using Shariah law — the Islamic code of conduct.The law would likely dampen similar legislation proposed in at […]
Video: CAIR-FL Rep Says Suspect Had No Understanding of Islam
TAMPA – Terror suspect Sami Osmakac frightened many members of Tampa Bay’s Islamic community, and in turn, members reported him to authorities.The FBI said, in fact, Osmakac had turned radical.Agents say they uncovered a chilling plan to kill with car bombs and grenades in Tampa.CAIR executive director Hassan Shibly says preventing religious extremism is possible.“Maybe […]
Video: Fla. Muslims Credited with Tip on Plot Suspect
Tampa, Florida — Sami Osmakac, 25, may not be the only person the feds have their eyes on in the Bay area.People in the Islamic community, praised for their role in helping to foil Osmakac’s alleged terror plot, say the Pinellas Park man had three or four associates who were also asked to leave local […]
CAIR Condemns Alleged Desecration of Bodies by U.S. Marines
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/11/12) — A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today condemned the alleged desecration of corpses in Afghanistan by members of the U.S. Marines. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said video on the TMZ website appears to show a number of Marines in combat gear urinating on several dead […]
Muslims Played Key Role in Snagging Fla. Terror Suspect
It was the Muslim community that helped the FBI snag terror suspect Sami Osmakac, the man accused of planning to bomb public buildings in the Tampa Bay area. That should not be forgotten as this case unfolds. Too often the threats of an extremist are extended to the broader Muslim community, which can lead to […]
Video: CAIR-LA Partners with Japanese-American Community on Youth Program
This is the first 5 minutes of the Passing Down the Legacy documentary. Watch the video below. Passing Down the Legacy follows the Bridging Communities youth program in Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco. This program was established as a proactive response by Japanese American Citizens League, Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress and Council […]
CAIR: Appeals Court Upholds Muslim Rights in Oklahoma
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/10/12) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upholding a lower court’s decision to block implementation of an Oklahoma state constitutional amendment that would prohibit courts from applying — or even considering — “Sharia law” and “international law.” CAIR: […]
Video: Daily Show with Jon Stewart Exposes Fla. GOP Effort to Bar Muslim from Party Post (CAIR)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart looks at the efforts of a group of Broward County Republicans to block CAIR-South Florida Executive Director Nezar Hamze from becoming a member of the party’s executive committee.Background: Broward GOP blocks Muslim activist from party membership at raucous meeting(Miami Herald)Watch the video here.
Romney Adviser Linked to Lebanese Massacre Militia
BEIRUT: With Mitt Romney’s bid to become the Republican candidate for the U.S. presidential election gaining ground with his win in the Iowa caucus, many around the world are wondering what his foreign policy would have in store should he reach the White House.When it comes to the Middle East, alarms have been raised in […]