Working to Boost Social Activism Among Muslims (LA Times)
For the first 15 years of his working life, Naim Shah Jr. was the personal assistant to the imam at Masjid Ibadallah, a mosque in Los Angeles. He helped with Friday sermons and religious classes and dealt primarily with his Muslim congregants. But for the last six months, Shah has worked with Christian and Jewish […]
Muslims Saving Jews During World War II
For Norman H. Gershman, it seemed like an unimaginable story. Which was why he had to see it for himself. “Muslims that saved Jews during World War II?” Gershman said in a recent interview from his home in Basalt, Colo., just south of Aspen. “Whoever heard of that?” Decades as a portrait photographer has taken […]
CAIR-MI Rep Lectures Muslim Youth on Dangers of Extremism
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 1/3/11) — A representative from the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) recently gave a lecture discussing Islam’s stance against violent extremism to some 150 young Muslims and their parents at Masjid As-Salam in Dearborn, Mich.CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid discussed Islam’s position regarding the sanctity of all human life, […]
CAIR-MI Rep to Take Part in Forum on Islam in America
Despite being a majority religion in about 50 countries, the Islamic faith remains a mystery to many Americans.A group of local residents hopes to change that by hosting a forum, “Differences Without Divisions: Islam in America,” set for 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Chelsea District Library, 221 S. Main St,. in Chelsea. The event […]
CAIR Rep to Speak at EPIC Panel on TSA Security Procedures Jan. 6
Details and registration here.The Stripping of Freedom: A Careful Scan of TSA Security ProceduresJanuary 6, 2011The Carnegie Institute for Science1530 P St., NWWashington, DCFeatured Speakers: Ralph Nader Rep. Rush Holt (invited) Nadhira Al-Khalili David Greenfield Kate Hanni Chip Pitts Prof. Jeffrey Rosen Michael Roberts Bruce Schneier This one-day public conference will be devoted to an […]
NY Times: Rep. King’s Investigation ‘Disturbing’
It is disturbing to listen to Representative Peter King, the incoming chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. He has announced plans to hold a hearing next month into what he calls the “radicalization of the American Muslim community.” Mr. King, a New York Republican, is no stranger to bluster, but his sweeping slur on Muslim […]
King’s Plan Can Only Inflame Fears
Rep. Peter King’s plan to investigate the “radicalization of the American Muslim community and homegrown terrorism” is the knee-jerk reflex of a demagogue who has made a career out of inflaming people’s fears. In his previous stint as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, he latched onto, among others, the proposed sale (supported by […]
CAIR Rep Discusses Planned Anti-Muslim ‘Witch Hunt’ in Congress
CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper joins the Sunday Show with Philip Maldari to discuss Rep. Peter King’s (R-NY) plans to investigate what he calls the “radicalization of the American Muslim community.”Listen to the show here.
New Mexico Tea Party Officials Equate ‘Allah’ with Satan
As many of our readers may remember, we took issue some time back with what we considered to be anti-Islam positions officially expressed on the East Mountain Tea Party (EMTP) web site (our articles on the subject, along with others, are now collected under the category “Tea Party-gate.”). The EMTP post informed readers that key […]
CAIR Condemns Church Attacks in Egypt, Nigeria
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/3/11) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned both a New Year’s Day attack on a church in Egypt and a series of attacks on churches in Nigeria.SEE: Alexandria Church Bomb: Egypt Police on High AlertChurch Burned in Nigeria: Police In a statement, CAIR said: “We condemn the heinous attacks on […]