CAIR-NJ: Dad Says He Was Denied Custody of Son for Being Muslim
PATERSON, N.J. (1010 WINS) — A New Jersey father says he’s being denied custody of his young solely because he’s a Muslim.At a news conference Tuesday, Muhammed Khalil told reporters including 1010 WINS’ Steve Sandberg that a Division of Youth and Family Services worker unleashed a barrage of insults at him in a crowded Paterson […]
TSA Scanners, Pat-Downs Particularly Troubling for Religious Groups
As Erum Ikramullah prepared to head to National Airport on Thursday for a flight out of town, she mulled over two distasteful choices: The body scanner or the pat-down?Ever since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a trip to the airport has been fraught for Muslims, who sometimes feel they are being unfairly scrutinized […]
CAIR-MI Meets with Postal Inspectors Over Anti-Muslim Hate Mail
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 12/20/10) — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today met with United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) officials to report a series of anti-Muslim hate mailings that have been sent to Islamic centers and Muslim organizations in recent weeks.CAIR-MI representatives turned over a number of obscene mailings to USPIS […]
CAIR Asks DOJ to Review Use of Muslim-Bashers as Terror Trainers
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/20/2010) — A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to review Justice Department policies on the reported use of anti-Muslim extremists to train counterterrorism officials nationwide.The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said an investigative report on post-9/11 government surveillance published in […]
FBI Asked to Probe Threat Sent to Ohio Mosque
(CINCINNATI, OH, 12/14/10) — The Cincinnati chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cincinnati) today asked the FBI to investigate a threatening e-mail sent to an Ohio mosque that was targeted by bombs in 2005.CAIR-OH reported that the Islamic Association of Cincinnati, often referred to as the “Clifton mosque,” received an e-mail December 11 that […]
Mosque Infiltration Feeds Muslims’ Distrust of FBI
IRVINE, CALIF. – Before the sun rose, the informant donned a white Islamic robe. A tiny camera was sewn into a button, and a microphone was buried in a device attached to his keys.“This is Farouk al-Aziz, code name Oracle,” he said into the keys as he sat in his parked car in this quiet […]
CAIR-LA Welcomes Approval of Temecula Mosque
(ANAHEIM, CA, 12/2/10) — The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed a unanimous decision by the Planning Commission of the City of Temecula to approve the construction of a new mosque in that city. CAIR-LA officials also thanked members of the interfaith community for their overwhelming support […]
Anti-Muslim Slurs Used in Attack on Oregon Muslim Inmate
(SEATTLE, WA, 12/1/10) — The Washington State chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) today called on the FBI to investigate a possible bias motive for an attack on a Muslim inmate in Oregon, which reportedly included the use of anti-Muslim slurs by the alleged assailant. CAIR-WA also asked the FBI and state law […]
CAIR Asks FBI to Probe Attack on Calif. Sikh Mistaken for Muslim
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 11/29/10) — The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today called on the FBI to investigate a possible bias motive for an attack on a Sikh taxi driver who was attacked after apparently being mistaken for a Muslim.CAIR-SV reported that the driver was severely injured after being attacked early […]
Judge Bars Certification of Okla. Anti-Islam Amendment
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/29/2010) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded a strongly-worded ruling by a federal judge in Oklahoma granting an injunction that bars certification of an anti-Islam state ballot measure (SQ 755) passed in the November 2 election.SEE: Judge Rules in Favor of Muslim Man on State Question 755If it had been […]