CAIR Offers Condolences on Passing of Va. Muslim Leader
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/27/10) — The board and staff of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today offered sincere condolences to the family of Mukit Hossain, a respected Virginia Muslim community activist, entrepreneur and leader who died early Saturday at his home in Spotsylvania, Va.[NOTE: A funeral service will be held after zuhr prayers (about 12:45 […]
Rep Honda Introduces Legislation Recognizing Eid al-Adha
PoliticalNews.me – Nov 16,2010 – WASHINGTON DC – Rep Honda, Chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, introduced legislation recognizing the cultural and religious significance of Eid al-Adha. “I wish all Muslim Americans and Muslims around the world a prosperous holiday and stand with them in recognizing the importance of sacrifice, freedom, and justice. […]
Fox Report on Muslim Congressional Staffers Called ‘Bigotry’
Suhail Khan, a conservative Republican who served as a political appointee in the Bush administration and currently serves on the American Conservative Union board, calls the Fox News report asserting that the Congressional Muslim Staff Association poses a national security threat “anti-Muslim bigotry.” As I reported on Friday, the American Center for Law and Justice […]
Ariz. Mosque Protests Reach New Level of Surreal (Wash Post)
A Christian church in Phoenix has had to make a presidential-type denial: It is not Muslim. The building under construction will feature a domed ceiling, and protesters have taken that as a sign the church is not what it says it is. The leaders have hung up a sign saying, “We are building a Christian […]
CAIR-AZ: Arizonans Protest Mosque That’s Actually a Church
In an era saturated with absurd moments of anti-Muslim fear-mongering, mosques have become a touchstone for Islamophobia. Even unbuilt mosques have set off a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment in Tennessee, Texas, California, and most notably, New York. Not to be outdone, the people of Pheonix, AZ were quick to call foul over the appearance of […]
CAIR-CT: Rally at City Hall Focuses on Anti-Profiling Ordinance
A week after City Councilman Luis Cotto reintroduced a proposal that would limit city police in their immigration enforcement and domestic surveillance activities, leaders of several community organizations converged at city hall to show their support for the ordinance.“This ordinance will send a clear message … that the police [are] not to be feared; that […]
Baiting a Faith in Oklahoma (Wash Post)
Just to be on the safe side, voters in Oklahoma this month overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that prevents the Talibanization of the Sooner State. Henceforth, there will be no public stonings in Ponca City, no forced burqa wearing in Bartlesville, no sharia law in Lawton. Even supporters of the referendum – which forbade state […]
CAIR-OK: Student Government Votes to Condemn Shariah Law Ban
NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma’s Undergraduate Student Congress on Tuesday condemned Oklahoma’s recent ban on international and Shariah law.With two members abstaining, the other 23 members of the Student Congress voted unanimously in favor of a resolution stating that the recent passage of State Question 755 hurts OU’s ability to function on the international […]
CAIR Rep Joins Suit Against Airport Body Scanners
NEW YORK, Nov 17, 2010 (IPS) – Privacy advocates called on the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Tuesday to end its controversial new initiative of whole-body scans and enhanced pat-downs of airline passengers, calling the programme “dangerous to health, ineffective and unconstitutional”.Led by consumer advocate Ralph Nader, a group of organisations held a telephone news […]
Barre Seid: $17-Million for Anti-Muslim Hate Fest Film
Justin Elliott has finally solved the riddle of who gave $17-million to Clarion Fund to distribute 28 million DVDs of its anti-Muslim porn (not as in sex) film Obsession during the 2008 presidential election. Well, to be more specific, we know who, or more precisely what gave the gift to Clarion: Donor’s Capital Trust. But […]