Q&A on Oklahoma Anti-Islam Ballot Measure
Q&A on Anti-Islam Ballot MeasureWhat is Shariah?Shariah is a dynamic legal framework derived from the Quran (Islam’s revealed text), the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad, the ongoing consensus of Islamic scholars, and analytical reasoning. “Brannon Wheeler, history professor and director of the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies at the United States Naval Academy, […]
CAIR Applauds International Effort to Foil Cargo Bomb Plot
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR Applauds International Effort to Foil Cargo Bomb Plot(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/30/10) – A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today applauded the efforts of law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the United States, Europe and the Middle East to foil an apparent plot to ship packages containing explosives from Yemen […]
Juan Williams Issue: ‘CAIR Did What It Is Mandated to Do’
Today I share my opinion about commentator Juan Williams – his statements on the Fox News Network and subsequent dismissal by National Public Radio-as well as my thoughts on the Council on American-Islamic Relations, NPR in general, conservatives who’ve adopted Williams as a poster boy and rabid congressional members who have found another reason to […]
Sting Underscores Muslims’ Complex Relationship with FBI
A sting operation over the course of months. Federal agents posing as al-Qaeda operatives. The text of the sacred Koran used to send coded messages.When federal authorities arrested Farooque Ahmed, a 34-year-old Pakistani American, this week for an alleged plot to bomb Metrorail stations in Northern Virginia, Muslim groups in the area struggled with what […]
CAIR-MN Asks Delta to Probe ‘Profiling’ of Muslim Passengers
(ST. PAUL, MN, 10/29/10) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on Delta Airlines to investigate recent allegations of religious profiling of Muslim passengers. CAIR-MN is calling on Delta to review its policies on what constitutes suspicious behavior and to conduct trainings to help staff avoid profiling of passengers. […]
CAIR-Chicago: Muslim Businesses Unfairly Targeted by Village Mayor
(Chicago, IL, 10/21/10) — CAIR-Chicago filed a discrimination complaint in federal today court against the Southwest Suburban Village of Worth on behalf of Ala Alsherbini, a local Muslim business owner.The suit alleges that the Village, through its mayor, trustees and employees, intentionally began a practice of targeting Middle Eastern owned businesses through the issuance of […]
CAIR Thanks Penn. Retailer for Backing Worker’s Religious Rights
Bare Feet Shoes agrees to re-hire employee fired over Islamic scarf(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 10/19/10) — The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) today thanked Pennsylvania-based retailer Bare Feet Shoes for agreeing to re-hire a Muslim employee fired for refusing to remove her religious head scarf, or hijab. [Bare Feet Shoes is a shoe […]
CAIR-Chicago: The ADL’s New Mission Statement (Huff Post)
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), fresh off of several PR gaffes, recently managed to pull off another head-scratching moment by compiling and releasing a list of the “top ten most influential anti-Israel groups in America.”In other words, an organization that describes itself as “the nation’s premier civil rights/human relations agency that fights anti-Semitism and all forms […]
CAIR Director Breaks Ground for First Alaska Mosque
Alaska World Affairs Council invites Nihad Awad to speak on Islamophobia’s impact on national security(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/19/10) — Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), recently broke ground for the first mosque in Alaska and offered an address on “The Rise of Islamophobia and Its Impact on National Security” at […]
CAIR: Wash. State Muslims Targeted in Hate Attack
Assailant Shouted Racial, Religious Slurs During Attack at Gas Station(SEATTLE, WA, 10/20/10) –- On Thursday, October 21, the Washington State chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) will hold a news conference in Seattle with two Muslim women who were allegedly attacked at a gas station by an assailant shouting racial and religious slurs.At […]