CAIR Welcomes President’s Support for Muslim Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPresident defends right to build Islamic community center in Manhattan(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/13/2010) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) tonight welcomed President Obama’s strong support for Muslim religious rights, including the right to build an Islamic community center in Manhattan.At an iftar, or Ramadan fast-breaking dinner at the White House this evening, the […]
CAIR Video: Planned Fla. Quran Burning Sparks Outrage
People across the world are condemning the Dove World Outreach Center for the church’s plans to burn a Koran on 9/11.On Thursday, Al-Azhar’s Supreme Council in Egypt accused the church of “stirring up hate and discrimination.”Local Muslims are also outraged at the church’s actions. “Burning not just the Koran but burning holy scripture of any […]
CAIR-MI Welcomes Ramadan Display at City Hall
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 8/13/10) ­ The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today welcomed an educational display about the ongoing month-long Ramadan fast being hosted in the City Hall of Warren, Mich. The educational display, which was provided by the Islamic Organization of North American (IONA) mosque based in Warren, gives information about […]
Video: ‘People Love to Hate Muslims’
As the midterm elections get closer, the GOP has pulled out their weapon of choice: fear mongering. A subject that has delivered without fail is the right’s main issue of this 2010 election: Islamophobia. With such high profile Republicans such as Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich opposing the Islamic Center next to Ground Zero, how […]
Video: Lawsuit Threatened Over Tenn. Mosque Project
It wasn’t even on the agenda, but Thursday night’s Rutherford County commission meeting led to a hot debate over a proposed mosque. Now, some neighbors are even threatening to sue. There are obviously two sides to this issue. Some opponents say it’s an environmental issue and they are calling for a water and traffic study. […]
Tenn. Residents Demand Halt to Mosque Construction
Several county residents spoke at Thursday night’s monthly Rutherford County Commission meeting in opposition to a proposed Islamic Center on Veals Road. Most demanded construction be halted and stopped short of demanding the buried body of a Muslim on their property be exhumed. The 52,000-square foot Islamic Center of Murfreesboro was approved earlier this year […]
US Muslim Aid Group Increases Appeal for Pakistan Emergency
Islamic Relief USA, a Washington, D.C.-area relief and development organization, today announced that it has increased its fundraising goal for the Pakistan flood victims to 2 million dollars due to the worsening conditions in the region. “As the numbers of those affected by these floods increase, so too must the amount we raise to help […]
Video: Stewart Takes On Ground Zero Mosque Critics
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Municipal Land-Use Hearing Update www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party A clean-shaven Jon Stewart returned from a long weekend last night to tackle the recent controversy over the building of a mosque at the World Trade Center site. Critics of […]
CAIR-NJ Welcomes James ‘Yusuf’ Yee as Executive Director
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 8/9/2010) — The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed James “Yusuf” Yee as its new executive director. Yee was raised in New Jersey and is a third-generation Chinese-American who converted to Islam in 1991. After serving in the aftermath of the first Gulf War as a […]
CAIR-CT Seeks Protection for Muslim Worshippers
(HARTFORD, CT, 8/7/2010) — The Connecticut office of the Council on American-Islamic Relation (CAIR-CT) today called on public officials and law enforcement agencies in that state to protect the right of Muslims to worship without intimidation by anti-Islam protesters.The Connecticut Post reported that right-wing protesters carrying signs and shouting “Islam is a lie” angrily confronted […]