CAIR: Muslims Condemn Hate Vandalism of Md. Synagogue
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/28/10) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned the vandalism of a synagogue in Olney, Md., and expressed sympathy and solidarity with the congregants. Become a Fan of CAIR on FacebookSubscribe to CAIR’s E-Mail List Congregants of B’Nai Shalom Synagogue discovered anti-Semitic graffiti on the outside of the building earlier this […]
Islam has long history downtown: Why the ‘Ground Zero mosque’ belongs in lower Manhattan
Rick Lazio, the gubernatorial candidate from Suffolk County, doesn’t like it. Sarah Palin, though not exactly a New Yorker, has resoundingly “refudiated” it. More importantly, plenty of ordinary citizens vocally oppose the establishment of a Muslim community center and mosque near the World Trade Center site. But no matter how offensive their presence may be […]
CAIR: Tenn. Lt. Gov. Questions Muslim Religious Rights
Gubernatorial candidate urged to meet with state’s Muslim leaders (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/25/10) — A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey to meet with representatives of that state’s Islamic community after the gubernatorial candidate seemed to claim that First Amendment religious rights may not apply to […]
CAIR: Anti-Islam Hate Group Leader Trains Va. Terror Task Force
Robert Spencer founded group dedicated to stopping the ‘Islamization’ of America (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/24/10) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the FBI and Virginia’s Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force to explain why a leader of an anti-Islam hate group was invited to offer training to state and federal law enforcement officers. […]
CAIR-LA: School District Rejects Hate Group’s Demands
Schools in the Fountain Valley district will not change the way they portray Islamic history to 7th-graders. After a long, contentious meeting Thursday night, a unanimous school board declined to go further with a proposal by Fountain Valley resident Steve Jackson that they provide supplemental material to the district’s 7th grade social science textbook. Jackson […]
CAIR: Term ‘Islamist’ is Derogatory, Ill-Defined
In addition to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Obama administration is fighting on another front: a domestic war of words on how to describe the threat posed by “Islamic” terrorism. . . The word “Islamist” has come under particular scrutiny–mostly because it can carry numerous and often derogatory connotations. First heard in academic […]
CAIR: San Diego Muslims to Hold Youth Conference
Day-long event to focus on spirituality, education, activism, social concerns (SAN DIEGO, CA, 7/23/10) — On Saturday, July 24, the San Diego Muslim community will hold a day-long conference for American Muslim youth at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD). The theme of the conference is “Muslim Youth in America: Seeking the Straight Path.” […]
CAIR: Islamophobia Threatens Rights of U.S. Muslim
. . .”Given the political right’s hate-filled and hysterical response to all things Muslim, one has to ask whether American Muslims face a future in which they will no longer be treated as equal citizens,” counters Ibrahim Hooper, communications director for the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations. “The best example of the right’s campaign to […]
CAIR: More Tales From The Anti-Muslim Front Lines
Earlier this week, we delved into the growing anti-Muslim sentiment from conservatives — often taking the form of outraged opposition to the construction of new mosques and Islamic cultural centers around the country. We offered three examples — the vitriol aimed cultural centers set to be built in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Riverside County, California, and, of […]
CAIR-LA: Islamophobes Target Calif. Schools
…The book, approved by the state education department, gives “cleansed” portrayals of Islamic history, according to the group. They want additional pages dropped into the textbook that present what they consider to be the true story if Islam. . . Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Anaheim-based state office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations […]