Opposition to NY Mosque Continues
. . . In a letter to his Democratic opponent, Lazio said that the people of New York need more answers about where the $100 million for the project was coming from, and noted that Rauf had passed up an opportunity to denounce the Palestinian group Hamas as a terrorist organization. Lazio also alluded to […]
CAIR-LA: Another U.S. Mosque Faces Opposition
Heated debate over the nature of Islam is overshadowing plans to build a mosque in northeast Temecula. Critics, including the pastor of a church next to the mosque site, say the worship center is a bad fit for the area. They’re also concerned with what they describe as Islam’s extreme agenda of expansion. The Islamic […]
CAIR-MN Asks FBI to Probe Hate Vandalism of Somali-Owned Market
(ST. PAUL, MN, 7/09/10) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today asked the FBI to investigate recent graffiti spray-painted on a St. Cloud business as a possible hate crime. The Hormud Market, owned by a Somali Muslim St. Cloud resident, was spray painted with the words “Go Home” on Thursday, […]
CAIR Travel Advisory Warns U.S. Muslims of ‘Forced Exile’
American Muslim travelers face denial of due process, pressure to become informants(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/9/10) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today issued a travel advisory to American Muslims warning of the risk of “forced exile” when traveling overseas or attempting to return to the United States. CAIR is also urging Muslim travelers to know […]
Backlash Against Imaginary Muslim Perils in Oklahoma
There are only 30,000 Muslims in Oklahoma, a state of 3.7m people, making them well under 1% of the population. That’s still enough to worry some people, though. Rex Duncan, a Republican member of Oklahoma’s House of Representatives, has just had a measure placed on the November ballot that would ban local courts from considering […]
The FBI: Foiling its Own Plots Since 2001
Informers have by now become our first line of defense in our battles with the evildoers, the go-to guys in the never-ending domestic war on terror. They regularly do the dirty work — suggesting and encouraging the plots, laboring as bag men to move the money, fashioning the bombs, and eliciting the flamboyant dialogue, even […]
Tapping The Growing Muslim-American Market
When it comes to wooing Muslim Americans, U.S. marketers are pretty oblivious, leaving potential customers to scramble for product information on their own. Are Halal meals at Kentucky Fried Chicken Halal enough? How about Oreos? What’s new at Forever 21 that is hot and modest? Is that mutual fund compliant with Shariah investment principles? But […]
CAIR-FL: Potential Immigration Law Divides Public, Law Enforcement
Neil Lewis’ cramped immigration law office reverberates from the ring of yet another telephone call. Each anxious voice on the other end poses the same question. “Is that going to come here?” Lewis said, echoing his clients’ apprehensive queries. Across the state, Floridians are paying close attention as state lawmakers begin to craft a tough, […]
CAIR-MI: Arrested Missionaries Broke Rules of Arab Fest
State Rep. Tom McMillin is asking the Attorney General’s Office to investigate an incident involving four Christian missionaries who were arrested at the Arab International Festival in Dearborn after talking to festivalgoers about religion . . . Officials with the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said they support the Dearborn police in […]
CAIR-MI Rep Speaks on Muslim Legal Advocacy Panel
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 7/8/10) ­ A representative of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) spoke yesterday on a panel discussion at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Auburn Hills focusing on issues relating to American Muslims and legal advocacy. CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid discussed the correlation between the ongoing civil […]