CAIR Video: Beating of Calif. Muslim was Hate Crime
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — The Bay Area Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says hate crimes are on the rise and now, a Sunnyvale man is asking the FBI to investigate an attack on him. The man is Muslim-American and says that on Friday, he was beaten by two teenagers who called him a terrorist. “There’s no […]
How Influential Will Anti-Muslim Groups Become?
What is the future of the anti-Muslim movement in the United States? For years there has been a small but passionate group of people concerned with the influence of Islam, and their activism seemed to be largely focused on blogging and lobbying political conservatives. But their presence — and the arguments they raise — seem […]
CAIR Applauds PayPal’s Decision to Drop Anti-Islam Site
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/14/10) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded a decision by PayPal, the leading online payment service, to drop the anti-Islam hate site “Atlas Shrugs,” whose owner claims that “Hitler and the Nazis were inspired by Islam” and that Islam “mandates” lies and deception. Far-right anti-Islam extremist Pamela Geller, who is […]
NY Rep. Says Israel Deserves Loyalty More than Obama
Rep. Pete King says President Obama’s weak Mideast policy is forcing House Democrats to make the difficult choice of either supporting Obama or supporting Israel. “I hope they put our relationship with Israel above their relationship with Obama,” King (R-LI) said yesterday. (More)
UCI MSU Appeals Recommendation to Suspend MSU
In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most MercifulFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:UC IRVINE MSU APPEALS RECOMMENDATION TO SUSPEND MSU(Irvine, CA – 6/14/10)– The Muslim Student Union (MSU) at the University of California, Irvine, announced today that it has filed an appeal to the recommendation by the Senior Executive Director of Student Housing to revoke the student […]
NY: Heated Opposition to a Proposed Mosque (NY Times)
A church may be a church, and a temple a temple, but through the prism of emotion that still grips many New Yorkers almost a decade after 9/11, a mosque can apparently represent a lot of things. In the last few months, Muslim groups have encountered unexpectedly intense opposition to their plans for opening mosques […]
CAIR: ‘Sex and the City 2’ Hinders Muslim Outreach
As Carrie Bradshaw might write in her “Sex and the City” column, when it comes to America’s relationship with the Muslim world, do the actions of a beautiful woman speak louder than the words of a powerful man? A year after President Barack Obama proposed a “new beginning” with the Islamic world, now comes Samantha […]
CAIR-NY: U.S. Muslim Discuss Progress of Obama’s Cairo Speech
June 4, 2010 marked the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s speech made in Cairo, Egypt regarding relations between Muslims and Americans. Obama made statements like, “American Muslims have enriched the United States.” And “Islam is a part of America.” He touched upon violent extremism, the Israeli/Palestine conflict, and democracy, among other topics. He ended his […]
CAIR-CT: Muslims Pray Friday for End to Gulf Disaster
Muslims in Connecticut will gather today to pray for an end to the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and for the environment. Imams also have been asked to focus their sermons at Friday prayers on seeking a quick end to the calamity. (More)
Video: CAIR-FL Rep Says Gaza Blockade Illegal
Muhammed Malik holds a different opinion of the facts. Malik is the Director of CAIR, the Council on American Islamic Relations. “I think it demonstrated, especially the aftermath, that the world is really seeing that what Israel did was hypocritical and was a double standard,” said Malik. “The world is really looking for accountability at […]