Muslim Congressman Called ‘N**ger’ by Tea Party Protesters
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/21/10) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on Republican leaders to repudiate racist taunts by tea party opponents of health care reform targeting a Muslim congressman and another African-American lawmaker on Capitol Hill yesterday.Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN), one of two Muslims in Congress, reported that protesters chanted “the N-word, the […]
CAIR-MI: Xenophobia is Un-American
James J. Smith’s editorial called “Have you seen my America?” printed on March 14 typifies a growing trend of un-American, xenophobic sentiments that have swelled since the inauguration of President Obama.In America’s striving to become a “more perfect union,” Americans are increasingly becoming more diverse. American-ness, however, is not based upon conforming to one set […]
CAIR Releases Letter from Detained Va. Man (Wash. Post)
Authorities in Pakistan filed terrorism charges Wednesday against five Northern Virginia men and, for the first time, outlined an extensive plot that included plans to fight U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and possibly an attack in the United States.The men, who lived and grew up in the Alexandria area, were arrested in Pakistan in December. They […]
CAIR-MI: Muslim Group Plans Probe of Imam’s Death
Detroit — The local office of a national Muslim civil rights organization said it plans to launch an independent forensic investigation into the shooting death of a Detroit Muslim cleric in October during an FBI raid.Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, head of Masjid Al-Haqq mosque, was shot to death Oct. 28 during a raid on a […]
CAIR-PA: Pa. Muslim Group Condemns Book Series
The Pennsylvania chapter of a Muslim-rights group accused a Philadelphia think tank and its Broomall publisher yesterday of “fearmongering,” inaccuracy, and bias in a 10-volume series of textbooks titled World of Islam.The 64-page volumes, produced and edited by the Foreign Policy Research Institute and Mason Crest Publishers, are aimed at middle and high school students.At […]
CAIR-PA: Muslim Group Calls Textbooks Discriminatory
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Muslim activists launched a campaign on Wednesday against a series of educational books that they say promote anti-Islamic sentiment among U.S. school children.“The World of Islam,” a 10-book series, encourages young readers to believe Muslims are terrorists and seek to undermine U.S. society, said the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest […]
CAIR-NY: Muslims Seek Religious Holidays in School Calendar (NY Times)
[…]Earlier this year, the City Council passed a resolution to dismiss school for the two major Muslim holidays. At the time, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg indicated he was adamantly opposed to the idea, saying, “If you close the schools for every single holiday, there won’t be any school.” But since then, the mayor’s staff has […]
GOP Rep. Myrick Endorses Conference of Noted Islamophobe
Fresh off a tense town hall with Muslim constituents last month, Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) has blasted out a letter enthusiastically endorsing the group ACT! For America, and its leader, Brigitte Gabriel, who has made a number of extreme comments against Muslims.ACT! For America’s national conference and legislative briefing is scheduled for June in Washington, […]
New CAIR-FL Director Speaks for Young Muslims (Sun-Sentinel)
PEMBROKE PINES — Muhammed Malik said he is anxious to improve the public profile of Muslims and relations between South Florida’s faiths.A generation of 20- and 30-something Muslims who connect to their birthplace, the United States, more than the lands of their immigrant parents. A generation that immerses itself in the public debates of American […]
CAIR Troubled by Racist Announcement at NJ Wal-Mart
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/18/10) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today voiced concern over a recent incident at a southern New Jersey Wal-Mart in which an unknown person made a racist announcement over the store’s public-address system. Wal-Mart officials are reviewing security tapes to determine who used the store’s public-address system on Sunday to say: […]