CAIR Repudiates Call for Attacks on U.S.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/18/10) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today repudiated a new call by Anwar al-Awlaki for Muslims to attack the United States.In the new audio message, the American-born former Virginia resident says he is calling for the attacks because he could not reconcile living in the U.S. and being a Muslim.SEE: Purported […]
N.C. Congresswoman Backs Extremist Anti-Islam Group
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/17/2010) – A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) to withdraw her support for an anti-Islam hate group whose leader claims an American Muslim “cannot be a loyal citizen” and that Islam is the “real enemy.”The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said that […]
CAIR: Muslim Homeland Security Group Commends LA Sheriff for Supporting Engagement with American Muslims
(LOS ANGELES, CA, 3/18/10) — The Muslim American Homeland Security Congress (MAHSC) today commended Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca for his courageous and principled stand in support of mainstream American Muslims and their organizations, and for his rejection of attempts to marginalize the Islamic community.At a Wednesday hearing of the House Committee on Homeland […]
Penn. Muslims to Challenge Anti-Islam Bias in Children’s Books
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 3/16/10) — On Wednesday, March 17, the Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) will hold a news conference in Philadelphia to announce the launch of a nationwide campaign to challenge anti-Islam bias in a series of children’s books that the Washington-based Muslim civil rights group says promote “hostility toward Islam […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes EEOC Finding of Bias in Ouster of Principal
(NEW YORK, NY, 3/13/10) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed a determination by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that city officials discriminated against Debbie Almontaser “on account of her race, religion and national origin” by removing her as interim principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy […]
CAIR: NYC was Wrong to Fire Muslim Principal (Beliefnet)
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has concluded that New York City’s Department of Education wrongly fired Debbie Almontaser, a Muslim American from Yemen, discriminating on the basis of her race, religion and national origin.Almontaser was the founding principal of the Arabic-themed Khalil Gibran International Academy, a dual-language public school that opened in 2007, but […]
CA: Local Muslims Step Up to Help Haiti
Orange County Muslims on Friday plan to ship out to Haiti a 40-foot container full of clothes, medicine, medical equipment, bottled water and other basic necessities. The relief comes courtesy of the Muslims For Haiti Project, which is a campaign the Anaheim office of Helping Hand USA launched immediately after the devastating quake shook the […]
Muslim, Jewish Holidays to be Added to Vermont School Calendar
The Burlington School Board has voted to add two holidays to future school calendars to give students time off on Jewish and Muslim holy days, but board members say the changes won’t lengthen the school year. The board approved the chances Tuesday by an 8-1 vote. The additions will give students the day off on […]
Only Handful Attend Protest of Va. Imam’s Prayer
Correction: Del. Jackson H. Miller (R-Manassas) was sitting in his seat with his head bowed in prayer when the imam was delivering the prayer. Update: About a dozen delegates, most Republicans, were not in the House chamber at the time of Imam Johari Abdul-Malik’s prayer. They were in their lounge or downstairs, where members had […]
CAIR: Imam Asks for Return of Quran
WALTHAM — After vandals wreaked havoc on the Muslim Student Association suite last week, Imam Talal Eid, Brandeis University’s Muslim chaplain, said the theft of his Quran “is what keeps me upset.” “I use it for my sermon, and it had my notes in it – it’s the work of two years,” said Eid, his […]