Does Rep. Myrick Think Islam is a ‘Terminal Disease’?
TalkingPointsMemo today describes the confrontation between Myrick and her Muslim constituents over her wacky investigation of “intern spies” and her endorsement of a WorldNetDaily book called Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld that’s Conspiring to Islamize America. Myrick wrote the forward to the book. Her constituents noted that the author of the book, David Gaubatz, […]
NC: Rep. Myrick Distances Herself from Islam-Basher
Muslim constituents repeatedly challenged Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) at an emotional town hall meeting in Charlotte Thursday, with Myrick scrambling to distance herself from the Islam-bashing co-author of the book Muslim Mafia, whose foreword was written by the congresswoman herself. Myrick has had a tense relationship with her district’s Muslim community for many years, but […]
Tariq Ramadan to Be Keynote Speaker at CAIR-Chicago Banquet
CAIR-Chicago is pleased to announce that Professor Tariq Ramadan will be the keynote speaker at its 6th annual banquet on April 10, 2010. The appearance of Professor Ramadan will be a milestone for the American Muslim community since he was banned from visiting the United States almost six years ago. Late last month Secretary of […]
CAIR to Support D.C. Panel on Muslims and the Census
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/3/10) – On Monday, March 8, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will join in supporting an event at Georgetown University hosted by the American Muslim Interactive Network (AMIN) to encourage participation in the 2010 U.S. Census.WHAT: Census 2010: Muslim Voices MatterWHEN: Monday, March 8. 6-7 p.m. dinner reception, 7-8:30 p.m. panel discussion […]
CAIR Concerned About Reported Rise in Militias, ‘Patriot’ Groups
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/2/10) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington-based Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, today expressed concern about the reported rise in the number of anti-government and anti-immigrant extremist groups during the past year. CAIR cited a report released today by the respected Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). That report, titled […]
Muslim White House Appointee a Bridge Between Worlds (Wash. Post)
Rashad Hussain, President Obama’s new special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, was an avid high school debater in Plano, Tex., where he grew up. His debate partner and best friend was a classmate named Josh Goldberg, meaning that at the end of many tournaments, the judge would announce “Goldberg-Hussain” as the cultural […]
NY: Muslim’s Lawsuit Accuses NYPD of Bias in Hiring (NY Times)
As the New York Police Department has initiated and expanded counterterrorism efforts in foreign countries over the last several years, it has also aggressively tried to recruit speakers of Arabic and other languages of countries where Islam holds sway. But a Moroccan immigrant who applied to become a police officer as a result of those […]
CAIR-MI: Young Muslims to Gather at Conference
Young Muslims from across metro Detroit are to gather today in Dearborn for a youth leadership meeting.The Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium is an all-day event aimed at educating Muslims about political and social activism. It is to feature talks by Muslims Adam Shakoor, an attorney and former judge, and state Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit.It is […]
CAIR Video: 200 Turn Out for CAIR Interfaith Dialogue in Va.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/1/10) – Some 200 people turned out on Sunday at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Arlington, Va., for an interfaith dialogue and a screening of a new film about global Muslim public opinion.[View Video Clips from the Interfaith Dialogue.]The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) hosted the event in partnership with 20,000 Dialogues, a […]
CAIR Applauds Fox, Karan Johar for Film’s Portrayal of Muslims
(LOS ANGELES, CA, 2/26/10) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today sent a letter to Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula to thank them for recognizing Muslims’ contributions to American society in the newly released film, “My Name is Khan.”The film shows a central […]