MI: Team to Review FBI Shooting of Imam
Ron Scott, head of the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, called Monday for an independent investigation into the killing of Luqman Ameen Abdullah, a Muslim leader who headed the Masjid Al-Haqq mosque in Detroit. (More)
CAIR-NY: NY Muslims Allege FBI Harassment
Many Flushing residents object to their treatment in the wake of a terrorism investigation, and they’re doing something about it. Almost two months after a suspected terrorist visited New York, setting off a chain of law enforcement activities including police raids of homes in Queens, activists are methodically collecting and recording complaints from Queens residents […]
Texas Medical Group Apologizes for Hijab Flap, Clarifies Policy on Religious Accommodation
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/2/09) – A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization announced today that a major medical group in Texas has apologized to a Muslim job applicant and has agreed to “clarify” its policy on religious accommodation for employees who wear religious attire such as Islamic head scarves (hijab) or beards.SEE: Clinic Apologizes […]
Texas Medical Group Denies Muslim Doctor Right to Hijab
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/30/09) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on a major medical group in Texas to change its policy denying accommodation for Muslim employees who wear religious attire such as Islamic head scarves (hijab) or beards.CAIR said a Muslim doctor being interviewed for a position with CareNow, a medical group with […]
Muslim Coalition Calls for Probe Into FBI Shooting Death of Mich. Muslim
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/30/09) — The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a coalition of major national Islamic organizations, is calling for an independent investigation into the death of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, who was shot and killed by the FBI on Wednesday in Detroit during raids in which a number of individuals […]
CAIR-LA Condemns Shooting at North Hollywood Synagogue
(LOS ANGELES, CA, 10/29/09) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned a shooting incident in the parking garage of a North Hollywood synagogue in which two worshipers were injured. The worshipers are reported to be hospitalized in good condition.A motive for the shooting has yet to […]
CAIR Seeks HBO Apology for ‘Curb’ Episode Mocking Jesus
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/29/09) – A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on HBO to apologize for an episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” in which the main character splattered urine on a painting of Jesus.SEE: Larry David Blasted for ‘Curb’ Episode Where He Urinates on Jesus Painting In a letter to HBO […]
CAIR: Islamophobia Machine Targets American Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/28/09) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today distributed an editorial, entitled “Islamophobia Machine Targets American Muslims,” outlining what the Washington-based Muslim civil rights group says is a campaign by “extremists of all stripes who coordinate and cooperate in a relentless effort to demonize Islam and deprive American Muslims of their civil […]
MD: Politicians Turn Out for Muslim Food Drive
Sometimes, politics is so entwined with community-based good works and elected officials’ public service that it can be hard to separate them. The eighth annual Howard County Muslim Council food drive and picnic last week is a good example. The event, conceived after the Sept. 11 attacks to help combat stereotypes, combined the local Muslim […]
IL: Mystery Surrounds FBI Raid of Halal Slaughterhouse
Most days, not much happens in this sleepy farming community, population: 100. Yet for a few short, dramatic hours last week, Kinsman doubled in size as scores of armed and armoured federal agents swept in. U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents – some carrying assault rifles – raided an Islamic slaughterhouse, which opened in the […]