Muslim Youth Building Their Identities (Wash Post)
Many had just entered high school in the days after the Sept. 11 attacks and now, eight years later, they are leaving college and choosing their path in life. Young Muslims in the Washington area are part of a generation that appears markedly different from their parents in career choices, assimilation and views of their […]
DOJ Files Suit for N.J. Woman Fired for Wearing Hijab
NEWARK — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today accusing Essex County officials of illegally firing a Muslim corrections officer for refusing to remove her head scarf. The suit, filed in federal court in Newark on behalf of Yvette Beshier, asks for a court order forcing the county to accommodate religious observances as part of […]
FBI to Continue Mosque Monitoring Despite Concerns (LA Times)
The FBI plans to continue using informants to monitor mosques in America despite strong criticism over such programs leveled this year by Muslim American leaders in Orange County. The Times revealed this year that an FBI informant claimed agents monitored popular gyms throughout Orange County to gather intelligence on members of several local mosques. Some […]
CAIR-OH: Mosque’s Female Leader Tackles Stereotypes (Blade)
Toledo mosque Masjid Saad has elected a female president, the first woman to hold the leadership position at the 30-year-old mosque. Salmenna Sediqe, a businesswoman and mother of five, was elected last month and will serve a one-year term as president of the mosque on Alexis Road in Sylvania. The administrative position is separate from […]
Calif. Mosque Targeted with Hate Graffiti
(ANAHEIM, CA, 6/4/09) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) said today that vandals targeted a local mosque with hate graffiti early this morning. CAIR-LA said the mosque in Cypress, Calif., was vandalized with “huge” graffiti, which stated: “F**k You, “we’re going to kill you,” and “US Military […]
CAIR-LA: The FBI, the Muslims, and the Mole (Video)
On “Inside the OC with Rick Reiff,” CAIR-LA Executive Director Hussam Ayloush discusses the Muslim community’s concerns about the FBI hiring a convicted felon to “infiltrate” Southern California mosques and to try to incite violence. Click here to watch the video.
Video: Texas Fusion Center’s Spending, Operations Questioned
Click here to watch the video. The North Central Texas Fusion Center is Collin County’s new criminal and intelligence data gathering center. But, it may be gathering more criticism than acclaim as questions mount about how the million dollars to fund it are being spent. Fusion centers began springing up after 9/11. Funded mostly by […]
HI: Islam Day Draws Heat for Isles
Hawaii already designates April 8 as Buddha Day and March 21 as Baha’i New Year’s Day. Good Friday is even enshrined as an official state holiday, with public offices closed. So state Rep. Lyla Berg thought that marking Sept. 24 as Islam Day would not be out of line in Hawaii, with its multicultural fabric. […]
TX: Muslim Elected to Richardson City Council
Much about Amir Omar, one of Richardson’s newest City Council members, is a contradiction. His parents, who grew up Shiite and Sunni in radically different home environments. His support base, which combined the city’s business elite with those who are often the group’s loudest critics. And his role as politician, a trailblazer believed to be […]
Sen. Specter Cancels Speech at Anti-Islam Event
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/18/09) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) has canceled a scheduled appearance at an “anti-Islam” conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by a right-wing think tank headed by Daniel Pipes, who is regarded by many Muslims as one of the nation’s leading Islamophobes.CAIR reports that Specter, […]