MA: Radio Host Who Said ‘Kill Muslims’ Pulled Off Air
It is not the first time Severin has faced criticism for derogatory comments about minorities on his weekday program. On a 2004 broadcast, he compared US Muslims to a fifth column, and when a caller suggested that the United States should befriend Muslims, Severin responded: “You think we should befriend them; I think we should […]
NM: Billboards Criticizing US Aid to Israel Taken Down Under Pressure
A few week ago we posted about ten billboards going up around Albuquerque, NM calling for congress to cut off aid to Israel. They were put up by The Coalition to Stop $30 Billion to Israel, a multi-ethnic, multi-religious coalition working to “end to the ten year commitment of $30 billion in U.S. taxpayer-funded military […]
NY Letter: Rep. King Mischaracterizes Muslim Constituents
Muslims on LI serve society In response to Peter King’s recent statements about American Muslims [“King won’t temper remarks,” News, April 20]: Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey met with the Islamic Center of Long Island about two weeks ago and told us that law enforcement agencies do not have any Long Island mosques under […]
CAIR Commends Fla. Jewish Group for Condemning Hate Speech
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/30/09) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today commended the Florida office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for condemning the anti-Islam hate of a speaker who was recently given a standing ovation at a synagogue in that state. Earlier this week, CAIR called on members of the Jewish community to condemn “Nazi-like” […]
CAIR: Speaker’s Anti-Muslim Propaganda Only Spreads Hate
When a student organization invites a speaker, you would expect that the speaker represents and promotes the ideas, beliefs and core values of the organization. With this in mind, the UConn College Republicans’ choice of Jesse Peterson to speak for them last night was appalling, to say the least. The speaker didn’t spare any efforts […]
CAIR Praises House Passage of Anti-Hate Crimes Bill
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/30/2009) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the US House of Representatives’ passage of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. CAIR has supported the act since 2005 and praised its previous passage by the House in 2007. The Senate now must consider the bill. If passed […]
Court Orders Review of FBI Records on Calif. Muslims
Responding to claims that Muslim organizations have been illegally spied upon in southern California, a federal judge said on April 20, 2009 he will conduct a review of the FBI records. The decision comes after nearly three years of legal efforts by the ACLU and American Muslim groups to obtain information that they say would […]
MI: Federal Prosecutor Seeks Reports of Mosque Spying
The top federal prosecutor in Detroit has encouraged Muslims to report allegations the FBI hired informants to infiltrate mosques and spy on leaders and worshipers. (Full Article)
FBI Meets with Muslims to Quell Spy Allegations
Federal law enforcement officers met with a group of Arab American leaders today to combat rumors the FBI is forcing people of Middle Eastern ties to work as informants. Over the past six months, the rumors have intensified that FBI agents are coercing people across the country to spy for the agency at mosques and […]
Mich. Muslims Say FBI Mosque Informants Cause Strains
A task force formed after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 to bring Arab- and Muslim-Americans together with local and federal authorities became a national model. But members say recent allegations that the FBI hired informants to infiltrate mosques have shaken the group’s foundation. (Full Article)