VA Panel: ‘Islam, the Obama Administration, and the Muslims’
WHAT: Panel Discussion WHEN: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 8 p.m. WHERE: Al-Hewar Center, 124 Park Street SE, Vienna, Va. SUBJECT: The Al-Hewar Center holds a discussion on “Islam, the Obama Administration, and the Muslims” with Yvonne Haddad, professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. CONTACT: 703-281-6277, alhewar@alhewar.com; http://www.alhewar.com
DC Conference to Examine U.S.-Muslim Relations Under Obama Administration
WASHINGTON, April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — President Obama’s recent trip to the Muslim world within the first 100 days of his presidency highlights to many his firm commitment to improving relations with the Muslim world. “We seek broader engagement based on mutual interest and mutual respect,” the President said during a speech in Turkey, just before […]
Harman, AIPAC, NSA: What did I Know, and When Did I Know It? (CQ)
The tremendous interest in my story yesterday about a 2005 NSA wiretap picking up California Democratic Rep. Jane Harman conversing with a suspected Israeli agent took me by surprise, frankly. It’s always gratifying to find so many people paying attention to things like this when Carrie Prejean is only a click away. The first thing […]
CAIR: Court Asks FBI for Muslim Surveillance Files (OC Register)
The widening rift between the FBI and the Islamic community has drawn the American Civil Liberties Union into the fray, with the organization’s lawyers declaring victory in their efforts to force the release of government surveillance records on Southern California Muslims. A federal district court judge Monday gave the FBI 30 days to make available […]
CAIR: FBI, Cops Won’t Comment on King’s Muslim Smears (Newsday)
The FBI and Nassau police Monday declined to comment directly about Rep. Peter King’s assertion that U.S. Muslims are uncooperative with police, but stressed that they do not focus investigations on particular religious denominations. However, a spokeswoman for the federal Department of Homeland Security, Amy Kudwa, rejected King’s assertion, saying it “would be unfair and […]
CAIR: Somali Muslims Call FBI Outreach ‘Coercion’ (Post-Dispatch)
ST. LOUIS — Concerns about racial profiling and other questionable tactics used to investigate the possible terrorist recruitment of Somalis living in the United States are prompting some Muslim leaders in St. Louis and elsewhere to limit their cooperation with the FBI. Across the country, federal agents are intensifying efforts to make connections within the […]
ACLU Calls on Secretary Napolitano to Release Youssef Megahed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 20, 2009 CONTACT: Brandon Hensler, Director of Communications, (786) 363-2737 or media@aclufl.org TAMPA, Fla. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today sent a letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), urging the release of Youssef Megahed, a University of South Florida student who […]
Muslim Coalition Reaffirms Opposition to FBI Tactics
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/19/09) – Following a meeting in Washington, D.C., the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a national coalition of major Islamic organizations, issued a statement re-affirming opposition to FBI tactics and government policies targeting the Muslim community. SEE: U.S. Muslim Coalition Considers Suspending Relations with FBI Representatives from the American […]
U.S. Muslim Travelers Questioned on Politics, Religion
To read the Muslim Advocates report, go to: Unreasonable Intrusions: Investigating the Politics, Faith & Finances of Americans Returning Home Civil liberties groups are renewing calls for the Obama administration to change screening at border posts by limiting questions about Americans’ political beliefs and religious practices and establishing a process for U.S. citizens and residents […]
CAIR Director Presents Award to NJ Muslim Law Enforcement Officers
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 4/20/09) – The executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Saturday presented an award to the American Muslim Law Enforcement Officers Association (AMLEOA) at the annual banquet of the council’s New Jersey chapter. More than 300 people turned out for the event in Edison, New Jersey. Rashida Tlaib, the […]