CAIR-OK: Muslims Define Themselves Through Outreach
“None of you truly believe,” the Prophet Mohammad told his followers, “Until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”President Obama recently quoted that statement at the National Prayer Breakfast. The president said in his Inaugural Address that the United States is reaching out to the Muslim world in a “spirit of mutual […]
MA: Synagogue Hails Dutch Islamophobe as Hero
In his home continent, Dutch politician Geert Wilders is something of a pariah, banned from the United Kingdom and facing prosecution in the Netherlands for his harsh views of Islam.His calls to end immigration from Muslim countries and ban the Koran—he compared it to Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” and said it incites to violence—have earned him […]
Minn. Muslims Oppose Bill Banning Hijab on Driver’s Photos
(ST. PAUL, MN, 3/03/09) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) said today that a proposed bill banning head coverings in driver’s license photographs would infringe on the First Amendment rights of Muslims who wear a religiously-mandated head scarf, or hijab, and of Minnesotans of other faiths who wear religious attire. […]
Oklahoma Muslims Asked to Challenge Anti-Hijab Legislation
(Oklahoma City, OK, 3/3/09) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today called on Oklahomans concerned with constitutionally-protected religious freedoms to contact their state representatives about a bill that bans religious headwear in driver’s license and other identification card photos. The bill, HB 1645, passed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives […]
CAIR Elects N.C. State Senator Larry Shaw as Board Chair
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/3/09) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, announced today that it has elected North Carolina State Senator Larry Shaw as its new board chairman. CAIR’s new chairman said he looks forward to partnering with the Obama administration to protect civil liberties and to […]
Poll Finds U.S. Muslims Thriving (NY Times)
A Gallup poll of Muslims in the United States has found that they are far more likely than people in Muslim countries to see themselves as thriving. n fact, the only countries where Muslims are more likely to see themselves as thriving are Saudi Arabia and Germany, according to the poll. And yet, within the […]
U.S. Islamophobes Tied to Far-Right European Group
The fiercely anti-Islam Dutch MP Geert Wilders has been traveling through the U.S. this week on a highly-publicised trip to meet with politicians, promote his controversial film ‘Fitna’, and raise money for his legal defence back home. Although Wilders’s stated goal has been to campaign for free speech, his trip has been sponsored and promoted […]
Video: Minn. Bill Would Ban Hijab on Driver’s Photos
Click here to watch the video. Most people don’t like their driver’s license picture, but if a state lawmaker has his way, one group of Minnesotans said they are going to like theirs even less. State Rep. Steve Gottwalt of St. Cloud is trying to pass a bill that would ban any kind of headwear […]
OK: Law Would Ban Hijab in Driver’s Photos
On Monday, the House Judiciary Committee approved a proposal that would prohibit people from wearing anything on their heads in their driver’s license photo. Committee Chairman Rex Duncan, R-Sand Springs, took another legislator’s bill (that was designed to deal with a completely different issue) and persuaded the committee to put in his ban on eyeglasses, […]
FL: Muslims Featured in ‘Unseen America’ Photo Project
The faces of Muslims are framed in an art exhibition at Reitz Union that offers a window into their lives and culture. University of Florida students Mohamed-Eslam Mohamed, Asaad Musba, Charissa Dawn Scott and Hena Waseem and UF graduate Muhsin Aziz Ahmad were asked to take pictures that documented Muslim life from a part of […]