U.S. Muslim Investors Profit by Adhering to Faith
As credit markets have imploded, triggering a global economic crisis, Islamically correct investors have seen a change of fortune: The conservative principles this small group of devout Muslims clung to during the economic heyday has insulated them from the worst of the past year’s suffering. Their renunciation of the interest-based economy kept them away from […]
Research Team Studies American Muslim Identity
Hailey Woldt put on the traditional black abaya, expecting the worst. The last time she’d worn the Muslim dress that, with a head scarf, covered everything but her face, hands and feet, she was in Miami International Airport, where the stares were many and the security check thorough. This time, she was in a small […]
VA Delegate Apologizes for Anti-Muslim Remark
Del. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake) apologized today for saying on the House floor yesterday that he doesn’t like to hear prayers of different religions, “especially those of the Muslim faith that I don’t care too much about.” Spruill, who is also a member of the Democratic National Committee, issued his apology moments after his employer, Democratic […]
IL: Catholics, Muslims Value How Much They Share
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the days following the Sept. 11 attacks, Dalila Benameur and her Muslim friends in Bridgeview, Ill., were afraid to leave their homes even when their pantries ran low and their refrigerators emptied. The women felt threatened by the handful of intimidating drivers who would cruise past the town’s mosque waving Confederate […]
CAIR-CA: Bank Apologizes to Muslim Woman it Denied Service
A bank has apologized to a Muslim woman denied service in December because she was wearing a hijab, but has also defended its decision.When Safa Magid went to Community Bank of the Bay to make a deposit, a teller refused to serve her, explaining that the bank’s policy prohibiting people from wearing hats included head […]
IL: Muslim Students Find Contentment at a Catholic University
When Zeina Abusoud began as director of residence life at Benedictine University a decade ago, the number of Muslim students attending the Catholic institution in Illinois was scant. But accommodations in academic policy and an inclusive religious environment have helped transform the university into a popular hub for Muslim college students. “Benedictine is guided by […]
CAIR Joins Groups Seeking to Require Warrants for GPS Surveillance
For more information: Ivan J. Dominguez, (202) 872-8600 ext. 262, ivan@nacdl.orgWashington, DC­ (Feb. 6, 2009) — A diverse group of civil liberties and religious organizations this week weighed in on the question of whether police need a warrant in order to conduct surveillance of personal vehicles by secretly attaching global positioning satellite (GPS) transmitters. The […]
CAIR Reps Meet with Officials on Profiling, Gaza, Hunger
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/4/2009) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that its advocates recently completed more than 80 meetings with elected officials and their staffers on Capitol Hill. On Monday and Tuesday, CAIR representatives from across the country discussed efforts to end racial profiling, concerns over the humanitarian situation in Gaza and fighting […]
Bank Says ‘No Hats’ Policy Does Not Prohibit Hijab
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/3/2009) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that Virginia-based Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) will remind employees that the bank’s “no hats, hoods and sunglasses” policy does not prohibit Muslim customers or staff from wearing religiously-mandated head scarves, or hijabs. The bank’s statement came after a Muslim NFCU customer was […]
Calif. Muslim Claims Bank Singled Her Out for Head Scarf
SAN DIEGO — A woman who wore an Islamic head scarf to a local bank said she was turned away and singled out, and is a victim of discrimination.Amal Hersi and her family moved to the U.S. from Somalia in search of freedom. Hersi said she’s had the freedom she’s wanted, up until last Saturday.“I […]