CAIR: U.S. Muslims Hope Obama Will Encourage Tolerance
What do American Muslims expect from President-elect Barack Obama? What can they do to help redefine their role in U.S. society? Those questions topped the agenda at the recent annual meeting of the private Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR, in Washington D.C., attended by more than 700 Muslim-American activists from across the country. […]
CAIR-MI Rep Joins Interfaith Panel on Obama Presidency
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 12/10/08) ­ A representative of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday participated on a panel discussion on the upcoming Obama presidency at the Corinthian Baptist Church in Hamtramck, Mich.The panel, titled “The Obama Presidency: Its Significance on Race and the Faith Community,” was part of the Council of […]
CAIR-MI: Detroit Muslims to Distribute Meat to Needy
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 12/10/08) ­- On December 13, Muslims in the metro Detroit area will distribute meat to fulfill the Islamic religious practice of Udhiyah/Qurbani performed following the yearly Muslim pilgrimage, or Hajj. Approximately 30,000 pounds of lamb will be distributed on Saturday to the Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan and Islamic centers in […]
Laptop Searches at Border Might Get Restricted
Mohamed Shommo, an engineer for Cisco Systems Inc., travels overseas several times a year for work, so he is accustomed to opening his bags for border inspections upon returning to the U.S. But in recent years, these inspections have gone much deeper than his luggage. Border agents have scrutinized family pictures on Shommo’s digital camera, […]
Letters: Cal Thomas’ Ignorance Sows Fear, Hatred
Column about Mumbai sows seeds of fear, hatred Cal Thomas’ column about the Mumbai attacks (Dec. 3) reads like an agenda item from a typical terrorist playbook: Create havoc, turn neighbors against neighbors, sow fear and suspicion among races and religions and then sit back and watch all hell break loose. Terrorists come in all […]
CAIR: Say ‘Eid Mubarak’ Today (and Ignore Bill O’Reilly)
While Fox TV host Bill O’Reilly insists everyone say Merry Christmas to everyone this month, today calls for a different greeting for millions of Americans. This is the day Muslims mark the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the Hajj.After morning prayers, Muslims will hold Eid ul Adha (Festival of the Sacrifice) celebrations at […]
Hajj Makes Muslims More Tolerant, Study Suggests (CNN)
(CNN) — The pilgrimage that brings more than 2 million Muslims to Mecca every year tends to make them more religiously observant and also more tolerant, a huge study of Pakistani pilgrims suggests. Muslims who undertake the hajj “return with more positive views towards people from other countries,” are more likely to say “that people […]
CAIR: Ex-Marine Sues to Display Anti-Islamic Decals
The ex-Marine’s car left little doubt that he despised Islam and equated it with terrorism.“ISLAM = TERRORISM” read one decal. Another showed a cartoon boy urinating on a man wearing a turban. Two featured a stop symbol over “The KORAN” and another over the star and crescent symbol. Yet another said disgrace my flag and […]
CAIR, ADAMS Sponsor Interfaith Eid Open House
CAIR, ADAMS Sponsor Interfaith Eid Open HouseThe Washington DaybookDecember 8, 2008The Council on American-Islamic Relations, and the All Dulles Area Muslim Society hold a festival and bazaar to mark the end of the Hajj and the beginning of the three-day Eid ul-Adha holiday in which Muslims exchange social visits and seek to strengthen feelings of […]
CAIR-OH: Muslim Holiday Honors Abraham’s Faith (Dispatch)
Tens of thousands of central Ohio Muslims will honor the sacrifice of Abraham, who was asked to give up his son, in one of the biggest holidays on the Islamic calendar.As many as 10,000 worshippers are expected at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center in Hilliard on Monday for Eid al-Adha.Muslims believe that God asked Abraham […]