MI: Obama’s Absence Upsets Some Muslims, Arabs (NPR)
All Things Considered, October 21, 2008 · Barack Obama’s message of unity and diplomacy is an appealing one for many Muslim-Americans. But his conspicuous absence from Muslim and Arab-American neighborhoods and mosques this campaign season has some voters feeling slighted. In Michigan — home to a big Muslim population as well as the nation’s largest […]
CAIR: Prayer Issue Draws Muslim Group to Nebraska
Unrest over a Muslim prayer issue and allegations of discrimination have drawn a visit to the state by regional members of a Muslim advocacy group.Chicago-based representatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations arrived in Grand Island on Tuesday. Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham says many Somali people are leaving or considering leaving the central Nebraska […]
CAIR-MI Participates in Religious Unity Program
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 10/22/08) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday participated in an interfaith program designed to build bridges between people of diverse faiths in Dearborn.The event, titled “One Family Under God: Religion’s Role in Unity in a Diverse Culture,” was held at the Karbala Educational Islamic Center, Speakers discussed […]
CAIR: Muslim Voices Heard in Presidential Race (CNN)
Muslim-Americans say they are more interested than ever before in the political process, in part because their religion has been reduced to a talking point in the presidential campaign. Like many others in the United States, they have been hurt by a limping economy, a problematic healthcare system and an unclear immigration policy. And the […]
GOP Asked to Repudiate NM Leader’s Anti-Muslim Letter
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/21/08) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on state and national Republican Party officials to repudiate anti-Muslim comments written by a New Mexico GOP leader in a letter to the editor.In her letter to the Alamogordo Daily News, headlined “Why I’m a Republican,” Otero County Republican Women Chairperson Marcia Stirman […]
CAIR Applauds Powell’s Repudiation of Political Islamophobia
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/20/08) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded remarks by former Secretary of State Colin Powell repudiating Islamophobia in political campaigns.In an appearance yesterday morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Powell said in part:“I’m also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it […]
Muslim Group Asks Candidates to Reject Islamophobia in Debate
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/15/2008) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group is calling on Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama to repudiate anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bias during tonight’s final presidential debate.The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says American Muslims and Arab-Americans are increasingly concerned about the rising level of religious and ethnic bias […]
CAIR: Illinois Muslim Attacked on College Campus
(CHICAGO, IL, 10/10/2008) – The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) is calling on local, state and national law enforcement authorities to investigate an alleged armed assault on a Muslim college student in Elmhurst, Ill., as a hate crime. Media reports indicate that the Muslim student was attacked in a women’s restroom […]
Calif. Muslim Candidate Receives Death Threat
(ANAHEIM, CA, 10/10/08) – The Greater Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) said today that a Muslim candidate for Irvine City Council reported receiving a phoned death threat after being “smeared” by a council member’s Islamophobic remarks. This week, Irvine City Council candidate Todd Gallinger received an anonymous threat in […]
CAIR Asks FBI to Probe Vandalism at Chicago Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/10/2008) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the FBI to investigate a recent incident of vandalism targeting a local mosque as a possible hate crime.Officials of the Islamic Foundation Mosque in Villa Park told CAIR that the facility was vandalized Thursday, which was the fourth such incident in less […]