CAIR-LA: Interfaith Groups Rebuke Rep’s Inflammatory Language
A cross-denominational group of religious leaders from across southern California have banded together, calling on Congressman Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) to cease his usage of rhetoric linking Islam to terrorism.Royce, the representative of California’s 40th district, which covers parts of northern Orange County, has been continuously incorporating language in his publications and speeches that associates religious […]
CAIR: Muslims Urged to Ignore Maher’s Anti-Religion Poster
Bill Maher isn’t monkeying around when it comes to politically incorrect humor, or his favorite subject—the Almighty.His new documentary, Religulous, which had its world premiere Saturday night at the Toronto Film Festival, is predictably making waves for its satirical musings on the world’s three main religions.And then there’s the poster.The one-sheet, which will adorn theaters […]
CAIR-OK: Muslims Play Important Role in Volunteer Work
Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota urged the Islamic community in Oklahoma to work to improve the community in which they live.Speaking at a recent Islamic dinner in Oklahoma City, the congressman, who is the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress, pointed out public needs such as providing health care for the uninsured and working […]
CAIR San Diego Co-Sponsors Media Breakfast
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 9/10/08) – The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) recently co-sponsored a breakfast for media professional held at National University in San Diego.The event’s topic was, “Islamophobia: Covering the Muslim Community After 9/11.” More than a dozen members of the San Diego Press Club and the Society […]
‘Allah Made Me Funny’ Movie Tackles Post-9/11 Issues with Humor
(Washington D.C. September 8, 2008) — Three rising comedians are set to take on the stereotypes and deliver something that few movie goers expect when they go to a movie that features Muslims: laughter. “Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert,” a new documentary featuring the stand-up routines of three of America’s funniest Muslims, premieres […]
CAIR Offers Condolences on Death of Imam W. Deen Mohammed
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/9/2008) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is offering its condolences to the family of Imam W. Deen Mohammed, a national leader of the American Muslim community who died today in Illinois. SEE: Muslim Leader Warith Deen Mohammed Dies (Detroit Free Press) Imam Mohammed, 74, was the son of Elijah Muhammad, the […]
Anti-Hate: CAIR Refutes Racist Group’s ‘Smears’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/9/2008) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today refuted what it called “smears” by a leader of a racist and anti-Muslim group that has in the past urged that the practice of Islam be made illegal.In a recent news release, Paul “Dave” Gaubatz of the hate group Society of Americans for National […]
CAIR-FL: A Month to Help Neighbors (Miami Herald)
As the Muslim communities in South Florida and all over the world participate physically and spiritually in the sacred month of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, we are reminded of our obligation and responsibilities toward humanity.Each of us strives to be a better person, and many make plans focusing on charity, self restraint and […]
CO: Muslim Workers to Protest Refusal to Accommodate Fasting
More than 100 Muslim workers planned to march a couple miles to a Greeley meatpacking plant this afternoon in protest of what they called JBS Swift & Co.’s sudden reversal of accommodation for their religious fasting. The workers, mostly Somalis but also from several other East African nations, said they were told by Swift management […]
PA: Hearing for Muslim Officer Seeking to Wear Hijab
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 9/8/08) – On Tuesday, September 9, oral arguments will be heard in the case of a Muslim police officer (Webb v. City of Philadelphia) who is seeking to wear a religiously-mandated Islamic headscarf, or hijab, while on duty. SEE: Court to Hear Arguments over Muslim Cop’s Scarf (AP) In January 2008, Philadelphia Police […]