CA: Muslim Nurses Speak Out on Faith and Patient Care
When Zakiyyah El’Amin, RN, PhD, a Muslim nurse, began her nursing career in a Catholic hospital in Sacramento, Calif., in the 1970s, she did not wear the long flowing head scarf, called “hijab,” seen on many Muslim women. She kept her hair covered in the fashion of African women. People knew she was different, but […]
IA: Imam Hopeful for Renovations at Flooded Mother Mosque
Six weeks after the basement of the Mother Mosque of America filled with muddy water from the Cedar River, its executive director is optimistic about the building’s future. “The mosque will be stronger than it was before,” Imam Taha Tawil said. “Now we are able to make the mosque stronger physically. The windows downstairs were […]
TN: Muslims Buy Land for Extended Facility
Danish Siddiqui has spent most of his life in Germantown. It’s where the 28-year-old grew up, got a job and found a home. Yet as a Muslim, he has been a nomad. The closest mosque is a 30-minute drive, and places of worship nearby are small and rented. “When there’s no facility, people wander on […]
CT: Yale Hosts High-Level Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Senior Christian and Muslim scholars and leaders are meeting in the United States this week seeking common ground in their different faiths to foster better understanding between Islam and the West. Hosted by Yale University Divinity School, the conference is the first public dialogue launched by Muslim intellectuals in the Common Word group that appealed […]
Obama Says Muslim Issue Is ‘No-Win Situation’
Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday that responding to incorrect assertions that he’s a Muslim has put him in a “no-win situation.” If he allows the Internet rumors and other misleading information to go unchallenged, it’s an affront to his Christianity and could cost him support from voters who don’t want a Muslim in the White […]
Libertarians Undecided on Anti-Muslim Candidate
Party leaders will decide tomorrow or Tuesday whether Sonny Landham will run as a Libertarian for U.S. Senate in November after a series of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim remarks, the Kentucky party’s chairman said yesterday. Asked how the party could consider Landham as a candidate after he had called for the genocide of Arabs and Muslims, […]
Prosecutors Argue for More Secrecy in AIPAC Case
A federal judge went too far when he ruled that two pro-Israel lobbyists charged with trafficking in classified information were entitled to present certain secret information in court to mount their defense, prosecutors argued in a new brief filed with a federal appeals court. Large portions of the public version of the brief were blacked […]
Israel: Nine Hours at Eretz Checkpoint
My adventures as an Arab American journalist crossing in and out of Israel have already been documented here. But even for someone who goes in expecting delays, aggressive questioning and the occasional strip search, my experience on Sunday leaving the Gaza Strip through the Eretz border crossing was a shock. About 18 months ago, Israel […]
Officials: US Talks to Iran to Legitimize Attack
Recent talks the United States held with Iran are aimed at creating legitimacy for a potential attack against Iranian nuclear facilities, defense officials speculated on Sunday as Defense Minister Ehud Barak headed to Washington for talks with senior administration officials. Barak will travel to Washington and New York and will hold talks with his counterpart […]
CAIR-NY, NYCLU Seek Testimonials of Harassment in Schools
(NEW YORK, NY, 07/25/2008) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), in partnership with the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), is seeking testimonials from Muslim youth who have experienced verbal or physical abuse in New York City public schools for a report that will chronicle their stories to increase […]