CAIR-AZ: Trip Aimed to Bond Christian, Islamic Communities
An Arizona legislator’s trip abroad next month is designed to strengthen cultural bonds that may help the lawmaker better represent the diverse base of residents living in the Yuma area.District 24 Rep. Theresa Ulmer, D-Yuma, will leave for Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug. 4 for a 10-day tour to broaden her understanding of the Islamic world […]
MS: Radio Stations, Advertisers Drop Savage Program
A group of seven Mississippi talk radio stations owned by Telesouth Communications has dropped Michael Savage’s nationally syndicated radio program over comments the host made last week suggesting that nearly every child with autism was “a brat” of inattentive parents. “Michael Savage’s comments about autistic children were beyond inexcusable and are unacceptable,” the station group […]
WV: Muslim Families Forced to Buy Imported Meat
CABELL COUNTY — Most of us are familiar with saying a blessing before we eat, however, West Virginia’s Department of Agriculture wants to get the word out to farmers and meat processing centers that there’s an untapped market of Muslims who need help before dinner is even served. West Virginia’s Muslim population continues to increase […]
DC: Lieberman Talks to Hagee’s Group
Ignoring critics, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman addressed a meeting of the group Christians United for Israel on Tuesday night in Washington. The group is run by the Rev. John C. Hagee, a pastor who was repudiated by Senator John McCain in May after earlier incendiary remarks surfaced. Mr. Lieberman is a prominent surrogate for Mr. […]
Firms Offer Muslims Alternatives to Mortgages
Khalid Aqbal’s new condo sits in one corner of a quiet leafy square in a northern Virginia suburb. He’s 62, and it’s the first home he’s bought in the U.S. since moving here from Canada. Some of his neighbors’ homes are in foreclosure, but Aqbal isn’t worried because he didn’t take out a high-risk loan. […]
Advertisers Drop Savage Program Over Autism Remarks
Michael Savage, the incendiary radio host who last week characterized nearly every child with autism as “a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out,” said in a telephone interview on Monday that he stood by his remarks and had no intention of apologizing to those advocates and parents who have called for […]
CAIR-Chicago: Official Forwards Anti-Muslim E-Mail
An e-mail sent by Frankfort Township assessor Paul Ruff to many in the Frankfort/Mokena area is filled with anti-Muslim sentiments.The e-mail, circulated in June, said America should follow the lead of Australia’s former prime minister John Howard, who said Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law should get out of Australia.“Once you are […]
CAIR: Obama Clothing Ban Puzzles Mideast Experts
An Obama campaign ban on green clothing during the candidate’s visits to Israel and Jordan has created wide puzzlement among observers of the Middle East.In a memo to reporters, described as “a few guidelines we sent staff before departure to the Middle East,” Obama advance staffer Peter Newell laid out rules on attire for Jordan […]
CAIR: Israelis, Palestinians Look to Obama with Hope, Skepticism
As Barack Obama heads into the world’s most complicated region in a bid to establish his foreign-policy credentials as a presidential hopeful, Israelis and Palestinians are voicing a mixture of hope, skepticism and curiosity. The Illinois Democratic senator, who arrives here Tuesday from visits to Iraq and Afghanistan, has promised a new approach to U.S. […]
CAIR-OK: Muslims Speak out Against Obama Cartoon
A satirical cartoon depicting U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama has caused a stir with some Oklahoma Muslim leaders.Razi Hashmi, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Oklahoma chapter, said the cartoon illustration on the July 21 cover of The New Yorker magazine is offensive to Muslims in more ways than one.The illustration was […]