CAIR-IL: Religion is a Valid Reason for Beard
Should a man be forced to shave his beard for work if it violates his religious beliefs?Abal Zaidi, who is Muslim, refused to shave and now alleges that’s why he lost his job as a Kane County correctional officer in Geneva. Last week, he sued the Kane County Sheriff’s Department, where he worked from July […]
200 Attend CAIR-Nevada Community Service Fair
(LAS VEGAS, NV, 7/21/2008) – More than 200 people turned out on Saturday for the first annual Community Service Fair hosted by the Nevada chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NV).Members of the southern Nevada Muslim community enjoyed games, sports, halal food, and registered to vote in the upcoming presidential elections. Representatives from the […]
CAIR: U.S. Muslims to Count Population
Muhammad Ndiaye is halfway through his Friday sermon when he realizes his Northwestside mosque is so crowded that men are listening from a kitchen in the back.He halts his lecture — about the narrow path to heaven — to urge the men and boys already seated on the floor to scoot up.“Make room for others,” […]
CAIR-MI: Clergyman Hopes All Religions Can Unite
If there’s one thing Metro Detroiters of all faiths can agree on, it’s that the region is going through an economic rough patch, to say the least.A Warren church has an idea: Everybody pray.The Rev. Greg Barrette, lead minister of the 1,500-member Renaissance Unity, hopes churches, temples, synagogues and other houses of worship unite Aug. […]
CAIR-CA: Website is Muslim Alternative to YouTube
A Temecula group has launched a Muslim version of YouTube.MuslimChannels.tv aims to educate non-Muslims about Islam and provide an Internet site for Muslims to view videos without worrying about anti-Islamic tirades or sexually explicit content, said Tarek Ayoub, a volunteer for the site and for the site’s nonprofit founder, Islam The Answer Corp.“It’s a way […]
American Muslim Country Singer Performs in Rome
America’s first Muslim country music singer performed in Italy for the first time on Sunday as part of a United States Embassy co-sponsored European tour. Kareem Salama, born and raised in Ponca City, Oklahoma in the southern US, is the son of Egyptian immigrants. He began to get into country music while studying in graduate […]
VA: Web Fills a Void in Muslim Garb
While looking for a place to eat the other night, I discovered Ad-Diwan, a store in a Falls Church strip mall with a sign saying “Islamic clothing.” The shop, located in a triangle that includes a Lebanese restaurant and an Islamic supermarket, was filled with shapeless floor-length abayas — cloaklike overgarments — made in Kuwait […]
TN: Islamic Center Finds New Home in Columbia
From the ashes of the Islamic Center of Columbia’s former home will come a new era for the mosque, its leader said. Daoud Abudiab, president of the center, said the congregation will soon move into a new building on Carter Street in Riverside. The structure is the former location of the Church of God of […]
Documentary: The Seven Wonders of the Muslim World
A series of intimate, 10-minute portraits, explores the lives and beliefs of six young people whose usual places of worship are beautiful and historic mosques across the Muslim world. The films accompany them as they leave their homes and families, follow them as they travel to Saudi Arabia, and share their responses to the culmination […]
NY: The Subway Project Plans Islam Ad Campaign
Everyone deserves to know what Islam truly is, rather than some of the tainted images/news they see and hear in a lot of media. This Ramadhan 2008, support us as we plan to put 1000 Ads on Islam, on 1000 NYC Subway cars, for 4 straight weeks. The goal of these Ads is to correct […]