MI: Judge Accused of Anti-Arab Slur
19th District Court Judge Richard Wygonik has come under fire for allegedly making several disparaging comments about Arab Americans during a conversation with Dearborn Heights Councilman Tom Berry on July 10. Berry circulated details of the conversation in an email and told The Arab American News that while sitting in a Detroit restaurant following a […]
MO: Muslim Wins Workplace Bias Settlement
A jury has awarded $337,000 to a former Missouri Department of Natural Resources supervisor who claimed he was subject to a hostile work environment after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the invasion of Iraq. Mohamad Alhalabi, who is of Lebanese descent, told the jury in St. Louis County Circuit Court during a two-week trial that […]
OR: Muslim Leader Dies in Traffic Accident
A Muslim leader who worked to improve understanding of his religion in the Corvallis area has been killed in a traffic accident. Awad Mohamed Elgarguri was heading home early Friday morning after a prayer session at a Corvallis mosque when a pickup truck crossed the center line and struck his car. (MORE)
Israeli Soldier Filmed Shooting Bound Palestinian
An Israeli human rights group has released graphic video footage obtained during clashes between Israeli troops and demonstrators protesting against the separation barrier on the West Bank. The video has sparked outrage, as it shows what appears to be an Israeli soldier shooting a Palestinian at close range. Click here to see the video.
McCain Surrogate Says Muslims ‘Going to Kill Us’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/18/2008) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on presidential candidate John McCain to repudiate remarks seemingly made on his behalf by a GOP spokesman during a campaign call in Florida.On a conference call with journalists arranged by the Republican Party of Florida, Bud Day reportedly said: “The Muslims have said […]
MI: Young Muslims Establish Programs to Help Teens
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — They filled the cafe night after night. To the casual observer, it might have appeared to be a roomful of 20-somethings with enviable amounts of idle time. Yet the 30 young Muslim men and women who met for 30 days had serving society, not socializing, on their minds. And the group […]
CAIR-NJ: John McCain Should Change His ‘Terror’ Terminology
The recent controversy over the New Yorker magazine cover which satirized allegations of Barack Obama as a terrorist has seemingly helped those they wished to satirize. Anyone who would try to falsely accuse Barack Obama of being a Taliban sympathizer is usually among the people who support John McCain for president. And although John McCain […]
CAIR: Madrid Interfaith Dialogue Shows Unity
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has described the World Conference on Dialogue in Madrid as a symbol of unity among different faiths, adding that he hopes it will contribute to healing divisions and building a more secure and stable world.In a message to the three-day conference, the UN chief thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques […]
Interfaith Conference Urges Global Anti-Terrorism Pact
MADRID (AFP) — A Saudi-organised conference of the world’s great religions Friday called for an international agreement to combat terrorism, “a universal phenomenon that requires unified international efforts.” “The conference has thoroughly reviewed the process of dialogue and its obstacles as well as the catastrophes that afflict humanity.., and noted that terrorism is one of […]
CAIR Op-Ed: Since When is ‘Muslim’ a Smear?
From CNN’s Glenn Beck to Comedy Central’s Daily Show, and from The Weekly Standard to The Nation, America’s political pundits hold wildly varying opinions on almost everything. But when it comes to Islam and Muslims, both ends of the political spectrum are too often equally comfortable with simplistic two-dimensional treatments that end up reducing Islam’s […]