Obama Walks a Fine Line with Muslims
It is inaccurate to call Barack Obama a Muslim. Is it a slur? The Obama campaign suggests it is. A new campaign Web site designed to air and rebut potentially damaging Internet rumors reads in one part: “Smear: Barack Obama is a Muslim… Truth: Sen. Obama has never been a Muslim, was not raised as […]
Muslim Americans Rich in Diversity
As a professor of sociology who studies U.S. Muslim assimilation patterns, I have analyzed numerous nationwide polls of American Muslims on a variety of topics. U.S. Muslims are a diverse, well-informed group; in fact, they are the most ethnically diverse Muslim population in the world. They come from more than 80 countries on four continents. […]
Muslim Community on the Rise in South Dakota
South Dakota is one of only two states in the country with just one mosque. The Muslim community is growing in Sioux Falls, but members say they feel isolated from their neighbors and from Muslims elsewhere around the country. (LISTEN HERE)
CAIR-MI: African-American Muslims Refute ‘Clash of Civilizations’
Serving as a point of departure from the so-called “clash of civilisations”, African American Muslims counter the claim that hostility is inevitable between Westerners and Muslims. Having barely any historical connections to outside modern nation states, African American Muslims have been entirely formed by the American experience; indeed, their “American-ness” is beyond challenge. And yet […]
A Day of Food, Fun at Islamic Festival
Mohsin Haider wasn’t scared. Just a little bit anxious. As the 10-year-old Tinley Park boy waited in line for his first shot at riding a pony, his friend Arej Kazi, also 10, played it cool. “I’ve done it so many times,” said Arej, of Frankfort. “I never get tired of it.” As Mohsin made it […]
U.S. Network Falters in Mideast Mission
The Egyptian bureau of al-Hurra, an Arabic-language television network financed by the U.S. government, boasts a spectacular view of the Nile River and the capital’s bustling streets. But inside, all is quiet. The bureau’s satellite link was unplugged with little explanation a few weeks ago by a local company, making it impossible to broadcast live. […]
China Demolishes Mosque for Not Supporting Olympics
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities in the restive far western region of Xinjiang have demolished a mosque for refusing to put up signs in support of this August’s Beijing Olympics, an exiled group said on Monday. The mosque was in Kalpin county near Aksu city in Xinjiang’s rugged southwest, the World Uyghur Congress said. The […]
CAIR-OK: U.S. Muslims Not Wedded to Either Party
SEE ALSO: CAIR 2008 ElectionAmerica’s Muslims aren’t married to either political party. They are looking for a presidential candidate who is willing to deliver to a community whose faith is too often used by political strategists to fan the flames of fear.In 2000, a national Muslim umbrella group endorsed Republican George W. Bush for president. […]
CAIR-MI: Obama Apologizes to Muslim Women for Treatment at Rally
DETROIT (AP) — Barack Obama personally apologized Thursday to two Detroit-area women who were barred from sitting behind him during a campaign rally because they wore Islamic headscarves.Dawud Walid, head of the Michigan branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the Democratic presidential hopeful spoke by phone with Shimaa Abdelfadeel and apologized to her. […]
CAIR-MI: Obama Calls Muslim Women to Apologize
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday called and apologized to the two Muslim women who say they were told they couldn’t stand behind the candidate at a rally in Detroit because they had on traditional head scarves.Shimaa Abdelfadeel of Ann Arbor and Hebba Aref of Bloomfield Hills attended a rally in downtown Monday but were […]