Islamic Indexes, Mutual Funds Attractive to All Investors
Quick — let’s say you want to invest in a broad-market index fund, but you don’t like that the index includes alcohol producers such as Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) and Molson Coors Brewing (NYSE: TAP). OK, you might look for a socially responsible mutual fund, which excludes certain objectionable industries. But what if you also wanted […]
CAIR, Red Cross to Host Blood Drive in D.C.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/28/08) – On Friday, July 11, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), with the help of the American Red Cross, will host a blood drive at its Capitol Hill headquarters.WHAT: Blood DriveWHEN: Friday, July 11, 2008 at 2 p.m.WHERE: CAIR National Headquarters, 453 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC The drive is open […]
CAIR to Co-Sponsor Women’s Health Workshop in D.C.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/28/08) – On Sunday, June 1, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Masjid Muhammed will sponsor a women’s health workshop focusing on breast cancer prevention and education at the mosque’s facility in Washington, D.C.WHAT: Women’s Health WorkshopWHEN: Sunday, June 1, 2008 at 5 p.m.WHERE: Masjid Muhammed, 1519 4th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.The […]
CAIR: Dunkin’ Donuts Ad Pulled over Alleged ‘Keffiyah’ Link
Dunkin’ Donuts poked a hole in its own advertising, ditching a picture of frontwoman Rachael Ray wearing a scarf that looks like a traditional Arab headdress, officials said yesterday.The ad in question featured Ray wearing a gray pattern scarf that conservative bloggers – led by syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin – complained bore a striking resemblance […]
CAIR, ACLU Call for Probe of Marine Records Theft
Muslim and civil liberties organizations are calling for a congressional investigation into a news report that surveillance records on California mosques were illegally obtained by a group of Marine reservists at Camp Pendleton.The Council on American-Islamic Relations and the ACLU of Southern California were among organizations on Wednesday who asked senators on the Judiciary Committee […]
CAIR: Concerns of Surveillance Spark Calls for Hearings
A report that mosques in Los Angeles and San Diego are under federal surveillance has resurrected fears in the Muslim community about government monitoring and led two civil rights groups Wednesday to call for congressional hearings.The request for public hearings followed a newspaper article last week that cited FBI and Defense Department files pertaining to […]
CAIR-MI Joins Congresswoman, Coalition in Call for Detainee Medical Care
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 5/29/08) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday joined Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-MI) and several advocacy organizations at a press conference in Detroit, Mich., calling for medical and mental health care for detained immigrants.Rep. Kilpatrick (D-MI), leader of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), has co-sponsored House Resolution […]
Canada: Mosque Attacked for Third Time
Muslims arriving for their regular morning prayers at the Makkah-al-Mukarramah mosque before dawn Saturday were dismayed to discover one of the plate glass windows in the double front door had been smashed. It was the third time this year their building on Gouin Blvd. W. in Pierrefonds has been vandalized. In January, the mosque was […]
Experts Urge U.S. to Talk with Islamist Movements
Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, there has been growing American interest in checking the spread of radicalism in the Middle East by communicating more effectively with the region’s Islamist political groups. At the annual conference of the Washington-based Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, several scholars urged the U.S. to seek more […]
NY: Muslim Girls Sports Teams Compete in Hijab
“Defense!” the players yell to one another as the clock winds down and the opposition bears down on their basket in the dying minutes of the championship game. “Play defense!” The event could be any high school girl’s basketball tournament, but for the fact that the players are all wearing loose-fitting sweatshirts and Islamic hijab […]