Does Hajj Increase Moderation?
For many people in the West, Islam is increasingly associated with violence and terrorism. According to a 2007 survey conducted by the PEW Forum, 45 percent of Americans believe Islam is more likely to encourage violence than other religions, up from 36 percent in 2005. Close to a third of respondents use negative words like […]
OH: Catholic Nuns, Imam Celebrate Icon for Peace
Sometime during the year 1219, a famous Catholic cleric from Italy met with a Muslim leader in an effort to promote peace and end the bloody conflict between their two sides. That historic meeting in Damietta, Egypt, between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malek al-Kamil during the Fifth Crusade has been commemorated in an […]
WA: Muslim Former Army Chaplain is Obama Delegate
A former Army chaplain at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who was cleared of spy accusations will be a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Former Capt. James J. Yee, a Muslim, was among the delegates pledged to Sen. Barack Obama who were elected by precinct representatives Saturday. He’s representing the state’s 9th Congressional District at the […]
TX: Muslim Chaplain Offers American Brand of Islam
There are about 1,300 chaplains in the U.S. Army, and of those, only five are Muslim. One of them, Maj. Khalid Shabazz, serves at Fort Hood in Texas and is getting ready to retire from his post to study ethics. For three years, Shabazz has been the Muslim chaplain for the 1-227 Aviation Attack Battalion […]
CAIR-MN: Muslim Group Supports Student’s Right to Service Dog
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today is clarifying Muslim beliefs about dogs and expressing support for a St. Cloud State University student who felt his service dog was threatened. CAIR-MN issued a statement following a May 12 article in the St. Cloud Times, which said that graduate student Tyler Hurd left the university because […]
CAIR: Interfaith Group Wants Savage’s Program Dropped
Bearing petitions and prayers, about 70 people gathered Sunday to protest the “hateful utterances” of national radio personality Michael Savage, whose talk show is carried locally by KCMO 710-AM.Representatives from several faiths, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Sikhism, were meeting for the first time as the Interfaith Coalition Against Bigotry at the University of […]
CAIR-San Diego: What’s It Like, Being Muslim in San Diego?
[NOTE: Edgar Hopida, quoted below, is public relations director for the San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego)].But one thing has changed for American Muslims: From being self-contained communities, “kind of like with the early Jewish communities [in the U.S.], keeping to themselves, very isolated,” post-9/11 Muslim America has started reaching […]
CAIR-MI Rep Gives Baccalaureate Address at Academy
A representative of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday gave the baccalaureate address at Cranbrook-Kingswood Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid gave the keynote speech to outgoing seniors based on the theme “Seeking Higher Education to Benefit Humanity.” An audio recording of the speech is available here. […]
CAIR-OH Rep Receives ‘Living Faith’ Award from Church Council
On May 15, the Columbus Metropolitan Area Church Council honored Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin, president of the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), with a “2007 Living Faith Award,” which recognizes “laypersons of exemplary faith within their vocation and larger community.”At the breakfast awards ceremony, Dr. Mobin-Uddin and nine other honorees addressed some […]
CAIR-NY: Luttwak’s Speculations about Islam ‘Unfounded’
Edward Luttwak’s opinion piece is clearly an agenda-driven attempt to malign Senator Obama’s position as a presidential candidate and popular figure in the Muslim world. He presumptuously speaks on behalf of Muslims based on unfounded speculations about Islam. At the outset, he makes the false assertion that the Illinois Senator is an apostate according to […]