Justice: FBI Flagged Mistreatment of Detainees
FBI agents raised concerns about U.S. interrogators mistreating terror detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay during the three years after Sept. 11 but in some cases were slow to report it, an upcoming Justice Department report concludes. Additionally, in a few isolated cases, FBI agents did not immediately withdraw when they witnessed […]
Report: FBI Slow in Reporting Detainee Abuse
FBI officials should have moved more quickly to sound alarms about abusive interrogation practices its agents witnessed in Cuba, Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a report by an agency watchdog released this morning. The lengthy study by the Justice Department’s inspector general clears the FBI of engaging in coercive questioning of terrorism suspects, concluding that […]
CAIR Welcomes Apology for Quran Shooting by U.S. Soldier in Iraq
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/19/08) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today welcomed an apology from the U.S. military in Iraq after a soldier there was disciplined for shooting a copy of the Quran as target practice.SEE: US Military: Soldier Shot at Quran for Practice (AP)SEE: US Soldier Removed from Iraq for Shooting […]
IL: Qurans Given Out for Free
As Marcia Macy chatted with her dog walker in the driveway of her Wheaton home Thursday, a young Muslim man passed her and hooked a plastic bag containing a Quran on her doorknob. Unlike most religious solicitors, the man didn’t try to speak with her or engage her in debate. He simply left her a […]
NY Imam Forges Close Ties with City’s Jews
New York’s largest mosque, the Islamic Cultural Center (ICC) on East 96th Street in Manhattan, is getting applause from an unexpected quarter — the city’s influential Jewish community. Rabbis who’ve spoken there call it an open and welcoming community. The Jewish Theological Seminary and the ICC are planning a joint soup kitchen for the homeless. […]
IL: Muslim, Jewish Women Earn Advanced Seminary Degrees
As a teen, Sarah Bier traveled from Chicago to Israel to learn more about Judaism. But her journey to the Holy Land, marred by religious violence from beginning to end, ultimately led her to explore other faiths as well. Syafa Almirzanah chose to pursue similar studies after growing tensions among Muslims in her native Indonesia […]
NY: Muslim Students Cast Light on Stereotypes
The Islamic Society of Brooklyn College recently hosted a series of lectures to educate the BC community about their religion. Given the increased media coverage of Islam in recent years, students in the society said they wanted to give a first-hand account of their religion. As part of a week of events, Muslim students handed […]
NY: English-Arabic Public School Faces Harsh Critics
Talk of the Nation, May 15, 2008 · The Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn, New York — an English-Arabic public school — provoked controversy before it even opened. Critics described it as a madrassa headed by a radical Islamist hoping to proselytize to her students. Supporters saw the project as an educational environment for […]
CAIR-MN: Groups Promote Understanding After Service Dog Threatened
A Minnesota college student drops out after a Muslim student threatens to kill his dog. Islamic groups are backing the dog owner and using the incident to start cross-cultural dialogue.30-Second SummaryTyler Hurd dropped out of St. Cloud State University in April after a Muslim Somali student threatened to kill Herd’s black Labrador while Hurd was […]
CAIR: Groups Not Impressed with Terrorism Report
A recent report from the Senate homeland security committee, which is headed by Sen. Joe Lieberman, has been criticized by Muslim groups. The report claimed the Internet is increasingly being used for the training and recruitment of terrorists by Islamist extremist groups — and is aimed at finding recruits within the U.S. borders.In response, four […]