FL: Media Gives McCain Pass on His Pins, Preachers
Is there a double standard for John McCain? Barrack Obama has seen and heard his former minister on an endless loop on network and cable news channels. He has also endured questions about why he doesn’t wear a flag pin (as if doing so makes one more patriotic). I have reviewed dozens of photos and […]
MI: Local Muslim Leader Meets Privately with Obama
A Muslim leader from Dearborn met privately with Sen. Barack Obama during his Wednesday visit to Michigan. Imam Hassan Qazwini, head of the Islamic Center of America, said in an email that he met with Obama at Macomb Community College. A mosque spokesman, Eide Alawan, confirmed that the meeting took place. During the meeting, the […]
CAIR: Arab Media, Islamic Scholars: Obama Is No Apostate
Editor’s Note: The recent New York Times op-ed claiming that Muslims view Barack Obama’s conversion to Islam as ‘apostasy’ has no basis in the Arab media, write the commentators. In fact, they argue, Obama has received more favorable coverage in the Arab media than in the American press. Jalal Ghazi and Souheila Al-Jadda are associate […]
CAIR-CA: Heed the Lessons of Wartime Bias
Sixty-six years ago, the U.S. government issued an order to all people of Japanese ancestry. Executive Order 9066 forced 120,000 Americans from their homes and placed them in internment camps across desolate and remote areas in the western United States, including two camps in California. Overnight, Japanese-Americans became the enemy. Families were torn apart, and […]
‘Occupation 101’ Offers Historic Perspective on Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
As we observe the 60th Year Anniversary of the Palestinian ‘Nakba’ or ‘Catastrophe’ that culminated in May of 1948 — and which tragically continues until this day…We would like to bring to your attention a multi award-winning documentary film called Occupation 101 (www.occupation101.com) for anyone interested in learning and educating others about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.“Occupation […]
TX: Teens Find Fellowship, Support in High School MSA
The ring tone of a popular hip-hop song begins to play from a cell phone left on a classroom desk. The 15 or so high school students kneeling on the floor keep praying, ignoring the interruption. It’s 2:45 p.m. on a Wednesday. The students who missed the start of prayer are standing outside the classroom […]
KS: Muslim Soldier, Wife Raise Issue Over Son’s Death
A Muslim soldier and his wife in North Carolina, upset over how their infant son’s body was handled after his death, may join a legal battle in Kansas over whether the military respects religious freedoms. Pfc. Eli Agee and his wife, Mackenzie, are angry that an autopsy was performed – over their objections – on […]
CAIR-CA: Muslims Take Part in Orange County AIDS Walk
(ANAHEIM, CA, 5/14/08) – On Saturday, May 10, a team of Southern California Muslims joined the “Field of Dreams” OC AIDS Walk to help raise awareness of the disease and funds needed to provide services to AIDS patients and their families. The team, called “Muslims Care,” was sponsored by the Greater Los Angeles Area office […]
CAIR-MN: Muslim Civil Rights Group Backs Student Teacher
A Muslim civil rights group today said it supports a St. Cloud State University student’s right to use a service dog while teaching at a high school with a growing Muslim population.The statement comes after 23-year-old Tyler Hurd of Mahtomedi left a teacher-training assignment before its completion at Technical High School in April.Hurd left because […]
FL: Miami’s Muslims, Catholics to Donate to Myanmar
Despite the country’s refusal of U.S. aid and slow response to get help to its citizens, Catholics and Muslims in Miami Gardens have joined efforts to collect donations for cyclone ravaged Myanmar. Islamic centers throughout South Florida will be taking up collection during their Friday services, and Catholic parishes have been asked to do the […]