CAIR: Muslim Team to Take Part in D.C. ‘Race for the Cure’
On Saturday, June 7, a team of Muslims sponsored by a prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group will help raise breast cancer awareness by taking part in the Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure (see also Council on American-Islamic Relations). The Muslim team, sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, will […]
Letter: Stop Persecuting Al-Arian
I write to urge the Times to use its influence – in print and otherwise – to request federal government officials to end the persecution and inhumane treatment of Dr. Sami Al-Arian, the former USF professor found by a jury of peers to be not guilty on eight terrorism charges. Furthermore, I urge you to […]
VA: Sami Al-Arian Ends Hunger Strike
Supporters of a former university professor who pleaded guilty to conspiring to aid terrorists say he has ended his hunger strike in a southeast Virginia jail. Sami al-Arian has suspended his fast Tuesday after 57 days. (MORE)
NY: Panel Tackles Stereotypes for Muslim Women
Although the four panelists at NYU’s Women, Islam and the Politics of Transformation event stressed the importance of breaking free from talking about Muslim women with regards to “the veil,” that particle article of clothing was the center of conversation at last night’s discussion panel. The panel included Noor Al-Qasimi, a research fellow at the […]
CA: Student Denounces Ad Regarding Muslim Students
Let me begin by stating I am a white, American-born, Catholic middle-class male who will not sign your petition, David Horowitz. And for several reasons despite agreeing genocide and unfounded violence are an evil. You have gotten me to hate you as much as you hate the Muslim Student Association. However, my hate is productive. […]
OH: Muslim Doctors to Open Clinic for Uninsured
Its mission is to help people. “That’s why we named it the mercy society. The Holy Quran says you should show mercy to all mankind,” said Ramzieh Azmeh, a member of a group of Muslim physicians who are opening a walk-in clinic Thursday, May 1. The Dayton Mercy Society, a nonprofit organization, is invested in […]
CAIR: Ousted NYC Arabic School Principal Speaks Out
Debbie Almontaser was forced to step down in August 2007 as the founding principal of the Khalil Gibran School, New York City’s first public school dedicated to the study of Arabic language and culture. Her resignation followed a rightwing campaign that painted her as an educator with a militant Islamic agenda. In a Democracy Now! […]
CAIR: Muslims, Jews Call for Inclusive Day of Prayer
We mentioned days ago a Jewish group’s complaint that the National Day of Prayer had been “hijacked” by the Christian right.The Council on American-Islamic Relations has joined with that group, Jews on First, to call for inclusive celebrations on Thursday, the day of prayer.Here‘s a news release from CAIR. It urges all people of faith […]
DC CAIR Panel: Separating Religion from Terror
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) holds a discussion on “Separating Religion from Terror: Implications for U.S. Policy.” WHEN: May 6, 2008TIME: 9 a.m.LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Zenger Room, Washington, D.C.RSVP to: 202-488-8787 or events@cair.com PARTICIPANTS: Frank Cilluffo of the Homeland Security Policy Institute; Douglas Johnston of the International Center […]
S. Calif. Muslims Join Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage
(ANAHEIM, CA, 4/29/08) – On Saturday, April 26, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), in cooperation with the Manzanar Committee, the Japanese American Citizens League and Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress, led a group of some 100 Southern California Muslims on a daylong pilgrimage to a former […]