Calif. Theater Cancels Al-Arian Doc After Pressure from ‘Anti-Muslim Bigots’
(ANAHEIM, CA, 4/17/08) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) said today that Starplex Cinemas succumbed to pressure by “anti-Muslim bigots” and canceled a screening of “USA vs. Al-Arian,” a documentary highlighting the injustices faced by former Florida professor Dr. Sami Al-Arian. To watch “USA vs. Al-Arian,”click here. […]
VA: Al-Arian Faces Shocking Abuse in New Facility
Yesterday morning, Dr. Sami Al-Arian was transported by immigration agents to the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Virginia. Since arriving at the facility, he has been subjected to numerous, shocking abuses, even worse than those he experienced at a detention center in Maryland. When Dr. Al-Arian arrived at Hampton Roads Jail, he was initially […]
OH Rep Recognizes CAIR in Congressional Remarks
Extensions of Remarks – In Recognition of the Council on American-Islamic RelationsCongressional Record, 4/16/08110th Congress – Second SessionHON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH of Ohio in the House of RepresentativesWednesday, April 16, 2008Mr. KUCINICH: Madam Speaker, I rise today in order to recognize the achievements of Cleveland’s Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Chapter on the occasion of […]
MN: School on Defensive after Death Threats
A charter school in Inver Grove Heights is taking extra security precautions and working with law enforcement agencies in the wake of death threats. It all began with a series of newspaper columns accusing Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy of using taxpayer money to teach Islamic religion, something the school’s director says is just plain false. […]
US Muslims Wait to See if Pope Reaches Out
When John Paul II traveled to Syria in 2000, he became the first pope ever to visit a mosque. He stood in Damascus’s Umayyad Masjid, kissed the Qur’an and stated, “For all the times that Muslims and Christians have offended one another, we need to seek forgiveness from the Almighty and to offer each other […]
NY: Wary Reception for Pope Among Muslims
The Muslim boys at Xaverian High School in Brooklyn pass under the stone gaze of the Virgin Mary every morning, and crucifixes adorn the classrooms where they receive a solid Catholic education. The school band is to play for Pope Benedict XVI when he arrives in New York on Friday, so the buzz of his […]
CAIR Officials to Meet with Pope Benedict
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/17/08) – Representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will meet this evening with Pope Benedict XVI at an interfaith gathering in Washington, D.C.The meeting, with the theme “Peace Our Hope,” will take place at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center and will include leaders from a number of American faith […]
Kansas Muslim Attacked with ‘Molotov Cocktail’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/17/08) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today asked local and national law enforcement authorities to bring appropriate hate crime charges against the alleged perpetrator of a March “Molotov cocktail” attack on a Kansas Muslim.A clerk at a Lenexa, Kan., gas station told police that a man came into the store and […]
CAIR-MI Offers Workshop for Law Enforcement Officers
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 4/17/08) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday conducted sensitivity training for law enforcement officers of the Canton Police Department in Canton Township, Mich.The presentation focused on basic Islamic beliefs and practices, religious attire and modesty issues. The training, which was held in the Canton Cable Television studio, […]
NC: David Horowitz an Unwelcome Guest
Tonight’s talk featuring author David Horowitz gives a stage for an inflammatory demagogue. It will mark an encore appearance for Horowitz, who came to Page Auditorium in March 2006 with a speech sponsored by Students for Academic Freedom amid general hoopla and audience antics from his opponents and supporters. Inviting Horowitz as a speaker so […]