CAIR Asks FBI to Probe Threats Against Minn. School
(ST. PAUL, MN, 4/14/08) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today asked local law enforcement authorities and the FBI to investigate reported threats against a charter school in that state as possible hate crimes.Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TIZA) in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., allegedly began receiving harassing and threatening messages […]
CA: Muslim Health Clinic Wins Group’s Praise
A free Muslim-operated health-care clinic here has been recognized for bridging the health-care gap. The nonprofit Institute for Social Policy and Understanding chose Al-Shifa Clinic at 2034 Mallory St. as one of 10 clinics in four United States cities with a large Muslim-American population that are making a difference. Al-Shifa, which means “the healing” in […]
MI: Bank Expands Muslim Lending Unit
University Bank of Ann Arbor launched rent-to-own commercial financing this year as part of its growing Muslim lending platform, with plans to lend up to $1.3 million for a commercial project. “We expect that we will have a lot of businesses interested in the commercial side,” said Amjad Quadri, assistant vice president of development and […]
MA: Harvard Gym Controversy Not About Religion
I was all geared up to write a column fulminating against Harvard for setting up women-only hours in one of its gyms because apparently some Muslim women students felt more comfortable exercising away from the eyes of men. Kowtowing to religion! Validating Islam’s obsession with female–and only female–modesty! Denial of equal gym time to men! […]
DC: Refusal to Veil Religious Freedom in U.S.
My English friends and Dutch cousins are smart, contemporary, educated and enlightened. But over the last few years, whenever we’ve discussed the differences between how Europe and the U.S. have handled Islamic women’s veiling, I’m always somewhat shocked at how, uniformly, my enlightened “Euros” are passionately biased against the veil, saying that they wish Muslim […]
MA: Muslims Enrich World Through Science
As we reflect upon the theme of Islamic Awareness week “Muslim Contributions across the Globe, “ it is striking to read article titles from Nature such as “Oil Rich, Science Poor” and “The Data Gap,” which actually detail the scientific deficit in the Muslim world today. The foremost Muslim scientist of the twentieth century, noble […]
PA: Muslim Student Association Speaks Up for Inclusion
Penn State’s Muslim Student Association has spoken out to set the record straight in the wake of a recent New York Times article that says Muslim student organizations are not inclusive of students who don’t uphold Islamic traditions. In efforts to dispel these reported actions of Muslims students, the Penn State Muslim Student Association (MSA) […]
CAIR-MO Rep Discusses Being Muslim St. Louis
According to data released by the Pew Research Center last September, 58% of Americans know little or nothing about the practices of Islam, a percentage that has changed very little since 2001.When I met with Melissa Matos, director of the St. Louis chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a civil rights advocacy group for […]
CAIR to Join AMT, Shabazz Center to Call for Al-Arian’s Release
Dept. of Justice Must Keep its Promise to Release Palestinian Professor on Hunger StrikePress Conference: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 To Demand the Release of Dr. Sami Al-ArianWho: The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial, Educational and Cultural Center, American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights, and the Council on American-Islamic RelationsWHAT: Press conference to call […]
CAIR-SV Rep Joins Interfaith Panel on Forgiveness
(SACRAMENTO, CA 4/10/2008) – A representative of the Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) recently joined an interfaith panel discussion on forgiveness at the Varsity Theatre in Davis, Calif. More than 350 people turned out for the event.CAIR-SV board member Dina El-Nakhal joined Reverend Mary Lynn Tobin of the Davis Community […]