CAIR-OH: School’s Cultural Fair Goes Global
The annual International Day Cultural Fair this weekend will explore locations around the globe.The four-hour event, sponsored by the International Academy of Cincinnati, will be from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the school, 8092 Plantation Drive, West Chester Township.“Our school has a very diversified student population, coming from many different countries,” said Samina […]
CAIR-OH: Christians, Muslims Seek Common Ground
At first glance, Northern Kentucky doesn’t appear religiously diverse, with most of the area’s non-Christian residents attending worship at synagogues, Hindu temples, Buddhist adherents and other houses of worship on the Ohio side of the river.But some Northern Kentucky residents want to make talking about Islam and Christianity a regular activity, with a five-part Islam […]
CAIR Welcomes New Member to National Board
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/3/08) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a new addition to its national board of directors. Sarwat Husain, president of CAIR’s San Antonio chapter, was elected to the national board of the Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group.Husain is a long-time activist and community organizer who works closely with […]
CAIR-IL: 100 High School Students Join ‘Constructive Citizenship’ Initiative
(CHICAGO, IL, 4/03/08) – On April 5 and 6, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will host 100 Muslim high school students for a weekend leadership symposium designed to inspire Muslim youth to leverage their faith values towards constructive citizenship that benefits community and country.The official launch of the Muslim Youth […]
CAIR-OH Rep Discusses End-Of-Life Care for Muslims at Cleveland Clinic
(COLUMBUS, OH 4/2/08) – The President of the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OH) recently spoke to a more than 60 healthcare professionals on “End-of-Life Care for Muslim Patients” at the Bioethics Grand Rounds at the Cleveland Clinic. Pediatrician Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin spoke to the group of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, […]
Muslim Leaders Visit Al-Arian in Va. Prison
(WASHINGTON D.C., 3/31/08) – Representatives of several American Muslim groups today visited Dr. Sami Al-Arian, a former Florida professor currently on his second hunger strike in federal detention to protest alleged unjust treatment by U.S. authorities.Al-Arian began refusing food and water on March 3rd to protest a third attempt by prosecutors to compel his testimony […]
CAIR: Al-Arian Gets Visitors During Hunger Strike
Sami Al-Arian, the former University of South Florida professor who remained in a Virginia prison on contempt of court charges despite his acquittal on serious terrorist charges, has lost 32 pounds in a month-long hunger strike, according to an Islamic group’s executive director who visited Al-Arian on Monday.Al-Arian is on his second hunger strike to […]
CAIR-MN: Hate Crime Sparks Meeting Focused on Unity, Answers
On the night of January 27, three men entered Mohammad Ismail’s Blaine Dairy store as he was closing shop and threw flaming glass bottles at the walls, destroying everything in the store. Ismail escaped through the smoke-filled store with minor cuts and burns. A strong expletive directed at the word “Arab” was founded spray painted […]
CAIR Rep Joins Dialogue on ‘Islam and American Politics’
Georgetown University holds a discussion on “Islam and American Politics: Deepening the Dialogue.” The Washington Daybook WHEN: April 3, 10 a.m. LOCATION: 2237 Rayburn House Office Building CONTACT: 202-687-4328 [Note: Media RSVP required to Andrea Fereshteh at, 202-687-4328 or aes54@georgetown.edu] PARTICIPANTS: Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn.; Sally Quinn, co-moderator of the Washington Post-Newsweek Interactive’s On Faith […]
NJ: Muslim Volunteers to Serve at Soup Kitchen
A “Muslims Serve Day” will take place at the Community Soup Kitchen next month. Serving at the soup kitchen gives the Muslim community an opportunity to participate in an “act of righteousness” and show the community at large the true and compassionate face of Muslims and Islam, said Zamir Hassan, a coordinator with Muslims Against […]