Ex-Detainee Says U.S. Tortured Him
At the age of 19, Murat Kurnaz vanished into America’s shadow prison system in the war on terror. He was from Germany, traveling in Pakistan, and was picked up three months after 9/11. But there seemed to be ample evidence that Kurnaz was an innocent man with no connection to terrorism. The FBI thought so, […]
MI: Muslim, Jewish Women Find Understanding
Beheejah Shakoor learned from a rabbi that the yarmulke is worn as a reminder of a higher power, something she said she also believes. “You realize we have more in common than differences,” Shakoor, a Muslim nurse from South Lyon, said. Shakoor was among about 100 women of various faiths who attended Sunday’s “A Day […]
TN: Muslim Store Owner Struggles to Recover from Shooting
Nearly two years later, Zakaria Ibrahim still cannot walk alone. The owner of the Z-mart on North Highland Avenue, Ibrahim still spends most days lying in a hospital bed in his home, after being shot in the stomach during a July 3, 2006, armed robbery of his convenience store. Ibrahim was shot about 11:15 p.m. […]
NV: Witnesses – Shooting of Muslim Mother Wasn’t Fair
One is certain she saw a knife. Another says he watched an officer put his boot to her neck and hold it there. A third thinks the EMTs who responded to the officer-involved shooting were disturbed by how police handled the body. In the month and a half since a Henderson police officer fatally shot […]
MO: Imam Merges American Roots, Islamic Faith
The imam, he’s the one that’s supposed to have all the answers. I thank God for some of the life experiences that I did have because it’s given me the ability to have a little bit of wisdom, not a lot, but a little bit of wisdom in dealing with certain situations. “I need God […]
CAIR-OK: Event to Examine Faith, Violence
Related InformationWhat: “Denouncing Violence in the Name of God: The Case of Islam.”Who: Institute of Interfaith Dialog and community partners.When: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. April 5.Where: Oklahoma City University, Freede Center, NW 27 and Florida.Cost: Free. Lunch provided.Information: 426-5425.The relationship between religion and terrorism will be the focus of a conference set for April […]
Navy Chaplain Fired After Anti-Islam Views Exposed
A top Navy chaplain who wrote a book several years ago attacking Islam, calling the religion “evil,” and urging the United States to launch a “jihad” against the faith, has been fired from a prestigious theological institute after officials at the school recently became aware of the chaplain’s controversial book. The chaplain’s dismissal comes nine […]
MD: CAIR Rep Offers Training to Law Enforcement Managers
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/31/08) – On March 29, a representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) offered diversity training to more than two dozen law enforcement managers at a workshop in Maryland.CAIR Legislative Director Corey Saylor spoke to law enforcement officials enrolled in a police executive leadership program. Agencies represented at the workshop included Baltimore […]
CAIR-FL: Muslims March for MS Cure
(JACKSONVILLE, FL, 3/31/08) – The Jacksonville office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Jax) participated Saturday in MS Walk 2008 sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society North East Florida chapter. Some 50 Muslims joined more than 1000 other Jacksonville residents in a five-mile walk in the historic San Marco area.Before the walk, Muslim […]
MI: Halal Food Lands on Menus
Growing up in Dearborn, Zeinab Chami often was tempted by ads for Col. Sanders’ original recipe, the finger-lickin’ meal sold by fast-food giant KFC. However, Chami was an observant Muslim, and the restaurant’s chicken was not halal, meaning it wasn’t prepared according to Islamic law. Her choices usually were limited to what her immigrant parents […]