CAIR-Ohio Hosts Community Forum with FBI
(COLUMBUS, OH, 3/27/08) – The Columbus chapter of CAIR-Ohio recently hosted representatives of the FBI’s Community Relations Executive Seminar Training (CREST) program at a town hall meeting with the local Muslim community. The CREST program event was designed to improve understanding between the FBI and the Muslim community through the exchange of information. CREST also […]
CAIR-IL: Muslim Women Start Law Firm with Sense of ‘Hope’
A law firm consisting only of Muslim women has opened in Palos Heights, and the founders believe that it’s the largest firm of its kind in the country.Amal Law Group LLC handles a wide range of practices, including business law, real estate, criminal defense, family law and general litigation matters.The firm’s name, which means “hope” […]
TN: Men Indicted on Civil Rights Charges in Mosque Fire
Three men accused of burning down a Tennessee mosque have been indicted on federal civil rights charges. The Justice Department says a federal grand jury in Nashville returned the five-count indictment Wednesday against Eric Ian Baker, Jonathan Edward Stone and Michael Corey Golden. They are charged in last month’s arson at the Islamic Center of […]
CAIR-FL: Muslim Athletes Keeping the Faith
The questions they are asked most often deal with how hot, uncomfortable or restricted they feel trying to compete wearing that much clothing. What some people don’t always take time to ask is why, as female Muslims, they are competing in track and field.For freshmen Briana Canty of Tampa Bay Tech and Zein Kattih of […]
FL: Muslim Students Lift the Veil of Oppression
“Poor thing, she’s so oppressed.” This is the sentiment that Najia Kurdi says she often feels from Americans when they see her walking down the street. Kurdi was the first speaker of the night at the Muslim Student Association’s conference on Thursday, March 20, titled “Unveiling the Veiled.” The event, co-hosted by Diversity Fellowship, was […]
Islamic Loans Turn Profit for Banks in USA
A customer showed up at little Devon Bank on Chicago’s North Side, asking for a loan to open a neighborhood shop. But there was a hitch, the would-be borrower explained: “We can’t pay any interest. Can you help?” At the time, seven years ago, the answer was: “Nope,” recalls David Loundy, Devon’s vice president and […]
PA: New Beginning for Embattled Mosque
ON THE FIRST day of spring, believers celebrated a renewal – both spiritual and physical – in their West Philadelphia mosque and Islamic school, once run by a corrupt imam now in federal prison. For 18 months, the Philadelphia Masjid and Sister Clara Muhammad School were closed for lack of heaters and other problems. Meantime, […]
Indonesia: Film Attests to Islam’s Tolerance
A movie drawing record numbers of Indonesians is not a Hollywood blockbuster, but a local love story that is tapping national religious pride in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. For many, “Verses of Love” offers a remedy to Islam’s battered image following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, with the handsome, young protagonist trying […]
CAIR-NV Director Graduates from Citizen’s Police Academy
(LAS VEGAS, NV, 3/27/08) – The Nevada chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NV) announced today that its executive director has graduated from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s (LVMPD) Citizen’s Police Academy. Yasser Moten received his graduation certificate during a ceremony last night at the Jerry Keller Training Center.The 12-week citizen’s academy gives […]
CAIR-MN Co-Sponsors Town Hall Meeting on Hate Crimes
It’s not the first time you’ve been a victim of a hate crime, nor is it the last. It’s 8:30 on a winter evening, and you’re closing up your store. The entrance door is locked, half the lights are off, and you’re mopping at the far end of the room when three men barge in […]