TX: Islamic Awareness Week to Battle Stereotypes
From Pakistan to the Middle East, Islam is highly respected, but the West has a different perspective of the religion, said an associate professor of religion. Negative stereotyping of Muslims and Islam is common in society, and Islamic Awareness Week will help correct some of the misinterpretations, said Yushau Sodiq, associate professor of religion. The […]
AZ: Islam, Christianity Discussion Set
The best way to understand religious differences of neighbors and colleagues is to explore those differences together, say the people who run Scottsdale’s diversity program. Scottsdale is hosting a discussion about similarities and differences between Christianity and Islam at noon today at the Granite Reef Senior Center, Room 8, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road, and […]
Documentary on Rumi Inspires Interfaith Dialogue
A new documentary tells the inspiring story of the life of Jalaluddin Rumi, a 13th century mystic who has become a best selling poet in 21st century America. As Faiza Elmasry tells us, Rumi Returning connects the founder of Sufism to his Islamic roots while celebrating his universal message of tolerance and peace. The documentary […]
Muslim Group Seeks Medical, Religious Rights for VA Detainee
(WASHINGTON D.C., 3/25/08) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on state and federal authorities to investigate whether a Muslim woman facing deportation in Virginia is being denied proper medical treatment and the right to wear religiously-mandated attire.According to the Muslim detainee’s family, she has been denied the right to wear an Islamic […]
Okla. Conference to Examine Islamic Perspective on Terror
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 3/25/08) – On Saturday, April 5th, the Institute of Interfaith Dialog will host a day-long conference, “Denouncing Violence in the Name of God: The Case of Islam.” Participants at the event will have an opportunity to hear Islamic scholars, academics, law enforcement officials, and journalists discuss the “Islamic perspectives on terror, especially […]
CAIR-LA Holds Community Forum with Bakersfield Muslims
(BAKERSFIELD, CA, 3/25/08) – On Saturday, March 22, the Greater Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), in cooperation with the Islamic Shura Council of Bakersfield, held a community forum with Bakersfield Muslims. The forum was held at the Islamic Center of San Joaquin Valley. CAIR-LA speakers at the event included: […]
CAIR: Iraq War Dead Milestone Reinforces Need for Withdrawal
(WASHINGTON D.C., 3/24/08) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today said the tragic milestone of 4,000 military personnel killed in Iraq reinforces the need to withdraw America’s armed forces from that country.SEE: US Toll in Iraq Hits 4,000 (Reuters)The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the war’s five-year military and […]
CO: Paid Bigots Teach Religious War
The U.S. Air Force Academy just can’t seem to get it right. Six major cheating scandals in four decades. Endemic sexual harassment against female cadets. Christian evangelical officers proselytizing non-Christian cadets. But in February 2008, on the occasion of their fiftieth annual assembly, the Academy brass outdid themselves. They presented three discredited Islamophobes who spewed […]
CAIR-MI: Hate Group Hosts Anti-Muslim Speaker
Walid Shoebat grew up near Bethlehem, living what he calls “basically a very violent life.”As a teenager affiliated with the Palestinian Liberation Organization, he says he tossed a bomb onto the roof of a bank and, with friends, nearly lynched an Israeli soldier.“The whole notion of destroying Israel was part of our goal,” said Shoebat, […]
600 Turn Out for CAIR-NJ Banquet
(PRINCETON, NJ, 3/24/08) – Almost 600 people turned out Saturday for the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR-NJ) annual banquet at the Pines Manor in Edison, N.J.Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) addressed the crowd as the keynote speaker. The evening also featured a performance by Dean Obeidallah, a Muslim comedian from the […]