U.S. Muslims Asked to Support FL Prof on Hunger Strike
(WASHINGTON D.C., 3/19/08) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to write letters in support of 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, who has already lost almost […]
CAIR-CA: War’s Costs Will Be Felt for Years
The cost of five years of the war in Iraq can be seen in almost any community in the United States.Families whose loved ones were killed or wounded struggle to put their lives back together. The economy teeters, thanks partly to what a renowned economist projects will ultimately be a $3trillion war bill. Gas prices […]
CAIR: Speaker to Encourage Muslim Political Involvement
Encouraging Muslims to get involved in the upcoming elections will be the topic of a lecture on Thursday.Parvez Ahmed, chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy group, will be discussing the political role of Muslims at a forum at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, in Room 22 in Tate Hall at MU. […]
Is the Pentagon Policy Shop Funding Likudist Fronts?
Remember the curious and intriguing interconnections between One Jerusalem, a Likud/settler group chaired by Natan Sharansky, and two U.S-led “NGOs” with overlapping or interchangeable directorates — the “Policy Forum on International Security Affairs (PF)” and the newly minted “Case for Freedom” — that we discovered in the participants list of the “Prague Democracy and Security” […]
McCain Escapes Questions About Embraces of Bigoted Pastor
Whatever their true private beliefs, presidential candidates in America are constantly required to provide proofs of their faith, often through their connections with various religious figures. Benedictions from the pulpit can bestow an aura of righteousness — except, of course, when the pastor or minister is a disreputable kook whose endorsement should be an embarrassment. […]
Christians, Muslims Move Ahead on Global Talks
Gatherings of top religious leaders and even some heads of state will take place this year in the United States, at the Vatican, and in Britain, aimed at defusing tensions between the West and the Muslim world. The first-of-their-kind dialogues – which will kick off in July – will begin with theological discussions but seek […]
IL: Shedding Light on Women in Islam
Khadijah, a successful businesswoman, had been widowed twice before and turned down numerous suitors when she proposed to her third husband, an employee almost 15 years her junior. While her story doesn’t seem all that unusual by today’s standards, Khadijah was born in Arabia in the year 555 A.D. Her third husband was the Prophet […]
Jewish, Muslim Women’s Friendship Key in Film
Two Brooklyn teachers, an Orthodox Jew and a Syrian Muslim, who rely on their friendship as each of them faces an arranged marriage are the focus of an independent film being shown Monday at the Brighton Memorial Library. The movie Arranged, sponsored by the Friends of the Brighton Memorial Library, is free. It won awards […]
MO: Mosque Used by Iraqi Refugees Vandalized
Neighbors in the tidy, middle-class Southampton neighborhood in south St. Louis said Monday they barely noticed the comings and goings of one of their enclave’s newest arrivals. Nothing out of the ordinary anyway, aside from a steady stream of Iraqi cab drivers and other workers, and women and children, arriving for evening prayer services at […]
MO: Vandals Break Mosque Windows
Seven windows were broken during the weekend at an Islamic religious center in an apparent act of vandalism, police said. They said it was the third act of vandalism in less than a year at the Imam Hussin Foundation building in the 5400 block of Lansdowne Avenue. The broken windows were discovered Sunday afternoon by […]