IL: DePaul Draws on Islamic Banking Boom
Amir Davoodi had read about the meteoric rise of Islamic banking, but the senior finance major at DePaul University didn’t realize how intrigued he would become with the idea of mixing Islam and market finance until he took a course on the subject last fall. Now Davoodi has accepted an internship with a local Islamic […]
NJ: Students Get First-Hand Look at Life as Muslim
Eve Awari took the “hijabi challenge,” wearing the head scarf donned by observant Muslim women. “For the two days that I wore the hijab I felt respect for myself,” said Awari, a Muslim and a student at Wayne Valley High School. She is now considering adopting the hijab and the code of modesty it represents. […]
NY: Hispanic Women in Convert to Islam
As an adolescent, Jackson Heights resident Carla Carballo, 29, would greet her male friends in typical Latin fashion – with a kiss on the cheek. However, ever since she converted to Islam a decade ago, Carballo, who is single, has given up that custom and no longer socializes with men who are not relatives. Carballo […]
CAIR-OH: Library Censors Israeli-Palestinian Film
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio is charging the Cleveland-Heights-University Heights Public Library with censorship for canceling a film on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict scheduled for Wednesday night. Some critics of the film said it was biased against the Jewish state and recommended a more balanced program in the library’s three-part series on the Middle […]
MN: Woman on Trial for Harassing Muslim
It’s a little trial in terms of length. A mighty trial in terms of issues, according to the Minneapolis attorney representing Patricia Stockwell. “This case involves important First Amendment questions,” Frederick Goetz told Judge Kevin Lund in arguing pretrial motions Wednesday morning. Stockwell, 47, of Rochester, is accused of verbally threatening another woman because she […]
CAIR-MN: Arson at Muslim Store Probed as Hate Crime
The FBI is investigating the possibility that arson at a Blaine convenience store was a hate crime. On Jan. 22, Muhammad Ismail was getting ready to close the Blaine Dairy Store when three men came in and threw bottles that burst into flames. Investigators also found the word “Arab” spray-painted on the building. FBI special […]
CAIR-MN to Co-Host Town Hall Meeting with FBI
WHEN: Thursday, March 27, 6 p.m.WHERE: Anoka Technical College Auditorium, 1335 West Highway 10, Anoka, MN The meeting will bring together the FBI, civil rights organizations, interfaith groups, and the community to discuss ways to foster better community relations and address issues of concern.This event is free and open to the public.CO-SPONSORS: Lake Harriet United […]
McCain’s ‘Spiritual Guide’ Says Destroy Islam
Senator John McCain hailed as a spiritual adviser an Ohio megachurch pastor who has called upon Christians to wage a “war” against the “false religion” of Islam with the aim of destroying it. On February 26, McCain appeared at a campaign rally in Cincinnati with the Reverend Rod Parsley of the World Harvest Church of […]
CAIR: King: I’m Not Sorry About Obama Remarks
Rep. Steve King of Iowa said Monday that he won’t apologize or back down from his prediction that terrorists will be “dancing in the streets” if Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is elected.“I don’t see that I have made a factual or judgment error. What I see are some people that are super-sensitized and I […]
IN: ‘Loyalty’ Requirements Unequal for Muslims
Last October, when the U.S. House of Representatives voted 376-0 to honor the Islamic holiday of Ramadan, three of Indiana’s four Republicans voted “present.” Reps. Mike Pence and Mark Souder, who’ve never been mistaken for secularists, claimed discomfort with government recognition of any religion. Rep. Steve Buyer was less delicate. “I do not believe that […]