CAIR: Judge Ready to Dismiss Savage Lawsuit
A federal judge said Friday she’s inclined to dismiss a lawsuit by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against a Muslim rights group that reprinted his attacks against Islam and called for an advertising boycott.Savage sued the Council on American-Islamic Relations in December after the organization posted excerpts from an Oct. 29 broadcast in […]
DC: National Muslim-Christian Initiative Launches
Christian and Muslim leaders met this past week to launch the National Muslim-Christian Initiative in North America aimed at facilitating greater understanding between the two religious communities. Representatives of several Christian groups, including the Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord, consultant for interfaith relations for the Episcopal Church, and Dr. Peter Makari, co-chair of the National Council […]
NY: Crime Visits Mosques, Imams Grow Anxious
In the predawn darkness, Mohamed Azeem Khan unlocked the front doors of the mosque in Jamaica, Queens, to prepare for the morning prayer. For Mr. Khan, the imam of Masjid Omar Ben Abdel-Aziz for 18 years, opening the mosque every morning has become as routine as the rising sun. But on this particular day, Feb. […]
FL: Youth Compete at Muslim Athletic Competitions
Religion joined sports this weekend to bring hundreds of Muslim athletes to Hillsborough County for team competitions. The 6th Annual Myathlon , presented by the Muslim American Society of Tampa, took place Saturday and Sunday at the University of South Florida and the Temple Terrace recreation complex. Teams participated in soccer, basketball, volleyball and flag […]
Canada: Fencers’ Don Scarves in Solidarity
Everyone asks Mozynah “Moza” Nofal questions. Why does she wear a scarf on her head? Why does she always dress in long sleeves? What’s it like to be Muslim? Nofal graduated from Cobleskill High School and is attending Carleton University in Ontario, Canada, where she is a member of the fencing team. Her teammates asked […]
FL: Most Arab-Americans Support Obama
Saleh Mubarak is Syrian-American. He’s 49, a Tampa engineer, a former longtime Republican. And he supports Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, following a trend in the country’s Arab-American community. “The American image in the outside world has been damaged, and we want someone who will reach out to others and say, ‘Let’s sit at […]
McCain Embraces Endorsement from Anti-Muslim Televangelist
Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain has openly embraced the endorsement of controversial televangelist John Hagee, the founder of Christians United for Israel and the senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas. Hagee has come under criticism for his views on homosexuality, Islam, the Catholic Church and even the victims of Hurricane Katrina. […]
CAIR Asks GOP to Repudiate Iowa Rep’s ‘Bigoted’ Comments
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/10/08) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on Republican leaders, including President Bush, to repudiate comments by an Iowa GOP congressman.Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told a local newspaper: “The radical Islamists, the al-Qaida…would be dancing in the streets in greater numbers than they did on Sept. 11 […]
CAIR-OK Co-Hosts Screening, Discussion on ‘Prince Among Slaves’
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 3/7/08) – On Wednesday, March 5, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK hosted a screening of the documentary film “Prince Among Slaves” in cooperation with the Muslim Student Association (OU-MSA) at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK.The event kicked off CAIR-OK’s Film of the Month program, and […]
CAIR: Judge Leans Toward ‘Tossing Out’ Savage’s Suit
A federal judge said Friday that she was leaning toward tossing out conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage’s copyright theft lawsuit against an Islamic lobbying group who used portions of the popular program to solicit donations and call for an advertising boycott of “The Savage Nation.”U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said she would likely […]