MO: FBI Investigating Threats Made Against Mosque
Click here to view the video. The FBI is just beginning its investigation into threats made against a mosque in south St. Louis. The mosque has had no problems until threats popped up on the internet just this week. The American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Tuesday asked the FBI to investigate the apparent threats that were posted […]
NC: Students Embracing Hijab
Sophomore Nadiah Song, a Singaporean exchange student, was first asked by her parents to wear a hijab when she was 14. “Singapore has a secular system of schools, so I would wear a hijab out of school when I was with friends,” Song said. “After I graduated, it became full-time.” Although Song was warned by […]
CAIR: ‘Reformed Terrorists’ Preach Christ to College Kids
The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs came under fire earlier this month for inviting to a conference on terrorism three men who make questionable claims to being former terrorists, and whose message was more about religious conversion than counterterror strategies.Claiming to be reformed Muslim jihadists who have since embraced evangelical Christianity, the three men […]
CAIR: Muslim Group Says Mosque Threatened
A national Muslim civil rights organization has asked the FBI to investigate what it considers threats made on the Internet against a Bosnian mosque in St. Louis. One blog post cited by the group made reference to vandalism and another to the use of dynamite.Zachary Lowe, a special agent in the St. Louis office of […]
Video: Deputy Uses Anti-Muslim Slurs in Traffic Stop
Two USF students accused of making bombs are trying to get a lot of the evidence against them thrown out of court. Their lawyers say the deputy who stopped their car in South Carolina made comments that show racial profiling.Click here to view the video.
CAIR-NV: Wal-Mart Apologizes to Muslim Woman
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. apologized to a Muslim woman who said she was mocked because of her face veil.“Please don’t stick me up,” a cashier told the shopper on Feb. 2, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.Wal-Mart apologized Monday in a letter signed by Rolando Rodriquez, a vice president and regional general manager. It was […]
CA: Filmmaker Tries to Change Portrayal of Muslims
Lena Khan went to UCLA in 2002 thinking she wanted to teach political science or history. Then she saw the impact of the movie “Hotel Rwanda,” and how Muslims were depicted in movies such as “The Siege” and “Black Hawk Down.” “I just cringed every time I saw another Muslim terrorist character on the movie […]
PA: Muslim-Catholic Pact to Foster Respect
When Zia Rahman celebrated the opening of the first mosque in Voorhees less than two years ago, he and fellow congregation members found they had built more than a house of worship. They had built bridges to other faiths. While addressing the concerns of opponents to the mosque – who worried about parking, traffic, and […]
TN: Islamic Center Ready to Rebuild After Arson
The alleged hate crime stirred up emotions in many people, and on Sunday, they came out to put the hate behind them and begin healing. Channel Four’s Catharyn Campbell reported the Muslim community lost their place of worship, but they said their faith is stronger than ever. The charred pile of wood that’s left of […]
NJ: Headscarf Ban Wears on Local Turks
Mevlude Alic’s high school years in Turkey started with a daily act of humiliation. In the women’s bathroom of her school, Alic gathered with other students and teachers to remove their headscarves, in accordance with Turkey’s ban on religious covering in public classrooms. The act contradicted a central tenet in the Quran that woman should […]