CAIR-MI Rep Speaks at Black History Month Program
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 2/14/08) – A representative of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday spoke on the history of Islam in America at a Black History Month program at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in Dearborn, Michigan.CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid gave a talk on “African and African-Americans Contributions to Islam in […]
CAIR-SC Holds Town Hall Meeting on Gaza Crisis
(LEXINGTON, SC, 2/14/08) – The South Carolina chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SC) recently held a town hall meeting at the University of South Carolina (USC) to discuss the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza.The event was part of CAIR’s effort to raise awareness of the suffering of civilians in Gaza and to encourage […]
MD: Muslim Group Sponsors Presidential Campaign Forum
After speaking she was besieged by the crowd in rock-star fashion, the way Sen. Barack Obama typically is. But the person at the center of things Saturday afternoon was Madeleine Albright, who had just spoken on behalf of Obama’s opponent in the Democratic presidential race, Sen. Hillary Clinton. The former secretary of state told a […]
DC: Rep. Ellison Encourages Involvement
“I have one thing to tell you. Everything I say after this one thing is an elaboration on that one thing. Just one thing: the time is now,” Keith Ellison, the Democratic Congressman from Minnesota’s 5th district, told a diverse audience at Georgetown Law School’s Gewirz Student Center on Tuesday night. Ellison’s discussion about bringing […]
CT: Library Reverses Mideast Lecture Ban
Greenwich Library officials, yielding to free speech arguments, reversed their decision to bar a group from giving two lectures on Israeli-Palestinian relations at the library. David Brownwood, a member of the library’s Board of Trustees, said Wednesday that officials consulted with First Amendment lawyers and library management before deciding to permit the lectures to go […]
CT: Library to Allow Speaker’s Visit
Faced with a possible breach of the U.S. Constitution, Greenwich Library officials yesterday reversed their controversial decision to prevent a nonprofit organization from giving two lectures on Israeli-Palestinian relations at the library this week. “After consulting with independent First Amendment counsel, we and several members of the executive committee, as well as library management, have […]
MT: Professor Rejects Job Citing Bigotry
Maha Nassar was offered a job as the new Middle Eastern history professor but, to the disappointment of history department chairman Richard Drake, she turned the job down in mid-January, citing prejudice against her Muslim faith in the Missoula community as her reason. “There are always multiple factors at play when making such a major […]
TN: Mosque Attack a Throwback Act of Cowardice
“Race relations are not doing well in America. Residentially and especially educationally, we are resegregating. Incidents of racial harassment in the workplace have been climbing. The number of hate groups has shot up 40 percent in six years. “The events in Jena (La.) and their aftermath should serve as a reminder that racial demons still […]
TN: Churches Help Rebuild Burned Mosque
Churches in Maury County are opening their doors and wallets to come to the aid of a mosque that burned over the weekend. Channel 4’s news partners at the Columbia Daily Herald report that one church has already raised $10,000 to help rebuild the Islamic Center of Columbia. At least three others have offered the […]
TN: Fund Established to Rebuild Burned Mosque
A grass roots effort to show respect and care for Muslims in America Arsonists Destroy Mosque in Columbia, TN At 5 AM on Saturday, February 9, a modest cinder block building that Moslems in the town of Columbia, Tennessee had converted into a Mosque was destroyed by fire. Swastikas and slogans such as “white power […]