FL Attorney General Agrees to Muslim Advisory Group
(TALLAHASSEE, FL, 2/12/2008) – In a meeting today with state and national Islamic leaders in Tallahassee, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum agreed to establish a Muslim community advisory group.Today’s meeting came following a controversy in which McCollum’s office reportedly directed staff throughout the state to view the controversial anti-Islam film “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against […]
CAIR Applauds Arrests in TN Mosque Arson
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/11/08) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today applauded the arrest of three suspects in the weekend arson attack on a Tennessee mosque.On Saturday, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called for state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate the fire and hate graffiti at the Islamic […]
CAIR: More Advertisers Pull Out of Savage Show
Another five radio advertisers have joined a growing list of companies that have pulled their ads from Michael Savage’s national radio show, Savage Nation, syndicated by Talk Radio Network. The ads were pulled as a result of a coordinated campaign aimed at Savage’s remarks against Muslims and other groups by organizations such as Hate Hurts […]
CAIR-IL: Chicago Muslim Cop Speaks Urdu
[. . .]“If you look at all Pakistanis that are first-generation, there’s very few of us out working government jobs,” Sabih Khan said.Khan, 24, joined the Streamwood police force just a few months ago. He grew up in Pakistan and counts about a half-dozen officers from the Chicago Police Department among his Urdu-speaking fraternity. As […]
MN Muslims Find Work, Political Profile on Rise
They came to Minnesota as refugees in search of a safe home. Now, some 10 years later, they’ve become a powerful force in the workplace, politics, and their communities. However, Muslim women in Minnesota are increasingly investing their time and energy to improve lives in their adopted home. “Now we know how to fight for […]
FL: U.S. Muslim Population Gaining Hispanic Accent
Before the women can begin, they must pray. Propped up by pillows, they sit in a circle on the floor, cup their hands upward and close their eyes. “Give us clarity, Allah,” a woman intones. “Give us truth and honesty. And, help us to succeed in our humble mission.” The women are members of Piedad, […]
AL: Muslim Legislator Says Faith Acceptance Increasing
The only Muslim in the Ala­bama Legislature said he hopes he is an example of how religion is becoming less a factor as peo­ple judge political candidates and that some of the paranoia caused by the Sept. 11, 2001, ter­rorist attacks is evaporating. State Rep. Yusuf Salaam, D-Selma, said he believes he has helped make […]
12,000 Letters to Congress Appeal for End to Gaza Blockade
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/11/08) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said today it has collected and is delivering to Congress more than 12,000 letters calling for an end to Israel’s “collective punishment” of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.CAIR recently called on prayer leaders (imams) in mosques nationwide to devote part of their Friday sermons […]
Hate Graffiti Sprayed on Burned Tenn. Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/9/08) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the FBI and Tennessee law enforcement authorities to investigate a fire and hate graffiti at a mosque in that state as a possible bias-motivated crime.An official of the Islamic Center of Columbia told CAIR that the fire was discovered Saturday morning and […]
CAIR-MI: Holocaust Center Ends MSU Prof’s Islam Talk
The Holocaust Memorial Center this week canceled a Feb. 26 appearance by a Michigan State University professor after Muslims expressed concerns that Indrek Wichman and the group that was sponsoring his appearance, The Michigan State University Young Americans for Freedom, are intolerant of Islam.Wichman was warned by the university in 2006 after he sent an […]