American Jewish Congress Repudiates Obama Letter
The American Jewish Congress repudiated a letter from one of its officers raising questions about U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s candidacy.In a letter appearing Thursday in The New York Jewish Week, Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, identifying himself as the AJCongress’ Metropolitan Region’s co-president, attacks the Illinois Democrat for his “comfort with anti-Israel advocates,” citing Obama’s pastor and billionaire […]
CAIR-San Antonio Sponsors Political Empowerment Workshop
(SAN ANTONIO, TX, 2/8/08) – On Saturday, February 16, the San Antonio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Antonio) will sponsor a political empowerment workshop in conjunction with the Texas Muslim Political Taskforce at Delhi Darbar in San Antonio, Texas.WHAT: Political Empowerment WorkshopWHEN: Saturday, February 16, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.WHERE: Delhi Darbar, […]
NJ: Jewish Center Seeks to Mend Ties with Muslims
Jewish congregations don’t routinely devote a Sabbath to studying Islam. But come sundown Friday, the Glen Rock Jewish Center will begin an unusual and possibly pioneering two-day program aimed at understanding Islamic history and beliefs. And despite longstanding tensions between Jews and Muslims over the Middle East, the scholar delivering the program said the threat […]
CAIR: Anti-Islam Academy Speakers Make False Claims
The Air Force Academy was criticized by Muslim and religious freedom organizations for playing host on Wednesday to three speakers who critics say are evangelical Christians falsely claiming to be former Muslim terrorists. The three men were invited as part of a weeklong conference on terrorism organized by cadets at the academy’s Colorado Springs campus […]
VA: Muslim Leaders Host Town Hall with FBI Officials
(STERLING, VA, 2/05/2008) – On Friday, February 8, the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center will host a town hall meeting with representatives of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. The event is part of an effort by Muslim community leaders and FBI officials to build a more trusting relationship. The meeting will focus on […]
CAIR: Muslim Group Says Air Force Speakers Use Hate Speech
A Muslim advocacy group is decrying the U.S. Air Force Academy’s decision to invite three former “terrorists” who the group said slam the religion with “hate-filled” rhetoric.The D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations said one of the speakers, Walid Shoebat, has said that “Islam is the devil.”Shoebat, along with Kamal Saleem and Zachariah Anani are scheduled […]
CAIR: Few Apologies for Views on Islam
Three Arabs told an audience at the Air Force Academy on Wednesday they left a life of terrorism and sectarian hatred after converting to Christianity. The speakers – Walid Shoebat, Zak Anani and Kamal Saleem – spoke as part of a three-day conference on terrorism hosted by cadets in concert with New York’s Columbia University. […]
CAIR-MI Welcomes Holocaust Center’s Dropping Anti-Muslim Speaker
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 2/6/08) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today welcomes the cancellation of an anti-Muslim speaker at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, Mich.CAIR-MI said the Holocaust Memorial Center Black History Month speech was to be sponsored by a “hate group.”SEE: Holocaust Center Cancels Anti-Muslim Speaker (Michigan Messenger)Michigan […]
CAIR-FL: ‘Terrorist’ E-Mail Leads to Suspension
A local security manager was suspended from work after he replied to a Muslim job applicant’s e-mail with the word “terrorist.” Ali Matallah, 32, said the experience has ruined his desire to look for employment as a security guard. “I feel like if I look in another place, it might happen again,” said Matallah, a […]
CAIR-MI Joins ACLU Conference on Civil Rights
The Metro Detroit Branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Michigan held its “Reclaiming Our Rights” conference on Saturday, January 26, at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn. Detroit Branch NAACP Deputy Director Donnell White (l, at table), Dawud Walid, of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and ACLU staff attorney Mark Fancher […]