CAIR-CAN: Muslim Drivers Should Accept Guide Dogs
Joel Daze and his guide dog haven’t had any difficulty calling for a cab. Nor have they been barred from entering a public establishment. But Daze has been aware of at least two instances in the past year in Ottawa where a Muslim business operator refused to provide a service on the basis of how […]
NC: False Rumor Targets Muslims
It apparently began with a Raleigh couple’s decision to catch a matinee showing of the film “Atonement” last month. It became an e-mail warning of a possible terrorist attack, forwarded among friends and friends of friends. Even after Raleigh police investigated and ruled out the tale of cloaked Muslim women mysteriously fanning out across a […]
MA: FBI Contacts Muslim Named in Paper
After an article about local cardiologist Dr. Nadeem Afridi’s visit to his home country of Pakistan appeared recently in The Daily News, the doctor received an unexpected call. The Federal Bureau of Investigation wanted to set up a time for an interview, since Afridi was in Pakistan when former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. […]
OH: Islamic Society Appeals Rejection of Mosque
Attorneys for the Islamic Society of Greater Dayton are appealing in court a zoning appeals board decision to disallow the construction of a mosque on South Alpha-Bellbrook Road in Sugarcreek Twp. The Sugarcreek Twp. Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 on Jan. 10 to deny a conditional use that would have permitted the building of […]
IA: Muslim Prayer in Iowa Legislature Challenged
A Muslim imam’s opening-day prayer at the Legislature has sparked controversy over statements he made that some say are similar to terrorists’ calls to harm Americans. But Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad said the imam’s words were being taken out of context. The Des Moines Democrat asked his colleagues on the House floor for tolerance, compassion and […]
KY: No Topic ‘Off-Limits’ at Muslim Student Event
Despite its name, the Faithbusters discussion series isn’t about disproving religion. Instead, organizers of the series hope to dispel stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding religions that Americans typically know little about. Islam is the topic of the first Faithbusters installment, tonight at 6:30 in the W.T. Young Library Auditorium. “We hope to educate people on Islam […]
CAIR-Tampa: FL Manager Suspended for Anti-Muslim Slur
(TAMPA, FL, 2/6/08) – The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Tampa) today announced that a Florida manager of a Pennsylvania-based security company has been suspended for calling a Muslim job applicant a “terrorist.”The suspension of the St. Moritz Security Services, Inc. (SMSSI) manager came following CAIR-Tampa’s intervention in the case.On January 11, […]
CAIR-San Diego Rep Meets with Kazakh Delegation
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 2/6/08) – A representative of the San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) met yesterday with a delegation of human rights activists from Kazakhstan who were visiting the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD).The Kazakh delegation met with CAIR-San Diego Public Relations Director Edgar Hopida and with the […]
CAIR-CAN Urges Accommodation for Blind Taxi Passengers
(Ottawa, Canada – Feb. 6, 2008) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today asked Muslim taxi drivers to accommodate blind passengers accompanied by seeing-eye dogs. There have been a number of incidents over the past months where Muslim cabbies have not allowed seeing-eye dogs into their cars.CAIR-CAN made the call for accommodation based […]
CAIR: Anti-Islam Air Force Academy Speaker a ‘Fraud’
Three “former terrorists” speaking today at the Air Force Academy will stick to their area of expertise — terrorism — and won’t be promoting Christianity, academy officials said Tuesday.“No one is here to talk about religion,” academy spokesman Maj. Brett Ashworth said. “The purpose is to educate future officers and delegates from 50 colleges and […]