Speaker: ‘I Am a Bigoted Zionistic Christian Islamaphobe’
The Air Force Academy has invited three men who say they are former Islamic terrorists to speak at the 50th annual Academy Assembly, which opened today.But the invitation to the four-day event, “Dismantling Terrorism: Developing Actionable Solutions for Today’s Plague of Violence,” has angered a national Muslim group, which calls the men “anti-Muslim bigots.”“It’s as […]
CAIR Asks Air Force to Balance ‘Negative Message’
The Washington, D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling an Air Force Academy lecture on terrorism today a broadside on the Islamic faith, based on past comments of its speakers. The 50th annual Academy Assembly, which began Tuesday and concludes Friday, will include “reformed terrorists” Zachariah Anani, Walid Shoebat and Kamal Saleem among its roster […]
CAIR Seeks Balanced Dialogue, Not Censorship
The latest battle in an ongoing war on academic freedom involves three speakers who will address cadets at the Air Force Academy today. The speakers have one trait that’s common to most who would be censored from the hallowed halls of modern academe: They are Christians. The speakers — Walid Shoebat, Kamal Saleem and Zak […]
UT: Muslim Students at Univ. Keep the Faith
Loui Ismaeel, a sophomore in pre-med, leaned over, picked up a little black clock from his desk and watched the digital seconds tick away. There were still six hours before sunrise — the time to face east for the morning prayer. Ismaeel remembered the call for prayer, or adhan, in his hometown of Jeddeh, Saudi […]
KY: SG President’s Anti-Muslim E-Mail Draws Fire
Student leaders are voicing concern about an e-mail Student Government President Nick Phelps forwarded to an SG listserv last month that describes presidential hopeful Barack Obama as a Muslim and derides the religion. The e-mail states, “The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the U.S. from the inside out, what better way to start […]
NY: Judges Say City Overreacted Over Muslim Principal
Federal appeals judges yesterday made comments suggesting they thought the city overreacted in its handling of the resignation of the principal of its first Arabic-themed public school as they heard arguments aimed at letting her get her job back. Two members of the three-judge panel were sharply critical of the way the city reacted to […]
CAIR-OH Seeks to Bridge Gap for Muslims, Non-Muslims
Dozens of people gathered at the Cintas Center on the Xavier University campus Sunday afternoon to build bridges – and gain a better understanding of Islam.The program is a reaction to a phenomenon some are calling “Islamaphobia.”The fear of Islam, Sunday’s speakers argue, is in part a by-product of ignorance and stereotyping.But at the Sunday’s […]
CAIR-FL: Concerns over FL Judge’s ‘Mission’ in Middle East
It started with a bag of rice and a Bible tract. That was all Karen Dunham had to give poor refugees when she began her ministry five years ago in the West Bank town of Jericho.The Clearwater woman went where few American women dared to go. She felt led to the Middle East, she says, […]
CAIR-OH: Anti-Muslim Prejudice Makes No One Safer
Islamophobia looks like this: Maher Arar, a Syrian-born software engineer living in Canada, tried to catch a connecting flight home to Ottawa in 2002, but was detained in New York City.U.S. authorities, given false information, thought he was an extremist with al-Qaida links.Arar was questioned, then deported to Syria, where he was interrogated and tortured […]
CAIR-CA: For Religious Voters, Race Is ‘Wide-Open’
This primary election, color the faith-based voter in shades of indecision.Whether they vote in the Democratic or Republican primary come Super Tuesday in San Diego and across California, those who factor in their religious values when they choose a candidate appear to be finding no clear front-runners.Will local faith-based Democrats go for Illinois Sen. Barack […]