CAIR-Tampa Co-Sponsors ‘Prince Among Slaves’
WMNF-88.5 FM has joined forces with the Tampa Chapter of NAACP-Hillsborough and the Council on American-Islamic Relations to present the Bay area premiere of a new documentary. Prince Among Slaves tells the true story of African prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, who is captured by warring tribesmen in 1788, sold and shipped to America and […]
CAIR Asks Judge to Throw Out Radio Host’s ‘Baseless’ Lawsuit
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/30/08) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today asked a federal judge in California to throw out what it termed a “baseless” lawsuit by syndicated radio talk show host Michael Savage. Late last year, Savage sued CAIR for copyright infringement after the Washington-based civil rights and advocacy organization posted brief audio clips […]
Poll Shows Muslim Voters Undecided About White House Pick
ISLAM-OPED: POLL SHOWS MUSLIM VOTERS UNDECIDED ABOUT WHITE HOUSE PICKISLAM-OPED is a syndication service of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) designed to offer an American Muslim perspective on current political, social and religious issues. ISLAM-OPED commentaries are offered free-of-charge to one media outlet in each market area. Permission for publication will be granted on […]
CAIR Offers Condolences to Family of MN Muslim Leader Killed in Crash
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/29/08) – The board and staff of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today extended condolences to the family of Hesham Hussein, president of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, who was killed Saturday in a car accident in Saudi Arabia.SEE: Hesham Hussein Brought People Together (Star Tribune)“From God we come and to […]
CAIR-MI: Rep Joins Discrimination Panel at ACLU Conference
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 1/28/08) – A representative of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) recently participated in a panel discussion at the “Restoring Our Rights” conference of the Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU-MI) in Dearborn, Michigan. CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid spoke on a panel entitled “Racial & […]
CAIR-MI: City Passes Ordinance Against Profiling
The Hamtramck City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday prohibiting city employees from policing or denying services to people based on their appearance, immigration status or other factors.Intended to encourage community participation among immigrants and minorities, according to City Attorney Jim Allen, the ordinance has been brought to the council on multiple occasions, failing to pass […]
PBS Presents Documentary ‘Prince Among Slaves’
Prince Among Slaves will Kick-Off PBS’s February Tribute to African-American History Month by Depicting the True Story of an African Prince Enslaved in America For Immediate Release: November 15, 2007 – On Monday, February 4, 2008 at 10:00 PM (check local listings), the National Black Programming Consortium will present on PBS, Prince Among Slaves, a […]
PA: MSA Launches First Islam Awareness Week
This week, the Muslim Students Association (MSA) will be hosting the inaugural Islam Awareness Week, an attempt to raise awareness of the group’s (and the religion’s) presence on campus. There will be several events throughout the week, focusing mostly on the experience of Muslim life. Monday will feature screenings of two TV shows about Muslims, […]
OH: Zoning Rejection of Mosque Raises Questions
When the First Baptist Church here advertised a speaker last fall who would tell “the truth about Islam,” Dina Ezzeddine of Kettering assumed it would be an interfaith gathering aimed at dispelling negative publicity about her religion. Instead, former Muslim and Christian convert Shahram Parvani told a gathering of 500 people that “Islam is not […]
CAIR: Action the Cure for Anti-Islam Terminology in Elections
In the 2008 presidential race, White House hopefuls, mainly Republicans, are linking Islam with terrorism as a tool to scare up support among US voters, an election style experts describe as “shameful”, as Muslims are still too absent from the scene to make the contenders re-consider.Republicans fiercely attacking Islam as a religion interwoven with terrorism […]