CAIR-PA: Muslim Employees Get Time for Prayers
Somali immigrants who quit work at Arnold Logistics in Hampden Twp. because of a “misunderstanding” are back on the job, with accommodation for their daily prayers, a Muslim advocacy group says. The warehouse and distribution services company has agreed to provide a 15-minute break for Muslim prayer, according to the Pennsylvania office of the Council […]
CAIR-MN: Muslim Leader Remembered by Interfaith Community
A man with many skills, he helped build bridges between Minnesota’s Muslim and non-Muslim citizens.Hesham Hussein was a father, teacher, engineer, imam, founder of two Arab-speaking Islamic schools, spokesman for the state’s Muslim community and a man who could bring Muslims and Christians together for a potluck.The 44-year-old Inver Grove Heights resident died Saturday in […]
CAIR-OH: Anti-Islam Sentiment Still High
Osama Abbas harbors no ill will toward the pastor and members of the First Baptist Church in Sugarcreek Twp. for opposing the zoning change that would have allowed a new mosque on South Alpha-Bellbrook Road.“I don’t blame people who have been frightened of Islam by all the negative media images,” he said. “I see it […]
CAIR-CA: A Crescent Taken is a Community Gained
[Hamza El-Nakhal is a board member for the Sacramento chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.]While we were sleeping, they stole the crescent on top of the new Davis mosque. At this point, we do not know who ‘they’ are or why they did it. We only know there is an empty space where a […]
CAIR Rep Discusses ‘Beyond Stereotypes’ Educational Campaign
CAIR Media Relations Director Ahmed Rehab joined an online forum to answer questions about CAIR’s new “Beyond Stereotypes” initiative.Read the transcript here.Question: Can you please give us more information about CAIR’s new initiative and what it aims to accomplish?Answer: Thank you Amjad for starting us off with this question.CAIR’s initiative, “Beyond Stereotypes”, was launched to […]
CAIR-Tampa: FL Muslims Mobilize for Primary Election
(TAMPA, FL, 1/25/08) – The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Tampa) today released its non-partisan “2008 Florida Presidential Primary Election Voter Guide,” designed to inform constituents and mobilize Florida Muslims to cast ballots this Tuesday. To download a copy of the CAIR voter guide, click here. http://www.cair2008election.com/pdf/2008-cair-Presidential-Voter-Guide-Florida.pdf“Florida Muslims are potentially a critical […]
CAIR-PA: Muslim Workers to be Re-Hired, Granted Prayer Break
(PHILADELPHIA, PA 1/24/08) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) today announced that 16 Muslim employees at a Pennsylvania supply chain management company will be re-hired and granted accommodation for a break during which to pray.On January 9, the sixteen Somali employees walked off the job after a misunderstanding over a […]
CAIR-OH to Host Panel on Islamophobia, War on Terror
(COLUMBUS, OH, 01/23/08) – On Saturday, February 2, the Columbus office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OH) will host a panel discussion entitled “Beyond Stereotypes: Islamophobia and the War on Terror” at Ohio State University.Panelists will include:* Dr. Peter Gottschalk, Associate Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University and co-author of “Islamophobia: Making Muslims the […]
CAIR-Cincinnati to Host ‘Islamophobia’ Panel
(CINCINNATI, OH, 1/25/08) – On Sunday, February 3, the Cincinnati chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OH) will host a panel discussion entitled “Beyond Stereotypes: Islamophobia and the War on Terror” at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.The event is part of a series of discussions taking place around the nation, addressing the issue of […]
CAIR- FL: Teen Says Teacher Discriminated against Muslims
An Orange Park High School teacher told a class that all Muslims are terrorists waging war against Americans and Christians, a 16-year-old Muslim student told the Times-Union on Thursday. School officials confirmed they have been notified of the student’s claim.“All I can say is we are investigating it and we’ll deal with whatever the outcome […]