CAIR-FL: Student Claims Muslim Slur by Teacher
A 16-year-old Muslim student said one of her teachers told a class that all Muslims are terrorists waging war against Americans and Christians, her father said Friday.Darlene Mahla, a spokeswoman for the Clay County School District near Jacksonville, said an investigation is continuing and no decisions were expected this week on whether the Orange Park […]
CAIR-NJ: Election Rhetoric, ‘War on Terror’
There is nothing “Islamic” about terrorism.As the race for the presidency heats up, and with the New Jersey primary less than two weeks away, the Republican candidates are gathering for a debate tonight in Florida. The event will likely leave people asking a lot of questions (such as who was the most conservative, who won […]
CAIR-FL: Teacher Made Offensive Comments About Muslims
A Clay County teen spoke out Thursday against a teacher who she said made offensive comments regarding Muslims and terrorism.Ferzana Rajpoot, whose parents were born in Pakistan, said that at one point in class her teacher referred to all Muslims as terrorists.According to the 16-year-old student, the comments came during an extra credit psychology class […]
Muslim Scholar Appeals US Visa Refusal
Controversial Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan said Wednesday that with the backing of civil rights groups he was appealing a decision by the US administration to refuse him a visa. Ramadan was forced to give up a teaching position at the University of Notre-Dame in Indiana in late 2004 when US authorities revoked his visa at […]
WA: Muslim Addresses Peace Rally on MLK Day
Mohamed stated his main mission was to bring to the attention of average Americans the ongoing war in Somalia. Many people across the world intimately relate to the message of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the American civil rights leader who spoke so eloquently about war and peace, justice and equality some 40 years ago. […]
AZ: Officials Must Show Hardship to Deny Halal Meals to Inmates
Arizona prison officials need to show a real hardship if they want to deny halal meals to a Muslim inmate, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. In a unanimous ruling, the judges overturned a lower court decision which accepted the claims of the state Department of Corrections that providing the meals to […]
NY: Muslim Train Hero to be Guest at State of Union
The Brooklyn Muslim who defended a group of Jewish subway riders after they were allegedly attacked for saying “Happy Hanukkah” last month will get an all-American reward next week – a seat at the State of the Union Address. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) told The Post that his one extra ticket to President Bush’s speech […]
Video: CAIR-Tampa Director Speaks at MLK Service
CAIR-Tampa Director Ahmed Bedier speaks and offers a prayer at an interfaith memorial service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Click here to view the video.
CAIR-CA: Rep. Ellison Addresses Southern California Youth
(IRVINE, CA, 1/22/08) – On Saturday, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) hosted a youth forum with Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), the nation’s first Muslim member of Congress.Congressman Ellison spoke to some 150 youth on the importance of political engagement. Peppering his talk with examples of heroes from […]
CAIR-CA: Remembering Dr. King in Times of New Injustices
Who does not know Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr.? The charismatic civil rights leader fiercely, yet nonviolently, battled the rising tide of racism and inequality in America during the 50s and the 60s, some 180 years after the country was founded on such noble principles as “all men are created equal.” He organized meetings, […]