CAIR-MI: Muslims Celebrate Holiday by Giving to Poor
Click here to listen to the story. Thousands of pounds of meat will be distributed to poor families across southeast Michigan tomorrow.The meat will be donated by Muslim families as part of the religious holiday Eid al-Adha – which commemorates Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac under the order of God, or Allah.“During the […]
CAIR: US Court Overturns Ruling Against Muslim Charities
A US court overturned Friday a ruling that ordered Muslim charities with alleged links to the Palestinian Hamas movement to compensate the family of a US teenager killed in the West Bank.The groups had been ordered in a 2004 civil case to pay 156 million dollars to the family of 17-year-old David Boim, killed in […]
CAIR: Annapolis Peace Talks – Peace Depends on Justice
Key world leaders came to Annapolis last month to outline a plan for bringing peace to the Middle East, and they left town with a commitment to resume talking – and working – in the coming year.Representatives from more than 40 countries and organizations, including Saudi Arabia, attended the conference dedicated to creating peace between […]
CAIR-MI Rep Speaks About Islamophobia at MO Conference
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 12/31/07) – A representative of the Michigan chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) recently addressed some 300 people at the 27th annual conference of the Moslem Group of USA and Canada (MGUSAC) in St Louis, Missouri. CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid gave a keynote address entitled “Overcoming Islamophobia: What Muslims Need to […]
CAIR-Orlando Joins Food Drive for Needy Families
(ORLANDO, FL, 12/27/2007) – On December 24, 2007, the Orlando chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Orlando) participated in “Food for Families,” a project to collect food and deliver care packages to needy families. Volunteers delivered packages to more than 800 central Florida families. CAIR-Orlando joined the initiative as part of its “Muslims Care” […]
CAIR Welcomes Overturning of $156M Judgment in Charity Case
(CHICAGO, IL, 12/28/07) – The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today welcomed a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to overturn a controversial award judgment against American Muslim charities in an Illinois civil suit. SEE: $156M Damage Award Thrown Out (AP) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ibE5DWkbXq5eM0iORLEMuOcTtdJwD8TQN6NO0 In 2004, attorneys […]
CAIR Condemns Bhutto Assassination
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/27/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazzir Bhutto, who was killed this morning in an attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. At least twenty other people died in the attack. SEE: Benazir Bhutto Assassinated (CNN) http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/pakistan.sharif/index.html In a statement, CAIR said: “We condemn this […]
Mutual Funds’ Founder Heeds Islamic Tenets
Nicholas Kaiser founded Saturna Capital in 1984 after being approached by Muslim investors looking to invest without violating Islamic teachings. It’s probably hard for most Americans to imagine a financial world without interest. We earn it in our savings accounts. We pay it when we shop with credit cards. In Silicon Valley, we couldn’t dream […]
CAIR-FL: Deputy’s Words Show Bias
A deputy stopped a speeding car on a stretch of South Carolina highway in August, got the driver’s license and headed to his patrol car.There, he spoke bluntly to his partner. He called the car’s occupants members of the Taliban and “graduates of suicide bomber school.” He joked that the men likely carried the Koran.A […]
CAIR-FL: Car Search Unconstitutional
One of two University of South Florida students accused of transporting explosives has asked the courts to throw out evidence against him, saying the search was racially motivated and illegal.Students Ahmed Mohamed and Youssef Megahed were arrested Aug. 4 after deputies in South Carolina found explosive materials in their car trunk, authorities said. Both remain […]