CAIR-CA Joins Panel at Police Hate Crime Forum
A public forum on how to recognize, report and prevent hate crimes is scheduled to be held Wednesday evening at the Sacramento Police Department.The annual Community Hate Crime Prevention and Awareness Forum, sponsored by the Organization of Chinese Americans, will begin with a 5:30 p.m. reception, followed by a panel discussion from 6:30 p.m. to […]
Reporter Appreciates CAIR Journalist’s Guide
A reporter from a Midwestern newspaper wrote to express appreciation for her copy of CAIR’s new “American Muslims: A Journalist’s Guide to Understanding Islam and Muslims.” She wrote: “Thank you so much…It is a wonderful resource.”The guide offers journalists the tools needed to gain a better understanding of Islam and to write accurate and balanced […]
CAIR: NYFD Anti-Terror Plans Spark Fears of Witch Hunts
Plans for New York firefighters to share anti-terrorism information with Homeland Security officials have drawn criticism from Islamic Americans and even some firefighters who fear the program may violate constitutional protections.New York City firefighters rest after responding to an emergency in July.The Fire Department of New York has a vested interest in spotting terrorists. The […]
Video: Supreme Court Oral Arguments
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DC: Justices Question Guantanamo Detainee Lawyer
A lawyer for the detainees at Guantanamo Bay underwent a barrage of questions Wednesday from Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Antonin Scalia, with the attorney portraying the case as a fundamental test of the U.S. system of justice. The court plunged into the controversy over the military prison facility, where 305 prisoners are detained […]
CAIR-San Diego Rep Speaks to Professors About Islam
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 12/5/07) – A representative of the San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) recently joined a panel discussion about Islam for professors and faculty of San Diego State University (SDSU). CAIR-San Diego Administrative and Membership Coordinator Homayra Yusufi joined the panel to speak about Islam and contemporary issues […]
Hersh: Bush Told Olmert of NIE Before He Was Briefed
Yesterday, National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley told reporters that President Bush was first briefed on the National Intelligence Estimate’s conclusions on Wednesday, Nov. 28. But today in an interview with CNN, Seymour Hersh, The New Yorker’s Pulitzer-Prize winning investigative journalist, revealed that Bush actually knew about the NIE at least two days earlier and had […]
RI: Religious Insensitivity Greets Muslim in Interview
Echoing allegations she made in a letter that has circulated via e-mail around campus in recent weeks, Qadira Abdul-Ali ’06 told The Herald Monday that she was asked inappropriate questions about her Muslim faith when interviewing for admission at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, including whether she had been “radicalized.” A letter of complaint Abdul-Ali […]
MI: Islamic Leader Writes a Story for Tolerance
When Imam Sayid Hassan al-Qazwini and other religious leaders met at the White House with Bill Clinton in 1999, something the president said encouraged Qazwini’s conviction that Americans needed to know more about Islam. It was only when his daughter, Chelsea, took a class in world religions, Clinton said, that he understood how much Islam […]
NC: Muslims Search for Havens for Prayer
A small group of Muslims working for Charlotte’s biggest banks have been spearheading efforts to find space uptown where Muslims can gather to say their daily prayers. For Muslims, praying five times a day — including two or three times during work hours — is one of the pillars of their faith. Right now, many […]