New Book Riles the AIPAC Crowd
One prism through which to gauge the impact of John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt’s The Israel Lobby and American Foreign Policy is a September incident involving Barack Obama. His campaign had placed small ads in various spots around the Internet, designed to drive readers to its website. One turned up on Amazon’s page for the […]
Video: CAIR Rep Reacts to Release of Teacher in Sudan
CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper welcomes the release of a British schoolteacher in the Sudan on Bridges TV.Click here to view the video.
Video: CAIR Rep Questions Candidate at Presidential Forum
(Chicago, IL, 12/3/07) – On Saturday, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab, representing CAIR-Chicago and the Illinois Coalition for Immigration and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), took part in the Heartland Presidential Forum in Des Moines, Iowa. Rehab asked Sen. John Edwards a question about American Muslims and the civil rights movement.To view the video, click here.Candidates participating […]
CAIR-NV: Critic of Muslims Has Credibility Problem
To the editor:In his recent letter (“Don’t soft pedal group’s ties to radical Islam,” Nov. 18), self-styled “terrorism expert” Steven Emerson wrote about the “damning links” between terrorist organizations and prominent American Muslim leaders. In the end, these false “links” amounted to nothing more than unfounded smears and guilt by association.Mr. Emerson’s game of connect-the-dots […]
CAIR-FL: ‘Radical Islam’ Movie Prompts Discussion on Islam
Students and faculty gathered Thursday for a panel discussion about misconceptions of Islam in response to the controversial promotion of a movie about “Radical Islam.”The panel, sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Islam On Campus, addressed the controversy that arose when students hung posters advertising the movie, “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the […]
Romney Turns on U.S. Muslims
The presidential candidacy of Mitt Romney has been wrought with ridiculous commentary as to whether a Mormon is fit to become president of the United States. Indeed, Mormons in America have long endured discrimination, ridicule and hostility in our country. So it is beyond absurdity that Romney, who is a target of religious bigots himself, […]
CAIR-NV: Stories of Religious Brotherhood from Al-Andalusia
(LAS VEGAS, NV, 12/3/2007) – On Thursday, December 6, the Nevada chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NV) and the Muslim Students Association of the University of Nevada Las Vegas will co-host a panel discussion on religious tolerance between Jews, Christians and Muslims in Islamic Spain. Speakers include Rabbi Sanford Akselrad Congregation Ner Tamid […]
PA: Burger King Settles Suit over Worker’s Beard
The owner of a Burger King in Brookhaven will pay $15,800 to settle a federal lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission on behalf of a Muslim employee who was fired in November 2004 after he refused, for religious reasons, to shave his beard. The company did not admit to any wrongdoing. In 2004, […]
AZ: Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Mosque Shooting
Michael Cook, 39, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2005 shooting at a South Phoenix mosque, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced Sunday. Cook shot a mosque member who was working as a security guard when he was asked to leave the property on Oct. 18, 2005. From his car, Cook shot […]
GA: Area Muslims Join Prayers for Rain
Muslims from across Metro Atlanta came together Sunday, offering special prayers for rain. The prayer, called salat, was said at seven local mosques and Muslim gathering places in four area counties. Last month, Governor Purdue and religious leaders from several faiths prayed at the Capitol for rain. That service was criticized by some as violating […]