CAIR-FL: Muslim Trapped in Gaza Returns Home
(MIAMI, FL, 11/30/07) – The South Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFL) today announced that a Florida man who had been trapped in the Gaza Strip for nearly eight months returned last night to his family in Boca Raton.Hafez Almbasher, a permanent resident of the United States, had traveled to Gaza to […]
CAIR-NY Joins NYC Council in ‘Day Out Against Hate’
(NEW YORK, NY, 11/30/07) ­ The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) recently joined members of the city council, religious leaders, community advocates and elected officials, for an interfaith breakfast roundtable at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. The gathering was part of a series of events scheduled citywide in response to […]
CAIR-TX Recognized at Dallas Peace Center Awards
The Dallas Peace Center, founded in 1981 by the Peace Mennonite Church, will present its annual peacemaker awards today. The recipients are: Elizabeth Villafranca: Peacemaker of the Year Award for defending immigrants’ rights by challenging a proposed immigration ordinance in Farmers Branch. She is an owner of Cuquita’s Restaurants in Dallas and Farmers Branch. The […]
CAIR-FL Co-Sponsors ‘Peace Not Prejudice’ Panel
(GAINESVILLE, FL, 11/29/07) – On Thursday, November 29, Islam on Campus and the Orlando chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Orlando) co-hosted a panel discussion on Islamophobia on university campuses and the true meaning of Islam. The event was entitled “Peace not Prejudice: Breaking the Muslim Stereotype.”Panelists included CAIR Board Chairman Dr. Parvez Ahmed […]
WA Sikh Beaten After Being Mistaken for Muslim
As a Sikh, Sukhvir Singh says he has encountered racial harassment before, but he never feared it could lead to his death. But on Saturday, police say, the Orange Cab driver withstood a violent attack from a drunken passenger who punched him, bit off a piece of his scalp, called Singh an “Iraqi terrorist” and […]
US Muslim Responds to Jailing of Teacher in Sudan
ISLAM-OPED: WHAT WOULD MUHAMMAD DO? – PART 2ISLAM-OPED is a syndication service of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) designed to offer an American Muslim perspective on current political, social and religious issues. ISLAM-OPED commentaries are offered free-of-charge to one media outlet in each market area. Permission for publication will be granted on a first-come-first-served […]
TSA Issues Hajj Travel Information
The Hajj is a significant religious event for Muslims and is one of the five pillars of Islam. Many observant Muslims perform Hajj, making a pilgrimage to Mecca and Madinah, two cities in Saudi Arabia. Each year, more than a million pilgrims take part in the Hajj, including thousands of Americans. The travel period this […]
CAIR: Foes Use Obama’s Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors
In his speeches and often on the Internet, the part of Sen. Barack Obama’s biography that gets the most attention is not his race but his connections to the Muslim world.Since declaring his candidacy for president in February, Obama, a member of a congregation of the United Church of Christ in Chicago, has had to […]
Pope Accepts Muslim Call for Dialogue, Plans Meeting
Pope Benedict has accepted an unprecedented call by Muslim scholars for dialogue between Christians and Islam, inviting them for meetings in Vatican City, the Vatican said on Thursday. Some 138 Muslim scholars wrote to the German-born Pontiff and other Christian leaders last month, saying “the very survival of the world itself” may be depend on […]
CAIR-FL: Judge Mixes Humanitarian Work, Religion on Israel Trip
Circuit Judge Monica Sierra hopes a three-month trip to Israel will help alleviate the threat of terrorism by helping Palestinians understand Americans and the Bible.Sierra said she will work primarily in an administrative capacity for a nongovernmental organization that works on secular, not religious, visas. Still, she said, aid provided to those in Palestinian refugee […]