CAIR-NY to Co-Host Presentation on Hate Crimes
(NEW YORK, NY, 11/27/07) – On Wednesday, November 28, 2007, the New York chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) will co-host a hate crimes presentation in conjunction with the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force at the Islamic Cultural Center of New York. The presentation is part of a project initiated by CAIR-NY […]
NY: Court Says US Border Inspections of Muslims Were Allowed
U.S. immigration authorities acted constitutionally when they subjected dozens of people returning from an Islamic convention in Canada to screening tactics usually reserved for people suspected of being terrorists, an appeals court said Monday. The court upheld the conclusion of a federal judge that the 2004 inspections, which involved frisking and fingerprinting, did not violate […]
Canadian Muslim Barred from Flight Files Complaint
A Canadian Muslim who says he was blocked from a domestic Air Canada flight because of racial profiling has filed a complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission. While attempting to purchase a ticket in Vancouver to fly to Victoria in May 2004, Shahid Mahmood said he was flagged as a security threat. Mahmood’s Chilean-born […]
Vatican to Accept Muslim Dialogue Call Soon
The Vatican plans to respond positively and very soon to an appeal by Muslim scholars for an unprecedented dialogue between Christianity and Islam, Roman Catholic cardinals and Islam experts say. The Catholic Church, representing more than half the world’s two billion Christians, has not yet officially answered the call made last month and hailed by […]
CAIR-FL: Little Expected from Mideast Summit
South Floridians who watch the Israeli/Palestinian situation closely aren’t expecting history to be made at Tuesday’s international peace conference in Annapolis, Md., but most are trying to be optimistic.”We see it as a very significant step by the United States in order to contribute to the peace process, but I don’t think there will be […]
NJ: Arabs Here Doubt Israel Will Budge
Many Muslims and Arab-Americans in North Jersey say they doubt that today’s summit on the Mideast will lead to peace between Israelis and Palestinians. They do not believe that Israel is ready to make concessions on a Palestinian state, borders and sovereignty over Jerusalem. And without those concessions, they say, hopes to end the bloody […]
IN: Purdue Sees Increase in Muslim Population
The fastest growing religion in the world, Islam, is an ancient religion growing in popularity at Purdue. Enosh Kazem, a freshman in the School of Management, said there are 500-700 Muslim students at Purdue, with an increase in numbers due to international students. “Islam to me is a complete way of life,” said Israa Alrawi, […]
Growing Anti-Muslim Sentiment in Congress?
Commonwealers might be interested to note a growing movement within Congress that is arguably anti-Muslim. Back in January, Sue Myrick, Republican Congresswoman from North Carolina, formed the “Anti-Terrorism Caucus” in the House of Representatives. The Caucus originally had 67 members and has apparently now grown to 118. If you want to see why we ought […]
Romney Urged to Meet With U.S. Muslims Over ‘Cabinet’ Remarks
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/27/2007) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney to meet with American Muslim leaders following a controversy over a reported statement that he would not consider Muslims for cabinet posts.According to commentator Mansoor Ijaz: “I asked Mr. Romney whether he would consider including qualified Americans […]
New Interfaith Coalition Will Urge Advertisers to Drop ‘Savage’ Spots
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/26/2007) – On Tuesday, November 27, the newly-formed Hate Hurts America Community and Interfaith Coalition, a group of religious and civic organizations seeking to challenge hate speech on talk radio, will hold a news conference in San Francisco, Calif., to call on advertisers nationwide to stop airing commercials on Michael Savage’s syndicated “Savage […]