CAIR: Tancredo’s Anti-Terror Ad Exploits Anti-Muslim Bias
Rep. Tom Tancredo defended a controversial TV ad Tuesday that depicted a hooded terrorist blowing up a shopping mall, despite allegations by some that the congressman was engaging in fear-mongering.The 30-second spot, which has started running in Iowa, links a potential terrorist attack to U.S. immigration policy, with a voice condemning porous borders and “spineless […]
Tancredo’s Politics of Fear
It is a terrifying image stalking the subconscious of many Americans in the post-Sept. 11 world. And thanks to Tom Tancredo, the congressman from Colorado, Republican presidential candidate and anti-immigration crusader, it is now appearing on television sets across Iowa, with promises to expand to other states soon: A man in a hooded sweat shirt […]
CAIR-NV Co-Sponsors Partners for Peace Speaking Tour
(LAS VEGAS, NV, 11/14/2007) – On Sunday, November 11, the Nevada chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-NV), in partnership with the Islamic Society of Nevada and the Christian-Muslim Association of Las Vegas, co-sponsored the Partners for Peace–Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One shared Vision speaking tour.Partners for Peace seeks to educate […]
CAIR-MI Rep Corrects Misconceptions About Islam
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 11/14/07) – A representative of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday participated in a forum entitled “Misconceptions About Islam” at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan.The forum, which was held during the university’s Intercultural Festival, focused on 5 common misconceptions relating to Islam and Muslims. CAIR-MI Executive […]
TX: Muslim Prayer Time New Legal Issue at Swift Plant
The dispute over prayer breaks for Muslim employees at the Swift & Co. plant in Cactus is a two-sided legal issue, an Amarillo attorney said this week. At least 54 plant employees, all Muslims of African descent, walked off the job last week, citing the company’s refusal to allow them two prayer breaks and female […]
MD: Students Find the Way to Persian
Allison White began studying Persian because of a chance meeting: Before she started her freshman year at the University of Maryland, she wandered into an office and a friendly professor talked her into taking a class. But by now, she feels lucky that she got lost that day. “I’m really glad that I took Persian,” […]
FL: FAU Group Protests Spitting at Speech
A student group has started a petition demanding Florida Atlantic University take a stronger stance denouncing an incident where a school employee spat on a student protester. The incident happened Oct. 30, when some Muslims and their allies protested a speech given by Middle East historian Daniel Pipes, who they view as anti-Islamic. FAU student […]
Students of Arabic Learn at a Syrian Crossroads
This sleepy capital has long been a popular destination for foreigners who want to learn Arabic. Drawn by the charmingly well-preserved old city, an easily understood Arabic dialect and dirt cheap tuition prices subsidized by the government, thousands of foreign students enroll in language institutes here every year. Some students are not Muslim; others are […]
DC: US Muslim Veterans Lay Wreath at National WWII Memorial
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/14/2007) – Members of the Muslim American Veterans Association (MAVA) placed a wreath at the National WWII Memorial this past Sunday to honor all Americans who served in that conflict. This was the tenth year that MAVA conducted its Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony. American Muslim Veterans of WWII, Korea, Vietnam and other conflicts […]
U.S. Muslims Launch Major News Media Education Campaign
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/13/2007) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today announced the launch of a major initiative to help enhance understanding of Islam and Muslims in the news media.At a news conference in the nation’s capital, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the centerpiece of its “Beyond Stereotypes” campaign will […]