CAIR Addresses Threat to Muslim at FL School
A Muslim civil rights organization is calling on Pinellas County school officials to investigate a threat it says was made against a sixth-grade Muslim girl at Azalea Middle School in St. Petersburg.The Council on American-Islamic Relations held a news conference outside the school at 22nd Avenue North and 79th Street North.Ahmed Bedier, executive director of […]
CAIR-FL: Muslim Girl Allegedly Assaulted, Threatened
Questions are being raised by many after a sixth grade Muslim girl was allegedly assaulted by another student at school last week. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) planned a news conference for Monday afternoon to discuss the incident, which allegedly happened at Azalea Middle School last week. The school is located at 22nd Avenue […]
CAIR-FL: Student Threatens to Shoot Muslim Classmate
(ST. PETERSBURG, FL, 11/12/07) -­ On Monday, November 12, the Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Tampa) will hold a news conference with the parents of a sixth-grade Muslim girl who was allegedly assaulted last week at a St. Petersburg middle school by another student who later threatened to “bring a gun to […]
CAIR-LA Rep Discusses Proposal to ‘Map’ Muslims on NBC
Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Greater Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), debates an LAPD proposal to “map” Southern California Muslim communities on “NBC Nightly News.”To watch the video, click here.
Video: CAIR-LA Rep Debates ‘Mapping’ Muslims on CNN
Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Greater Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), debates an LAPD plan to “map” Southern California Muslim communities on CNN.To watch the video, click here.
CAIR-LA: U.S. Muslim Community Not Like Europe’s
The LAPD’s plan to map Muslim communities in an effort to identify potential hotbeds of extremism departs from the way law enforcement has dealt with local anti-terrorism since 9/11 and prompted widespread skepticism Friday.In a document reviewed Friday by The Times, the LAPD’s Los Angeles Police Department’s counter-terrorism bureau proposed using U.S. census data and […]
IL: Muslim Food Pantry Helps Feed the Less Fortunate
Anad Salem’s Muslim faith makes reaching out to those in need a priority for the Carbondale physician. “Our faith is littered with commandments to feed the hungry, to help the unfortunate, the sick, the orphans,” said Salem, a member of Masjid An-Nur mosque. “All fortune belongs to God and comes from God; therefore, we are […]
CT: New Haven Mosque Celebrating 20 Years
Members of Masjid Al-Islam, the eyes and ears of the George-Greenwood street block, are celebrating an anniversary. Twenty years ago, eight men and women established the mosque as a place for Muslims in Greater New Haven to come together and worship. That core group has grown to more than 300, and since 1995 their permanent […]
IL: Islamic Investing Offers Strong Returns
Islamic investment strategies are proving they’re worth a second look from Muslim and non-Muslim investors alike. Amana Trust Income, a mutual fund managed by Bellingham, Wash.-based Amana Mutual Funds Trust in accordance with Islamic Shariah law, has increased 13.9 percent year-to-date, compared with a 5.7-percent return for the S&P 500. It’s a star performance in […]
Is a Vote for Rudy a Vote for War?
Rudy Giuliani has made a “promise” not to allow Iran to acquire a nuclear capability, even if it requires U.S. military action. Though the U.S. Army is scrimping to meet recruitment goals, Rudy has pledged to add at least 10 new combat brigades. Speaking to an Atlantic Bridge conference in London, Rudy called for NATO […]