CAIR-NY Urges Support for Prominent Muslim Scholar
(NEW YORK, NY, 10/25/07) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today urged Muslim New Yorkers and all people of conscience to support prominent Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan, whose visa revocation by US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) denied the internationally-respected academic a teaching position at the University of Notre […]
WI: Horowitz’s ‘Islamo-Fascism’ Message Promotes Hate
After listening to David Horowitz’s comical speech Monday at the Memorial Union Theatre, I did not feel, as might have been expected, anger or disgust. Instead, his appearance — part of the nationwide “Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week” — elicited a sense of absurdity. Throughout the evening, the ex-Trotskyist Mr. Horowitz did his pathetic best to convey, […]
PA: Santorum’s ‘Islamo-Fascism’ Address Challenged
Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum said he wants to hear from people who disagree with him — and there was no shortage of them during a speech he gave on campus last night. Students packed 119 Osmond to hear Santorum speak as part of “Islamo-Facism Awareness Week,” an event aiming to expose the danger that […]
OK Lawmaker: No ‘Spiritual or Scholarly Need’ for Quran
Saying he had no “spiritual or scholarly need” for it, Norman state Rep. Scott Martin confirmed Tuesday that he refused a copy of the Quran, the Muslim world’s holy book. On Monday, a “Centennial” copy of the Quran was offered to all members of the Oklahoma Legislature from the Governor’s Ethnic American Advisory Council. And […]
MD: Official Denies Muslim Opposition
A town commissioner denied yesterday that he gave $500 to a citizens group that opposes plans for a Muslim worship and conference center in the rural Frederick County community. Commissioner Chad Weddle also denied having advised the Citizens for Walkersville on how to defeat the project proposed by the Silver Spring-based Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. […]
Canada: Islam Sparks Fiery Debate in Quebec
There was the woman who feared that Quebec would be overrun by Muslims. There were anecdotes about Muslims unwilling to integrate. Mentions of massacres in Muslim countries. For an area where Muslims make up less than 0.7 per cent of the local population, Islam repeatedly came up as a source of anxiety last night as […]
Terror Watch List Swells to More Than 755,000 Names
The government’s terrorist watch list has swelled to more than 755,000 names, according to a new government report that has raised worries about the list’s effectiveness. (READ MORE)
MI: Catholic, Muslim Interfaith Dialogue
Prayerful dialogue rarely attracts the attention conferred on conflict and violence, but Catholic and Muslim leaders say it can help prevent both. A few dozen leaders of both faiths met for three days this week at the largest mosque in the country, the Islamic Center of America. They worshipped together and contemplated their ongoing collaboration, […]
CAIR: Okla. Lawmakers Return Qurans
Several Oklahoma lawmakers plan to return copies of the Quran to a state panel on diversity after a lawmaker claimed the Muslim holy book condones the killing of innocent people.The books were given to Oklahoma’s 149 senators and representatives by the Governor’s Ethnic American Advisory Council.“Most Oklahomans do not endorse the idea of killing innocent […]
CAIR: Giuliani Advisor Supports Terror Group
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/24/2007) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani to drop a campaign advisor who offers rhetorical support to a group designated as “terrorist” by the U.S. government.The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said Daniel Pipes, who recently signed on to Giuliani’s […]