CAIR: Jurors Find No Proof That Donations Aided Terror
The trial against what was once the nation’s largest Islamic charity ended in a mistrial Monday as federal prosecutors in Dallas were unable to gain a conviction on charges that the group’s leaders had funneled millions of dollars to Mideast terrorists.The jurors in the high-profile case acquitted Mohammad el-Mezain, the former chairman of the Holy […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes ‘Anti-Noose’ Bill
(NEW YORK, NY, 10/23/07) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today urged Muslim New Yorkers and all people of conscience to send thank you letters to Sen. Dean G. Skelos (R-NY) for sponsoring an “anti-noose” bill following a number of recent cases involving that symbol of racism.SEE: N.Y. Lawmakers […]
Holy Land Trial Third Major Setback for Prosecutors
The failure to win any convictions against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development was the third major setback for federal prosecutors after charging individuals in this country with providing aid to foreign terrorists. In 2005, former college professor Sami Al-Arian was acquitted on eight counts of aiding the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. After a […]
CAIR-CA to Help Launch School Anti-Harassment Initiatives
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 10/23/07) – On Wednesday, October 24, the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), along with other Bay Area civil rights organizations, will call attention to bias-related harassment plaguing California’s public schools.WHAT: Calling Attention to Public School Harassment CasesWHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. to […]
Video: Full Interview: Holy Land Juror Talks
Rebecca Lopez interviews Holy Land juror William Neal who says the panel was overwhelmed by the evidence. Click here to view the video.
More OK Legislators Turn Down Copies of the Quran
Six lawmakers in the 101-member House of Representatives have joined Rep. Rex Duncan, R-Sand Springs, in refusing a copy of the Quran. The holy book of the Muslim religion was offered as a centennial gift by the Governor’s Ethnic American Advisory Council. Duncan refused a copy saying that “Most Oklahomans do not endorse the idea […]
CAIR: HLF Mistrial a ‘Stunning Defeat’ for Prosecution
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/22/2007) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called today’s declaration of a mistrial in the case against the Texas-based Holy Land Foundation (HLF) Muslim charity a “stunning defeat” for the prosecution.CAIR also said the absence of a single guilty verdict on 197 charges brought by the prosecution in the terror financing trial […]
CAIR: HLF Juror Says ‘There Was So Little Evidence’
A judge declared a mistrial Monday for former leaders of a Muslim charity accused of funding terrorism after jurors who spent 19 days deliberating deadlocked on most charges.Prosecutors said they would probably retry leaders of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, which the federal government shut down in December 2001.The jury found one […]
Muslim Students Launch ‘Peace…Not Prejudice’ Project
This month, more than 100 Muslim Student Associations (MSAs) across the country will hold a ‘Peace…Not Prejudice’ campaign, a project of MSA National, to further improve interfaith dialogue and increase an open exchange of ideas on our college campuses. To learn more about the project click here.
CA: Mosque Aids Victims of San Diego Wildfire
(SAN DIEGO, CA, 10/22/07) – The Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego County, today announced that it is offering shelter and food to the victims of the San Diego County wildfires, particularly for people living near the Rancho Bernardo and Poway area.WHAT: Mosque offers shelter, food for victims of […]