CAIR-LA, FOX Co-Host ‘Hollywood 101’ Workshop
(LOS ANGELES, CA, 10/8/07) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) and FOX Television recently co-hosted a “Hollywood 101” workshop and studio tour to introduce aspiring Muslim writers, directors and actors to the entertainment industry. The event, held at FOX Studios in Century City, was also designed to […]
250 Attend CAIR-Cincinnati Interfaith Iftar
(CINCINNATI, OH, 10/8/07) – More than 250 people of different faiths turned out on Sunday for the CAIR-Ohio, Cincinnati chapter third annual “Sharing Ramadan” iftar, or fast-breaking meal, held at the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati.Members of the American Muslim community, Muslim community leaders, interfaith leaders, members of law enforcement, representatives of peace and justice […]
IL: Muslim Moms Join Forces, Open Law Firm
When asked what kind of attorney she is, Janaan Hashim has a sharp reply. “A good one,” Hashim said with a laugh. She is one of six attorneys in a new, all-female, all-Muslim, all-working-mother law firm in Palos Heights. The women named their venture Amal Law Group. “Amal,” which is Arabic for “hope,” is what […]
TX: Islamophobe to Protest Muslim Family Day
A Florida-based group called Americans Against Hate plans to protest a Muslim Family Day at Six Flags Over Texas later this month because it says the Islamic organization sponsoring the event supports terrorism. Local Muslims called the accusation a lie. “They have an agenda and they have a focus, and that is to absolutely tear […]
MN College Drops Desmond Tutu Over Criticism of Israel
A private Roman Catholic college in Minnesota has shelved plans to invite Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu to speak, fearing that his views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will offend the Jewish community, a school official said. University of St. Thomas officials had initially considered having the South African bishop address students in April, but comments in […]
State Dept Sponsors Islamic Hip-Hop Concert in Jerusalem
CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports on an American hip-hop band, with an Islamic twist, performing in Jerusalem. VIDEO: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2007/10/04/wedeman.mideast.hiphop.jerusalem.cnn
Milton Viorst on ‘The Israel Lobby’
About 30 or so years ago, when I first began to write of my concern that Israel was embarked on a course that would lead only to recurring wars, or perhaps worse, I received a letter from Abraham H. Foxman, then as now the voice of the Anti-Defamation League, admonishing me as a Jew not […]
Authors: Why We Took On the Israel Lobby
Eric Chinski, the editor of John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt’s provocative new bestseller, asks the authors whether their book is good for the Jews and good for America. This interview originally appeared on the Web site of the publishing house Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Why did your article “The Israel Lobby,” which was […]
CAIR-MI: Muslims Seek ‘Safe’ Charities for Giving
Kenwah Dabajah is in a quandary: How can she fulfill a central tenet of her faith, Islam, without putting herself in legal jeopardy?“I was just thinking, I have this money, to whom or to what am I going to give, this year?” said Dabajah, as she considered how to give zakat, a donation required of […]
CAIR-IL: Muslims Say They Lost Jobs for Praying at Work
Last December, JBS Swift and Company — the world’s second largest processor of beef and pork — temporarily suspended operations when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided plants in several states. More than 250 workers at a plant in Grand Island, Nebraska were detained. No charges were filed against JBS Swift and Company, but […]