CAIR Honored at NY Ramadan Iftar
The 11th annual Arab Muslim American Federation Ramadan Iftar was held on Sept. 27. Ramadan is the holiest time of the year for Muslims and is observed through a month of fasting during daylight hours. Iftar is the nightly breaking of the fast through evening meal. This year, Ramadan began on Sept. 11 and will […]
‘Camel Jockey’ Written on Sign of D.C. Muslim Firm
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/5/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reported today that a racial slur was written earlier this week on the office sign for a Muslim company in Washington, D.C.The racist term “camel jockey” was discovered Wednesday on the sign for the USA Halal Chamber of Commerce/DC Arab-American Certification Consultants on I Street […]
CAIR-FL: House Reps Refuse to Support Ramadan Resolution
(TAMPA, FL, 10/4/2007) – The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Tampa) today thanked area congressional representatives who voted in support of a U.S. House resolution passed earlier this week recognizing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. CAIR-Tampa also expressed disappointment in the minority of representatives who refused to support the bi-partisan resolution. […]
CAIR-CAN: Proposed Hijab-Ban Discriminates Against Quebec Women
(Ottawa, Canada – October 5, 2007) The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today called the Quebec Council on the Status of Women’s demand to ban the hijab in workplaces discriminatory against women. The Quebec Council is demanding that all public and para-public employees be forced to remove religious clothing, headwear or jewellery, including the […]
CAIR-CA: Community to Host 7th Annual Ramadan Dinner
(DAVIS, CA 10/4/2007) The UC Davis Muslim Students Association (MSA), the Davis Islamic Center, and the Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) will host the 7th Annual Ramadan Community Dinner in the City of Davis. WHAT: 7th Annual Ramadan Community Dinner WHEN: Friday October, 6 p.m.WHERE: Davis Senior Citizen Center, 646 […]
CAIR-NJ: Thank Congress for Ramadan Resolution
(PRINCETON, NJ, 10/5/2007) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today called on Muslims and other people of conscience in that state to thank their elected officials for voting for the House Ramadan Resolution. The resolution “recognizes the Islamic faith as one of the great religions of the world” and […]
CAIR-IL Rep Discusses Recognition of Ramadan in Schools, Congress
CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab discusses the inclusion of Ramadan with Christmas and Halloween in an Oak Lawn, Illinois school as well as a House resolution acknowledging Ramadan and recognizing Islam as a major world religion.VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJBW2mDCKb0
CAIR-IL Rep Debates Religious Holidays in Schools on ‘Glenn Beck’
CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab debates Glenn Beck and Zuhdi Jasser on allowing the accommodation of Ramadan for Muslim students with Christmas for Christian students in an Oak Lawn, Illinois public school.VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IdBe0oDH4I
MI: Test of Body, Faith for Muslim Athletes
Hunched over, clutching his stomach, Saeed Saleh gasps for air. The cross-country runner has stopped suddenly during a practice sprint around the track at Fordson High in Dearborn. “I couldn’t breathe,” the senior panted. “It came out of nowhere. I wasn’t able to keep on going.” That’s understandable, given that Saeed, like thousands of Muslims […]
Book: Eyewitness to Sabra and Shatila Massacre
BOOK IN A NUTSHELL: Abraham was just 18 years old when he survived the massacre of unarmed and innocent Palestinian refugees living in the Shatila and Sabra camps in Beirut, Lebanon. Beginning in June 1982, the camps came under a three-month siege by the Israeli army, which was trying to rout out members of the […]