GOP Urged to Use Term ‘Islamic Terrorists’
Pollsters and communications advisers to congressional Republicans are urging lawmakers not to follow President Bush’s lead when it comes to talking about terrorists and the threat they pose to the nation. While Bush has lightened up on using the word “Islamic” in front of terrorists, the advisers said on background that the word should always […]
NY: Feds Sue Prison Over Muslim Head Scarf Ban
Prison officials violated workplace discrimination laws when they fired a Muslim nurse who insisted on wearing a head scarf on the job, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged Thursday. The agency charged in a lawsuit that The Geo Group Inc., a private company that operates the Delaware County Prison in Thornton, refused to make religious […]
MD: Pushing for a Muslim School Holiday
There will be three religious holidays for which Montgomery County Public Schools will cancel classes this year: Rosh Hashanah, Christmas and Easter. Yom Kippur, which many MCPS students celebrated this week, began a half hour before sundown on Friday, thus forcing the rescheduling of several athletic and after-school events. Yom Kippur calls for, among other […]
CAIR-MI Rep Participates in City’s ‘Unity Iftar,’ Receives Award
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 9/28/07) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday participated in the City of Lansing’s first annual Unity Iftar Program at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. The iftar (fasting breaking) program, entitled “Building Bridges,” was co-sponsored by the Mayor of Lansing, Virg Bernero, and the […]
DC: New Light Cast on Bush’s Plans for Iraq War
A leaked transcript of talks between President George W. Bush and José Maria Aznar, former Spanish prime minister, has cast fresh light on the diplomatic wrangling that preceded the Iraq war. Speaking in February 2003, a month before the invasion, Mr Bush told his Spanish counterpart that US forces would be in Baghdad by the […]
Hadith: God is Just and Generous
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “If anyone transgresses and receives punishment in this world, God is too just to repeat the punishment of His servant in the next. And if anyone transgresses and God conceals it and forgives him, He is too generous to go back on a thing He has forgiven.” […]
TX: Holy Land Deliberations Start Over After Juror Dismissed
U.S. District Judge A. Joe Fish on Wednesday instructed jurors in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing trial to restart deliberations after he dismissed one of them and replaced him with an alternate. The judge did not publicly state a reason for the swap-out, which was announced at a short, mid-afternoon hearing Wednesday in front […]
OR: 2 Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unlawful
A federal judge issued a stern rebuke of a key White House antiterror law, striking down as unconstitutional two pillars of the USA Patriot Act. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken ruled Wednesday that using the act to authorize secret searches and wiretapping to gather criminal evidence _ instead of intelligence gathering _ violates the constitutional […]
UT: Non-Muslim Student Wears Hijab for a Day
Minu Gandhi is not Muslim. But for one day, she found out what it was like to be a Muslim at the U. In cooperation with the U’s Muslim Student Association, Gandhi wore the hijab — the head covering worn by Muslim women — for a day. Gandhi, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, said […]
GA: Muslims, Jews Plan Interfaith Dialogue
Bagels and pita bread, egg salad and hummus — the students piled their plates high with both as they enjoyed a meal after their respective fasts: the five Muslim students for Ramadan and the 10 Jewish students for Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. But as they took their seats, there was a clear […]