CAIR-FL: FL Man Caught in Political Web in Gaza
In April, when Hafez Almbasher went to visit his ailing mother in Gaza, he was reluctant to leave his wife, Deborah, who was recovering from a hospital stay.But Deborah, who had just lost her own father, said it was important that he go.As it happened, his visit was extended far longer than he expected by […]
IN: Muslims Break Fast at Statehouse
Each time Mary Jane Schneider attends the Mosque Foundation of Bridgeview’s annual Ramadan Community Dinner, she learns something different. The teacher aide at Simmons Middle School joined other staff members from Ridgeland School District 122 at Tuesday night’s iftar. “(The district is) so multicultural; we enjoy coming and learning about the different cultures,” Schneider said. […]
AR: Dinner Celebrates Diversity in Faiths
It was a night people of different faiths and worship traditions reached out to each other in peace and understanding as the Institute of Interfaith Dialog conducted a banquet Tuesday at the Fayetteville Town Center. Every year during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Institute of Interfaith Dialog, which has chapters in several other […]
OH: ‘Israel Lobby’ Authors to Speak Despite Protests
Despite pressure to cancel the speaking engagements today by two controversial scholars, their hosts at Case Western Reserve University and the City Club of Cleveland promise that John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt will have their say. The pair are the authors of “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,” a new book arguing that the […]
CAIR-SFBA: Knowledge Lacking of Islam
Most Americans say they know little to nothing about the practices of Islam and Mormonism but say their own religious beliefs have little in common with either of these faiths, according to a national survey released Tuesday.Forty-five percent of those polled said Islam was more likely than other religions to encourage violence among its believers. […]
CAIR Rep Discusses ‘Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism’ on C-SPAN
Mohamed Nimer discusses, and looks at the links between, the rise of “Islamophobia” in the West and the rise of “anti-Americanism” in Muslim countries. He also talks about efforts to reverse these trends. The talk was hosted by Busboys & Poets in Washington, DC.Mohamed Nimer is research director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). […]
CAIR-MI Rep Speaks on Islam and the Constitution
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 9/25/07) – The executive director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) spoke yesterday on a program entitled “Islam and the U.S. Constitution” at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Topics discussed were the shared values within Islamic law and the U.S. Constitution regarding freedom of […]
CAIR-FL: Israel Traps FL Muslim in Gaza
(MIAMI, FL, 9/25/07) – On Wednesday, September 26, the S. Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFL) will hold a news conference with a Boca Raton Muslim woman whose U.S. permanent resident husband has been trapped in the Gaza Strip by Israeli authorities. WHAT: Boca Raton Woman Appeals for Safe Return of HusbandWHEN: […]
CA: Investigators Closer to Solving Mosque Arson Case
Police in Antioch say they are focusing on some “persons of interest” to solve last month’s arson at a local mosque, which is being investigated as a hate crime. While local Muslims are using a temporary mosque to pray, investigators told KCBS they are zoning in on who they believe started the fire at the […]
MA Imam an ‘Ambassador to the Islamic World’
There he was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at a lavish reception marking the nation’s 50th anniversary of independence. Britain’s Prince Andrew was seated to his right, Australia’s ambassador to his left, and Brunei’s foreign minister across the table. “And they were asking me about Muslims in America,” said Imam Talal Eid, recalling the event a […]