CAIR: U.S. Muslims Work to Prevent Sunni, Shia Tension
When Muslim journalist S. Hussain Zaidi toured the USA recently, he was stunned by what he saw: Shiite and Sunni Muslims, whose conflicts have fueled the war in Iraq and tension in the Middle East and beyond, were praying together in U.S. mosques.“It is something we never see at home,” says Zaidi, of India. “They […]
KS: Don’t Lose Sleep over Plot to Take Over U.S.
For one who in print has blasted the overreaching authoritarian rhetoric associated with the words “war on terror,” the Dallas Morning News last week delivered some “eat your words” words, I guess. Memo to copy desk: Scratch that column on civil liberties. Let’s come out for martial law. Maybe facetiousness is uncouth when we’re told […]
IN: Frequent Foot-Washing Offers Health Benefits
I write to express my medical opinion that washing our feet five times a day if we can is a health-promoting habit irrespective of the faith of the person (“Sinks for Muslims at airport are up in air,” Sept. 22). For last 35 years, I have treated more than 30,000 diabetic patients. Due to poor […]
Lawsuit: Scholar Kept From US Over Views
A well-known South African scholar and political commentator is being kept out of the United States because he has been a vocal critic of the war in Iraq and the detention of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, the American Civil Liberties Union charged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. In the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court […]
Iraq: U.S. Snipers Baited and Killed Iraqis, Soldiers Testify
Under a program developed by a Defense Department warfare unit, Army snipers have begun using a new method to kill Iraqis suspected of being insurgents, using fake weapons and bomb-making material as bait and then killing anyone who picks them up, according to testimony presented in a military court. The existence of the classified “baiting […]
CAIR-IL: Univ. to Reimburse Meals Missed in Ramadan
Muslim students are adapting their campus lifestyles to the observance of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Occurring this year from sunset on Sept. 12 through Oct. 11, all willing able-bodied Muslims are required to fast between sunrise and sunset in addition to following other various practices.University Housing is offering two options to […]
CAIR-NY: Brooklyn Officials to Host Ramadan Event
(NEW YORK, NY, 9/25/07) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today participated in a press conference hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz to announce the 4th Annual Iftar Break-Fast scheduled for Wednesday, September 26, at Brooklyn Borough Hall Rotunda. Speakers at the press conference noted the increasing involvement […]
GA: Practicing Islam at Armed Forces Installations
Talib M. Shareef and Rashad Abdul-Azeem see no disconnect between their Islamic faith and their jobs at Robins Air Force Base. Certainly no mixed loyalties. No lack of purpose or focus. No argument with the mission. Chief Master Sgt. Shareef – a 28-year veteran of the Air Force – is chief of personnel service delivery […]
MA: Jewish, Muslim Students Break Fast Together
Members of Harvard’s Jewish and Muslim communities broke fasts together Saturday night to celebrate two of the holiest holidays in each religion and to highlight the commonalities between the two faiths. Saturday was the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, and Muslims are observing Ramadan, a month which focuses on […]
CA: ‘March Against Hate’ Unites Faiths
With religious strife rampant all over the world, one Contra Costa city made a vow Sunday that whatever pits community against community elsewhere, it must not and will not happen here. A “March Against Hate” from Antioch City Hall to Antioch High School by Muslims, Jews, Christians, Sikhs, Baha’is, Zoroastrians and other believers was a […]