MI: Muslims Host Day to Help Homeless
Representatives from the area’s Muslim community will be hosting Humanitarian Day at Martin Luther King Park on North Rose Street from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The event will be aimed at benefiting the Kalamazoo area homeless community. According to organizers of the event, the volunteers will provide the area homeless with “food, clothing, […]
OIC Head Praises CAIR at Capitol Hill Iftar
IFTAR WITH MUSLIM COMMUNITY LEADERSCAIR HEADQUARTERSWASHINGTON D.C.20 SEPTEMBER 2007 Distinguished GuestsLadies and Gentlemen It is a distinct pleasure for me and my colleagues to be here tonight, in the good company of such a distinguished audience of Muslim community leaders in Washington D.C. area. I would like to express my gratitude for this opportunity offered […]
CAIR-OH: Muslims Feed Needy During Ramadan
(CINCINNATI, OH, 9/24/07) – On Sunday, September 23, 2007 the Cincinnati office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Ohio (CAIR-Ohio), the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati and Al As-hab Islamic Center marked the Muslim fast of Ramadan by providing hot meals to more than 550 residents of that city’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Ramadan is the month on […]
CAIR Promoting Peace in Oklahoma
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 9/21/07) – On September 21, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) participated in an event marking the United Nations as the International Day of Peace at its new office location, the Gold Dome. The Gold Dome’s Multicultural Society welcomed the new CAIR chapter and supported CAIR’s mission of […]
IN: Pastor Opposes Airport Sinks for Muslims
A Baptist pastor who lost a son in Iraq objects to the placement of special sinks that would aid Muslims at the Indianapolis airport in preparing for prayer because he opposes “the fraternization with our open enemies during a time of war,” according to a statement from his church. The Rev. Jerry Hillenburg, pastor at […]
CAIR-OH: Islamic School Vandalized
Federal agents are investigating whether vandalism at an Islamic high school in Sylvania early yesterday morning where swastikas and “white power” slogans were spray-painted on the property was racially motivated, authorities said.The incident is not being considered a hate crime – a conclusion that cannot be made until later in the investigation, authorities said.Six windows […]
CAIR-NJ: Man Could Become First Muslim State Judge in NJ
A Clifton man could become the first Muslim state judge in New Jersey.Sen. John Girgenti said he recently submitted the name of Sohail Mohammed to Governor Corzine’s office, asking the governor to consider the prominent North Jersey Muslim for a Superior Court judgeship.“I have known him for a number of years, and he’s extremely well […]
FL: Police Taser Muslim Who Refused to Drop Quran
The Ocala Police Department has launched an internal afairs investigation involving four officers accused of roughing up and stunning a man with a Taser when he refused to drop his Quran or even take his hand off the bulky book, which was tucked into his waistband. Deputy Chief Greg Graham said the complaint – made […]
CAIR Honors OIC Head at Capitol Hill Iftar
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/21/07) – The Council on American-Islamic (CAIR) was honored to host a Ramadan iftar, or fast-breaking meal, last night at its Capitol Hill headquarters for Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). SEE: http://www.oic-oci.org/ CAIR presented Secretary General Ihsanoglu with an award in recognition of his leadership […]
CAIR Rep Joins Roundtable on Religion in Workplace
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/21/07) – A representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) yesterday took part in a roundtable discussion on religion in the workplace sponsored by DiversityInc at its headquarters in Newark, N.J. CAIR Civil Rights Manager Khadija Athman joined religious leaders and other representatives of minority advocacy groups to discuss reasonable accommodation of […]