OH Islamic School to Host Community Event in Wake of Vandalism
(TOLEDO, OH, 9/21/07) – On Saturday, September 22, the Toledo Islamic Academy and the Masjid Saad Foundation will hold a press conference, candle-light vigil and community dinner with civic and interfaith leaders to promote healing and understanding after a recent vandalism attack at the school. The vandals painted Nazi swastikas on the school building, trees […]
CAIR-CA: Interfaith Groups March Against Hate
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 9/14/07) – The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) urges all communities to take part in the “East County United: Marching Together Against Hate in East Contra Costa County.” WHEN: Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 1 p.m. WHERE: City Hall to ICEB and a program at […]
CAIR-TX: Knowledge Reduces Intolerance of Islam
Informing people of other religions about Islam is important because the more people know about Islam, the less hostile toward it they will be.For that purpose, the Council on American-Islamic Relations assisted with an open house event June 23 with the Islamic Center of San Antonio. “The less people know about Islam, the more of […]
US Companies Aim Advertising at Muslim Americans
A recent study by the nation’s largest advertising firm shows that the Muslim American community has an estimated purchasing power of about $170 billion. JWT Advertising conducted the study, and it is now working with a wide variety of companies to develop strategies to attract Muslim American customers. VOA’s Mohamed Elshinnawi examined the new trend […]
MT: Muslims Strengthen Spirituality Through Fasting, Prayer
In a handful of houses scattered across town, Missoula’s Muslim community is celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. There is no mosque, no holy place for worship here, but there is fellowship among the 200-some international students and longtime Missoula residents who embrace the teachings of the Quran. For 30 days, from Sept. 13 to […]
CAIR: Rudy Giuliani Backs Pete King in Mosque Flap
Democrats want Rudy Giuliani to fire one of his top homeland security advisers, Long Island Rep. Pete King, for saying America has “too many mosques.”King, the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, made the comments in an article and video posted online by Politico.com.“We have – unfortunately – we have too many mosques […]
Giuliani’s Proposal for Endless Middle East Wars
In London this week, Rudy Giuliani proposed what is probably the single most extremist policy of any major presidential candidate, certainly this year and perhaps in many years: Rudy Giuliani talked tough on Iran yesterday, proposing to expand NATO to include Israel and warning that if Iran’s leaders go ahead with their goal to be […]
DNC Condemns Congressman Peter King’s Comments
The Democratic National Committee today condemned Peter King’s statement that there are “too many mosques in this country,” and called on Rudy Giuliani to fire King as his homeland security adviser. King is on Giuliani’s Homeland Security Advisory Board and according to the New York Post is a “top adviser”. “Congressman King’s comments are deplorable […]
TX: HLF Defense Denies Terror Ties
Stressing her client’s years of work helping impoverished Palestinian children, a defense lawyer on Wednesday asked a federal jury here to look beyond what she described as fear-mongering and politically motivated charges against a Muslim charity the government has accused of financing the terrorist group Hamas. Her client, Ghassan Elashi, the former chairman of the […]
West Bank: Food Runs Low in Raided Palestinian Camp
A fierce Israeli army raid in a crowded West Bank refugee camp confined thousands to their homes for a third straight day Thursday and residents said they were running out of food and water. In a separate Israeli raid Thursday on the Gaza Strip, a 17-year-old died when he was hit by shrapnel and run […]