CAIR-OH: Carving Out Time for God During Ramadan
[Asma Mobin-Uddin is the board chairwoman for the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). A version of this column first appeared in the Columbus Post-Dispatch.]Busy with the worldly demands of our hectic lives, many of us leave the deepest needs of the human heart unattended. For Muslims, the holy month of Ramadan, […]
CAIR-AZ: Tempe Mosque Reports 9/11 Harassment
On the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a Tempe imam said three men entered the downtown Tempe mosque and forcefully questioned him about his practices before cursing at him. “It was fortunate no one was there. These guys came with the intention to insult, attack maybe, do whatever they wanted to do, and […]
CAIR-NY: Police Probing ‘All Avenues’ in Bias Attack
Nassau police continued searching Monday for two men wanted in a Locust Valley nail salon robbery they say was motivated not only by greed, but also hate, including an attack on the Iranian-born business owner, slurs and anti-Muslim graffiti.The high-end Givan Nail and Skin Center at The Plaza was robbed about 6:30 a.m. Saturday. The […]
Florida Mosque Targeted by Vandals
(TAMPA, FL, 9/18/07) – The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Tampa) reported today that a local mosque has been targeted by vandals. Representatives of the St. Petersburg Islamic Center told CAIR-Tampa that bricks were thrown through mosque windows early Sunday morning. Local police are investigating the incident. CAIR-Tampa is calling on local […]
CAIR-OK Takes Part in Interfaith Dinner
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 9/18/07) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) recently took part in the Fourth Annual Interfaith Dinner in Oklahoma City hosted by the Institute of Interfaith Dialog. CAIR-OK officials joined other religious leaders, state representatives and community activists at the dinner. The program began with a proclamation from […]
Are ‘Foot Baths’ Reasonable Accommodation?
Public schools go dark on Saturdays and Sundays, the traditional days of worship for Christians and Jews. And on Christmas, class will not be in session. But when schools provide foot baths for Muslims, critics cry foul. So what is acceptable in a country that has a wall between church and state? A few months […]
IA: University Increases Islamic Studies Classes
In a front corner of a Schaeffer Hall classroom, University of Iowa junior Sam Dennis sat at a desk scribbling notes about Israeli-U.S. relations during a recent Introduction to Politics in the Middle Eastern World class. “This is not a political issue. The difference is in the amount of assistance to Israel versus the lack […]
WA: Muslim, Jewish Students Break Fast Together
For the first time in years, the religious holidays of two faiths coincided, leading to the convening of both Jewish and Muslim students on campus. Rosh Hashanah, the first of the Jewish High Holidays, began last Wednesday at sunset and ended last Friday at sunset. Ramadan, the month-long period of religious observance for Muslims, began […]
TX: Bullet Pierces Texas Mosque
A bullet whizzed through the door of an empty mosque here, and police were investigating whether a hate crime was committed. The bullet pierced the aluminum frame of a glass entry door at The Islamic Center of South Texas on Friday afternoon. The mosque was empty at the time and nobody was injured. The bullet […]
Double Standard on Academic Freedom in Mideast
Two hundred thousand Palestinian children began school in the Gaza Strip this month without a full complement of textbooks. Why? Because Israel, which maintains a stranglehold over this small strip of land along the Mediterranean even after withdrawing its settlers from there in 2005, considers paper, ink and binding materials not to be “fundamental humanitarian […]