CAIR-CAN: Face Veil a Rallying Point for Muslim-Bashers
[Kashif Ahmed lives in Calgary and is the national board member of the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations.]“I endured them then and now I have to endure them again,” stated a Quebecer, referring to Muslims as he recently spoke before a public commission set up by Quebec to examine what constitutes unreasonable accommodation of minorities.His […]
CAIR-FL: Is It Time for ‘Happy Ramadan?’
“I would like to thank you for your insightful and accurate article on the holy month of Ramadan,” wrote Omer Subhani, community relations director for the Council on American Islamic Relations. “This is a special time for all Muslims, and it means a great deal to all of us to be acknowledged and presented in […]
CAIR: FBI Asked to Probe Bias Attack on NY Muslim
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/16/07) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on the FBI to investigate an attack on a Muslim businesswoman in New York as a hate crime. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the Muslim owner of a nail and facial salon was beaten Saturday in what […]
CAIR: Shot Fired at Texas Mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/16/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations today called on local law enforcement authorities to investigate a shooting at a Texas mosque as a possible bias-motivated crime. A shot from a “high-caliber weapon” hit the Islamic Center of South Texas in Corpus Christi Friday afternoon. Initial reports indicated there were two shots, but […]
CAIR: AZ Imam Verbally Assaulted on 9/11 Anniversary
(PHOENIX, AZ, 9/16/07) – The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) reported today that an imam, or Islamic religious leader, was verbally assaulted in a Tempe mosque on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. The imam of the Islamic Community Center of Tempe told CAIR-AZ that three white men entered the […]
IL: Convert Finds True Home in Islam
Aaron Siebert-Llera would wake up wearing the Star of David one day and a cross the next. But the religion he eventually chose was neither his father’s Jewish faith nor his Mexican-American mother’s Roman Catholicism. He chose Islam. “I felt like I finally found a house where I can place all my morals, my ideals, […]
MO: Muslim Woman Fired from Job Files Bias Suit
A Florissant woman said she was fired for the way she dressed and now a lawsuit has been filed on her behalf. The company, St. Charles-based Client Services, Inc., said it has a dress code. The woman, Mariam Soultan, said it’s a matter of religious freedom. “I felt really comfortable during the interview,” Soultan said […]
IA: Muslims Find Spiritual Home at Midwest Mosque
A modest building with a blue dome, the Darul Arqum Islamic Center nestles in a quiet neighborhood not far from the State University of Iowa in Ames. The mosque serves members of the local Muslim community, including international students. Saleem Baig, vice chairman of the mosque, said there are about 500 Muslims in Ames. The […]
CA: Islamic Center Regroups After Fire
Amid a row of women bowing in diaphanous, brightly-colored gowns, Sughran Ahmed prayed — prostrate in silence, rising with the imam’s sung, “Allah Akbar,” God is great. Suddenly, her 3-year-old son, Muhammad Ali, broke free from his caretaker, ran to his mother and threw his arms around her neck. She smiled at him tenderly. It […]
IL: Fourth Man Charged with Mosque Break-Ins
Charles Htun likely will celebrate his 20th birthday this weekend in DuPage County jail. The Naperville man was sentenced Thursday to 90 days of periodic imprisonment in DuPage County Circuit Court for his hand in the July 21, 2006 break-in at the Islamic Center of Naperville, 450 Olesen Drive. The mosque had been burglarized almost […]