CAIR-FL: Hearing Delayed for Muslim Prayers
A federal bond hearing today for two University of South Florida students will start two hours later than initially set, so supporters of the men can attend a mandatory Muslim prayer service and the hearing if they wish.U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Jenkins, who will preside over the hearing, agreed Thursday to push back the […]
CAIR: Muslim Smokers Urged to Quit at Ramadan
Since smoking is among the activities that faithful Muslims deny themselves from sunup to sundown during Ramadan, the holy month that began Thursday, Muslim doctors are suggesting that American Muslims build on that smoke-free time to quit the habit.Dr. Tariq Cheema, executive director of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America, said […]
CAIR-WA: Muslims Invite Neighbors to Ramadan Dinner
Arsalan Bukhari loves to visit Canada, but rarely does because he doesn’t like waiting for hours while officers search his belongings. Some of his buddies with coveted jobs at Microsoft can’t make connecting flights because airport security stops them for questioning.“I personally feel violated when they go through my car and my backpack,” said Bukhari, […]
CAIR-MI: Bill Hits Cities that Ban Profiling
Fed up with illegal immigration, a state legislator wants to crack down on communities with ordinances that prohibit the profiling of immigrants and minorities by hitting the municipalities in the pocketbook.Under a bill introduced this week by State Rep. Kim Meltzer, R-Clinton Township, cities such as Detroit would lose millions in state revenue sharing money […]
CAIR: Hundreds Contact OH Paper About Anti-Iranian Cartoon
There’s nothing “local” anymore. With the Internet, a letter to the editor, an editorial and even an editorial cartoon can sprout legs and trot across the globe to provoke protests.Just ask Glenn Sheller, my colleague at The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, who recently published a cartoon by conservative Michael Ramirez in his Opinion section. Ramirez, a […]
CAIR-OH: Community, Sacrifice Converge in Ramadan
For Muslims, the holy month of Ramadan is an exercise in self-improvement.They abstain from food and drink — water included — from sunrise to sunset each day. They strive to pray more devotedly and read the Quran more dutifully.Muslims increase their charitable acts, believing that God’s rewards are multiplied during Ramadan.Alaa Haykal, 16, takes special […]
CAIR: Fasting Feeds Spiritual Hunger
If you work or go to school with Muslims, you may notice they’re not joining you for lunch today. That’s because it’s Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. From today through Oct. 12, observant Muslims will fast from dawn to dusk as they sacrifice food and other pleasures while focusing on the Quran, faith and family. […]
CAIR-MI Gives ‘Know Your Rights’ Presentation to Students
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 9/14/07) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday gave a “Know Your Rights” presentation for incoming Western Michigan University international students at the Kalamazoo Islamic Center in Kalamazoo. The presentation addressed the civil and religious rights of international students studying in America as well as civic responsibilities that […]
VA: Muslims Increase Interfaith Giving
During Islam’s sacred month of Ramadan, U.S. Muslims are stepping up holiday charity toward non-Muslims to counter anti-Islamic sentiment since the Sept. 11 attacks, experts said. Key edicts of Ramadan, which began yesterday at sunset, are to fast and promote good conduct. The devil is said to be shackled, making it easier than during the […]
IL: Muslim Lawyer Challenges Stereotypes
Nikia Marie Bilal can almost read people’s minds when they see her hijab. Kept woman. Uneducated. Foreigner. Someone even slowed their pickup truck one Fourth of July holiday to yell: “Go back to your own country!” The car had already sped away by the time Bilal thought of her stinging retort: “I’m sure my people […]