CAIR: Muslim American Reflects on Sept. 11
The events of Sept. 11 changed the lives of many Americans, including American Muslims. Arsalan Iftikhar, a regular contributor, and former representative to the Council on American Islamic Relations, explains how the attacks impacted his work as a spokesman for Muslim Americans in the national media. LISTEN: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14318955
CAIR-NY: Muslims Mourn 9/11 Victims
(NEW YORK, NY, 9/11/2007) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) participated in a moment of silence for the victims of the 9/11 attacks at Sunday’s “Muslim Day Parade” in that city. Hundreds marched down Madison Avenue to celebrate their commitment to interfaith peace and tolerance. CAIR-NY Civil Rights Director […]
Islam Op-Ed: 9/11 Evokes Painful Memories for U.S. Muslim
ISLAM-OPED: 9/11 EVOKES PAINFUL MEMORIES FOR U.S. MUSLIMBy Danette Zaghari-Mask WORD COUNT: 471 [Danette Zaghari-Mask is executive director of the Orlando chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Orlando). CAIR is the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group. Contact her at: dmask@cair.comFor a photo, see: http://www.cair.com/Chapters.aspx#Orlando] On the anniversary of 9/11, the memory […]
MD Muslim Activist’s Cars Targeted by Vandals
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/11/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reported today that vandals targeted two vehicles of a Muslim activist in Maryland whose family has suffered bias attacks over a number of years. Samira Hussein of Gaithersburg, Md., reported to CAIR that six tires on two family vehicles were punctured sometime early this morning. […]
Obama Pulls Campaign Ad from ‘Israel Lobby’
Wary of alienating Jewish voters, the campaign of Senator Obama has moved swiftly to remove an ad for its Web site that appeared on the Amazon.com page of a book critical of the Israel lobby. A small ad for barackobama.com was one of a group of advertisements that rotated as “sponsored links” on the page […]
CAIR: Education Key in Understanding Muslims
Omar Conteh was a 15-year-old student at Bangor High School six years ago.Now a student at University College in Bangor studying mental health and human services, he said Monday that his relationships in the community haven’t changed since Sept. 11, 2001.Conteh, who has lived in Bangor for a decade and played soccer in high school, […]
CAIR: Amr Khaled, Islam’s Up-to-Date Televangelist
The rhythmic clapping began the minute Amr Khaled stepped through the door of the packed Crystal City ballroom. Surrounded by security guards, the Egyptian preacher had to weave his way through the crowd — men both cleanshaven and bearded, women both fashionably coifed and dressed in conservative Islamic dress — that had come from up […]
CAIR Slams ADL for ‘Smear Tactics’
In an open letter addressed to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a leading Jewish advocacy group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group accused the ADL of contributing to growing Islamophobia in American society by using “smears and exclusionary tactics” in its latest attack on the due process of […]
CAIR-OH Participates in ‘Empty Bowls’ Hunger Project
(COLUMBUS, OH – 9/11/07) – The Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Ohio office (CAIR-Ohio) recently partnered with members of St. James Episcopal Church in a community service event called the Empty Bowls Project. At the event, members of St. James and CAIR-Ohio glazed more than hand-made ceramic bowls. On October 27, the […]
OH: High Holy Days for Jews, Muslims
In an unusual convergence of liturgical calendars, Jews and Muslims will enter their holiest periods of the year within a day of each other. Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year that begins a 10-day period of High Holy Days culminating with Yom Kippur, begins at sundown Wednesday. The Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins Thursday. […]