CAIR-IL: Reclaiming the People’s Voice in Politics
The lack of answers to the very basic immigration questions that Americans have been asking have left us with many problems to fix on our own. Many in the Muslim community have been waiting for years to become American citizens due to drawn out background checks. The Latino community is dealing with regular USCIS raids […]
CAIR-NV Fundraising Dinner on September 7
(LAS VEGAS, NV, 9/5/2007) – On Friday September 7th, the Nevada chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NV) will host its 1st fundraising dinner at the Omar Haikal Islamic Academy. The theme of the fundraiser is “Planting the Seeds of Justice: Empowering Las Vegas Muslims.” WHEN: Friday, September 7, 2007, 6:30 p.m.WHERE: Omar Haikal […]
Surge in Studying Arabic Outstrips Supply of Teachers
A shortage of Arabic-language teachers across the country is shedding light on a classic economics question: What happens when there is plenty of demand and not enough supply? Since 9/11, the number of students interested in the Middle Eastern language has been skyrocketing. More than 20,000 people in the USA enrolled in an Arabic-language higher-education […]
More Money for Israel?
American military aid to Israel has been increased yet again, which leads us to ask the inevitable question: What are we getting for our money? Well, we’re getting this, as well as this, and this – not to mention this. The regularly quoted figure is $3.5 billion per year. John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt […]
Consulate: US Citizens May Be Treated as ‘Palestinians’
U.S. citizens who have a Palestinian Authority ID number or who the Government of Israel considers to have residency status in the West Bank or Gaza are advised to read very carefully the next section, entitled Palestinian-Americans. Palestinian Americans: Israeli authorities may consider American citizens to be residents of the West Bank or Gaza if […]
FL: Born in Florida, Detained By Israel
A large Lakeland family has been split in two temporarily by complex Israeli travel restrictions that forced the mother to leave seven of her children behind when they attempted to fly home. On Aug. 18, Wedad Yacoub and 10 of her children — all U.S. citizens — were returning from a family visit in the […]
TX: Ex-U.S. Diplomat Testifies on Behalf of HLF
A witness who was formerly the State Department’s second-highest-ranking intelligence official testified Tuesday that he had no knowledge that the Palestinian charity committees the Holy Land Foundation is accused of illegally funding were controlled by Hamas. But on cross-examination, Edward Abington, a retired U.S. consul general in Jerusalem, testified that he was not aware specifically […]
CAIR-MI: Feds Discuss Muslim Charity
Area Muslim and Arab-Americans had a spirited exchange over charitable giving Tuesday night with two representatives of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes.The meeting in Dearborn was organized by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Muslim leaders to address questions and concerns in the lead-up to Ramadan, a Muslim holy month […]
Israeli Editor Unrepentant on ‘Apartheid’ Comment
In a speech to a Jewish group in London, Ha’aretz Arab affairs editor Danny Rubinstein stood behind his characterization of Israel as an apartheid state. Speaking to about 100 people at the New North London Synagogue on Monday evening, less than a week after he declared Israel was “an apartheid state” at a U.N. conference […]
Holy Land Federal Witnesses Go Uncalled
The Justice Department’s decision not to call additional witnesses in its prosecution of an Islamic charity for alleged ties to terrorism suggests it is resting its case on the strength of contested documents and the testimony of FBI agents and Israeli security officials. (MORE)