CAIR: Florida Muslim Family Trapped in West Bank
(TAMPA, FL, 9/4/07) – On Wednesday, September 5, the Tampa office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Tampa) will hold a news conference with a Lakeland Muslim mother whose seven children, all American citizens, are trapped in the occupied West Bank by Israeli authorities. WHAT: Lakeland Mother Appeals for Safe Return of Her ChildrenWHEN: Wednesday, […]
CAIR-FL to Take Part in Interfaith Celebration
Fourth annual Interfaith Celebration, 10:45 a.m. Sept. 9 at Amaturo Theater, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Speaking: Pastor Tita Calzada, Unity of Fort Lauderdale; Rabbi Chaim Solomon, Kabbalah Center of Aventura; Altaf Ali, Florida Director for Council on American-Islamic Relations. Admission free, offering collected.
Lawmakers Describe ‘Being Slimed in the Green Zone’
The sheets of paper seemed to be everywhere the lawmakers went in the Green Zone, distributed to Iraqi officials, U.S. officials and uniformed military of no particular rank. So when Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.) asked a soldier last weekend just what he was holding, the congressman was taken aback to find out. In […]
CAIR-OK Presents at School Board Conference
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 8/31/07) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) recently gave a presentation at the Oklahoma State School Boards Association (OSSBA) conference. Nearly 2000 people attended the conference, including members of Oklahoma’s school board and school superintendents. CAIR presented information and material about Islam and Muslims, offering school administrators […]
Why U.S. is Fairer to Muslims than Europe
In Pittsburgh, a Turkish group, pious but peaceful, decides to rethink its plans for an Islamic centre after an angry public hearing. In Clitheroe, a town in northern England, a plan to turn an ex-church into a mosque wins planning approval after seven failed bids. In Austria a far-rightist, Jörg Haider, grabs headlines by proposing […]
CAIR-FL: Leaders Seek Right to Build Mosque
Islamic leaders resurrected an ongoing court battle Thursday to protect their right to build a mosque in Pompano Beach’s predominantly black northwest area.The Islamic Center of South Florida went to Broward County Circuit Court to respond to allegations made by Rodney Wright and ask that they be dismissed. Wright, a Pompano Beach resident, filed suit […]
More Than 100 Attend CAIR-Orlando Meeting with City Officials
(ORLANDO, 8/31/2007) – The Orlando chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations CAIR-Orlando) today announced that more than 100 central Florida Muslims turned out for its meeting with City Commissioner Randy Jones and Sanford Police Chief Brian Tooley. The meeting came after a recent controversy in which the commissioner made comments about U.S. mosques that […]
CAIR: ADL Gets ‘Deceptive’ in Smear Campaign
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/31/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today said the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is getting increasingly “deceptive” in its ongoing smear campaign against the Washington-based group. Earlier this week, CAIR sent an open letter to the ADL condemning past smears and asking the group to respond to specific questions. SEE: An Open […]
CAIR: Muslims Melding National, Religious Identity
Beefed-up airport screens target anyone with a head covering — cowboy hats, turbans, hijabs and all.A Chicago-bound flight is grounded because six men speaking Arabic concerned a passenger.Such realities confront more than 400,000 Muslim-Americans in the Chicago region alone who struggle to meld their faith and nationality. They are among more than 6 million and […]
CAIR-GA: Muslim Veteran Appeals DHS Lawsuit Dismissal
(ATLANTA GA, 8/30/07) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) today announced that a Muslim from that state who sued the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for an erroneous classification as a “national security threat” will appeal the dismissal of his lawsuit. Bilal Mahmud, a US Citizen and Vietnam veteran, […]