CAIR-IL: Speaking Arabic Leads to Flight Delay
A woman who complained that some fellow passengers spoke Arabic and “had odd behavior” prevented a Chicago-bound American Airlines flight from departing San Diego, police said Wednesday.Flight 590, scheduled to depart at 11 p.m. Tuesday, left its gate about 11:15 but returned to the boarding area after the woman, who was traveling with at least […]
IN: Muslim Girls Discuss Lives, Aspirations
In terms of academics, Serene Ibrahim, 20, resembles other college students. She has set her sights on a major, nursing, taking inspiration from her aunt, a nurse, and her favorite TV shows, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “ER.” She also plans on graduating after finishing four years of studies, in 2009, from Indiana University South Bend. Serene, […]
NY: Critics Ignored Record of a Muslim Principal
Last Feb. 12, you may recall, New York education officials announced plans to open a minischool in September that would teach half its classes in Arabic and include study of Arab culture. The principal was to be a veteran teacher who was also a Muslim immigrant from Yemen, Debbie Almontaser. The critical response began pouring […]
CAIR-PA Ten-Part Course on Islam Begins Sept. 9
Beginning September 9, the Philadelphia office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) will offer a ten-part course on Islam, called “Understanding Islam and Muslims through History and Jurisprudence,” at the Central Baptist Church in Wayne, PA. This course will approach Islam from a historical and jurisprudence perspective, covering the foundations of the religion and […]
CAIR-NJ: Muslim Youth Urged to Volunteer at Soup Kitchen
CAIR-NJ encourages Muslim youth from New Jersey to volunteer for the “Muslims Serve Day” at the Morristown Interfaith Soup Kitchen. Several Muslim youth are already participating and approximately 10 more youth volunteers are needed. Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) stated, “Help the weak among you, help your neighbor if he seeks your help, feed him if he […]
CAIR: Hats, Turbans Part of New Airport
Was it the monkey smuggled under a man’s hat on a flight into LaGuardia Airport earlier this month? Or does the new hat screening policy reflect concerns that terrorists will find novel means to bring explosives onto airliners?The Transportation Security Administration won’t say.But an Aug. 4 directive advising the nation’s 43,000 airport screeners to scrutinize […]
CAIR-FL: Public Responsibility the Real Issue
In an official meeting, Sanford Commissioner Randy Jones stated, “I mean it might be un-politically correct, but I don’t care. The fact of the matter is, I don’t think you will get a lot of takers on residential [development] next to a mosque just because of what’s going on worldwide.”American-Muslims in Jones’ district voiced the […]
CAIR-Chicago: Is Faith Fair Fodder for Cartoons?
Some newspaper editors think a satirical political cartoonist who often tackles taboo topics might have crossed a line when he incorporated a sexual innuendo into a comic strip about a character’s conversion to radical Islam. But it’s not the first strip by the artist to poke fun at religion. The controversial “Opus” comic strip this […]
An Open Letter from CAIR to the ADL
Mr. Glen S. Lewy, National ChairMr. Abraham H. Foxman, National DirectorAnti-Defamation League605 Third AvenueNew York, NY 10158-3560 Dear Mr. Lewy and Mr. Foxman: On August 14 and 21, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued press releases that repeat its past defamatory assertions about the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), smearing the good name of an organization […]
Canada: ‘Little Mosque’ Filming Second Season
Little Mosque on the Prairie is back on the Prairies. CBC’s hit TV series about Muslims in a fictional Saskatchewan town is wrapping up production in Regina on its second season. Producer Michael Snook says on-location shooting for parts of 12 episodes will begin Monday and continue into September. Broadcasts of the second season episodes […]