Swedish Cartoon Shows Muhammad on Dog’s Body
Iran summoned a Swedish diplomat to its foreign ministry on Monday to protest against a cartoon in a Swedish newspaper depicting the head of Prophet Muhammad on a dog’s body, Sweden’s foreign ministry said. (MORE)
Israel, AIPAC Won’t Parry Walt-Mearsheimer Book
Neither Israel nor the American Israel Public Affairs Committee are putting together a proactive campaign to combat the new Stephen Walt-John Mearsheimer book slamming the Israel lobby for allegedly hijacking US foreign policy. The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy is scheduled to hit the stores on September 5, but is already being sold on […]
NATO Sacks Two Women for Muslim Marriage
Two Dutch women who recently married young Muslims from Tunisia have lost their jobs at the NATO base at Gellenkirchen in Germany, close to the Dutch border. The Defence Ministry confirmed to the Volkskrant on Monday that its AIVD security service has banned the women from the base. Gellenkirchen is the home base for AWACS […]
Spike Seen in Displaced Iraqis Despite U.S. Buildup
The number of Iraqis who have fled their homes under threat of sectarian violence has more than doubled since the start of the year, despite the increase in American troops that began in February, a humanitarian aid organization said Saturday. The number of displaced Iraqis has shot upward from 447,337 on Jan. 1 to 1.14 […]
VA: Candidates Seek Support from Muslim Community
Political candidates at the state and local levels are courting voters in northern Virginia’s Muslim community. More than 70 candidates for the Virginia General Assembly and county offices showed up Saturday in Reston to tout their records and issue campaign promises to the fast-growing community. The seventh annual “civic picnic” was organized by area mosques […]
UT: Myriad Ethnic Groups Participate at Muslim Fest
A number of ethnic groups gathered Saturday and Sunday at Washington Square to celebrate the fifth annual Salt Lake American Muslim Cultural Festival — something state leaders said was a tremendous learning experience. Ghulam Hasnain, director of the event, said he wanted to include all different cultures to celebrate on the day that Gov. Jon […]
CT: Islam Is Not the Enemy
Why are the Muslims so violent? Why must a Muslim kill another Muslim? Why do “the cartoons” bother them so much? Sometimes these questions get tiring. But most of the time it is tiring to find that thin grey line the media draws between religious fanaticism and religious faith. I wish I had a podium […]
FL: Commissioner, Imam Meet Cordially
Sanford City Commissioner Randy Jones reports he had a productive meeting with the head of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, Imam Muhammad Musri. The meeting was sparked by comments Jones made last week about the potential for development on land next to mosques. Jones said he knew the meeting would be cordial when he […]
CAIR-WA: Release of Ferry Photos Raises ‘Fear Factor’
Earlier this summer a concerned crew member of a Washington State ferry boat snapped pictures of two men who had raised suspicions on several ferry rides by asking questions about structural details and entering areas of the boats that are off limits.Now, after the Federal Bureau of Investigation released two photographs of the men to […]
FL Letter: ‘Thank God’ for Groups Like CAIR
In regard to Thursday’s article “Mosque Comment Draws Ire, Explanation”: As a proud American-Muslim and Sanford resident who attends the Sanford mosque on a regular basis, I am outraged by the bigoted and Islamophobic comments made by Commissioner Randy Jones.Is he embarrassed by me and my family? Would he like us to move out of […]