CAIR-CAN Urges Hate Probe of Muslim School Vandalism
(OTTAWA, CANADA – August 22, 2007) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today urged Peel Regional Police to investigate the acts of vandalism at Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) High School in Mississauga, Ontario as a possible hate crime. On Sunday night the school was attacked for the second time in less […]
Incitement: Spencer VP Calls U.S. Muslims ‘Permanent Threat’
QUESTIONS FOR ROBERT SPENCER: 1. How does Jihad Watch’s portrayal of Islam and Muslims as a “permanent threat” in the West differ from the classic anti-Semitism of Nazi Germany in the 1930s? 2. Is it “Jihad Watch” or “Der Stürmer”?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Sturmer Robert Spencer’s board vice president, the mysterious “Hugh Fitzgerald” wrote: Millions of Muslim migrants, now […]
Arab School’s Supporters Boost Resigned Principal
Dozens of supporters of the controversial Arabic-themed public school slated to open in Brooklyn next month rallied last night to support its recently resigned principal. Organizers of the protest at Department of Education headquarters in lower Manhattan included members of the group that sells the “Intifada NYC” T-shirts that were initially defended by Khalil Gibran […]
NY: Rabbi Defends Arabic Language School
U.S. Rabbi Michael Feinberg defended a planned Arab school in New York on Monday, despite charges by a state legislator that the school could teach anti-Israeli extremism. Addressing a rally in front of the New York Department of Education, Rabbi Feinberg called on elected officials to come forward in support of the Khalil Gibran International […]
Canada: Muslim School Targeted by Vandals
For the second time in the past month, ISNA High School in Mississauga has been targeted by vandals. Last night’s attack on the Muslim secondary school, which came at 9:55 p.m. with about 100 people inside the building’s mosque for last prayer of the day, shattered a window. Students are set to return to the […]
MA: ADL Pressured to Recognize Genocide
Local Jewish groups rushed yesterday to sign a letter urging the Anti-Defamation League to acknowledge the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide, increasing pressure on the ADL after it fired its New England director for endorsing the emotionally charged position. Nancy K. Kaufman, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater […]
IL: Forum on Israel Lobby Cancelled
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ decision to cancel a forum about a controversial upcoming book on the influence of the pro-Israel lobby on U.S. foreign policy has sparked a heated debate about free speech. “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,” a book due out in September by University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer […]
CAIR Rep Discusses NYPD Terror Study
MICHEL MARTIN, host: I’m Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News.Coming up: how to put food on the tables of the world’s poor. We have to perspectives on that. But first, since the 9/11 attacks nearly six years ago, the government has emphasized keeping terrorists outside U.S. borders. But what about […]
CAIR-Sacramento Valley Banquet Sept. 8
On behalf of the Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV), we have the honor of inviting you to our Fifth Annual Banquet in Sacramento, Calif. The program will be held Saturday, September 8, 2007, at the Sacramento Radisson Hotel. What: 5th Annual CAIR-SV BanquetWhen: Saturday, September 8th, 2007Reception: 5:30 p.m. / […]
TX: 300 Turn Out for CAIR-DFW Dinner
(DALLAS, TX, 8/21/O7) – More than 300 people turned out Saturday for the annual banquet of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW). Speakers at the event included Prof. John Esposito and CAIR Board Chairman Parvez Ahmed. The fundraising part of the program raised almost $100,000 to support CAIR’s civil rights […]