CAIR-Orlando: Muslim Shopper Alleges Bias Attack
The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Orlando is calling for an investigation into a possible assault and battery case at the Prime Outlet Mall in Orange County. Mustapha Elmejjati said he was attacked by a woman at the Children’s Place department store earlier this month. “You know I was just behind her,” Elmejjati said. “I […]
CAIR-Tampa: SC Bomb Allegations May Be False, FBI Says
TAMPA – Behind bars in a South Carolina jail, it’s unlikely 21-year-old Youssef Megahed and 24-year-old Ahmed Muhammed know how much media attention their case is getting… The FBI says they’re in the process of analyzing information gathered from the many interviews, record checks, and searches they’ve conducted over the past couple of weeks. They […]
CAIR-CA: Why Was a California Mosque Torched?
Aug. 16, 2007 – Abdul Rahman’s first reaction was disbelief. As the chairman of the Islamic Center of the East Bay walked through the charred walls and torched roof of his Antioch, Calif., mosque last Sunday, he couldn’t comprehend how anyone would want to destroy it. But hours earlier, someone had done just that. Using […]
CAIR-OH: Young Muslims Want Fashion, Faith
Mariam Aboukar’s closet contains the typical staples of an 18-year-old. She has a short, red halter-top dress with flowers on the skirt. A pair of black skinny jeans. A bikini. But Aboukar wouldn’t wear any of them in public. She is well-accustomed to the balancing act of being an American teenager as well as a […]
DC: CAIR to Host Catholic-Muslim Dialogue
WHAT: American Muslim-Catholic Dialogue: A Model for Communal Understanding WHO: Rev. Francis Tiso, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)Secretariat for Ecumenical and Inter-religious Affairs Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, Chairman, Fiqh Council of North America, Director of the Islamic Center of Orange County, California WHY: For more than a decade, American Muslims and Catholics have engaged […]
CAIR-St. Louis Co-Sponsors Rally Against Terror
(ST. LOUIS, MO, 8/17/07) – On August 26, the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-St. Louis) will co-sponsor a “Muslim Visibility Campaign” rally in an effort to promote a positive and accurate image of Islam and American Muslims, and to give voice to the Muslim community’s strong stance against terrorism committed […]
CAIR Says ADL Seeks to Hinder Legal Rights of U.S. Muslims
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/17/2007) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today accused the Anti-Defamation League (ADL http://www.adl.org/) of seeking to hinder the due process rights of American Muslims by using “smears and exclusionary tactics” that exploit growing Islamophobia in American […]
10 Percent of House Heads to Israel
Jerusalem – The summer tour season to Israel for American politicians reached its peak this month, with nearly 10% of the House of Representatives visiting Jerusalem in the past two weeks. Forty Republicans and Democrats met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in two separate rounds of intensive touring mixed with high-level policy meetings. This year’s […]
U.S., Israel Sign $30 Billion Aid Deal
JERUSALEM (AP) – The United States offered Israel on Thursday an unprecedented $30 billion military aid package, bolstering its closest Mideast ally. The aid deal represents a 25 percent rise in U.S. military aid to Israel, from a current $2.4 billion each year to $3 billion a year over 10 years. Nicholas Burns, the U.S. […]
Backlash Over Book on Pro-Israel Lobby
“The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy” is not even in bookstores, but already anxieties have surfaced about the backlash it is stirring, with several institutions backing away from holding events with the authors. John J. Mearsheimer, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, and Stephen M. Walt, a professor at the John F. […]