CAIR-CA: Suspicious Fire at Mosque
Arson investigators are looking into a suspicious fire Sunday morning that gutted an Islamic mosque that has been the target of repeated vandalism, leaving hundreds of East Contra Costa County Muslims without a place of worship. Contra Costa Fire crews and Antioch police responded about 12:30 a.m. to reports of smoke and flames spewing from […]
CAIR-CA Calls for Hate-Crime Probe in Mosque Arson
An Islamic group called on authorities Monday to launch a hate-crime investigation into a fire that caused $200,000 in damage to an Antioch mosque. Investigators with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said they are treating the fire that broke out early Sunday morning at the Islamic Center of the East Bay as possible […]
CAIR: Tancredo’s Comments Inflamed Anti-U.S. Sentiment
[Ahmad Al-Akhras is national vice chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.] It was shocking to hear Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., a presidential candidate, threaten to bomb the Muslim holy sites of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia as retaliation for any future terrorist attack on the United States (“Pakistan rejects Obama stance,” Associated Press […]
CAIR-AZ Seeks Executive Director
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) has an opening for the full-time, salaried position of Executive Director. The successful candidate will be the Chief Operating Officer of the Arizona chapter and leader of the CAIR-AZ office and staff. Qualifications: The ideal candidate must be a creative, self-motivated, strategic thinker. Fluency in […]
CAIR PSA to Air Tonight on GSN’s ‘Without Prejudice?’
(WASHINGTON, D.C. 8/14/07) – Tonight’s episode of the GSN’s (The Network for Games) groundbreaking new series – “Without Prejudice?” will feature a CAIR public service announcement called “I am an American Muslim.” SEE: http://www.cair.com/default.asp?page=PSAJun2004 The program and the network’s Without Prejudice Project is designed to help Americans address and combat prejudice in all its forms. […]
Video: Friends Remember Bridge Victim
CNN’s Jeff Flock looks at the lives of a Somali woman and her young daughter, victims of the bridge collapse VIDEO: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/08/13/flock.somali.victim.cnn
MN: Muslims Say Goodbye to Bridge Collapse Victims
On a sweltering Saturday afternoon, about 100 men gathered in an open field to bury the remains of Sadiya Sahal, of St. Paul, and her 22-month-old daughter, Hana, who were both killed in the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. “We need as a community to learn from this event,” said Imam Abdisalam Adam of Dar Al-Hijrah […]
MI: Program Teaches Muslim Kids About Religion
At Camp Taha in Lapeer County this week, hundreds of children will hike, kayak and gather nightly around a fire. Sounds like your typical summer camp. But at this spot, about an hour north of Troy, the campers also will recite verses from the Quran and listen to Shi’ite Muslim scholars while maintaining Islamic rules […]
WA: Mosque’s Barbecue Calls Faiths Together
They sat next to each other in the Sunday sunshine chatting. Smiling and gesturing, they looked like familiar friends sharing familiar stories. But the two women — one with her head and body wrapped in cloth, the other blond and wearing a floral dress — were strangers until that afternoon. They met at the annual […]
NY: Mortgages Test Muslim Faith
Most New Yorkers leave their finances in the hands of brokers, bankers and planners, but Muslims often turn to their religious leaders. Soulemaine Konate knows: As imam of the 1,500-member Masji Aqsa Mosque in Harlem, he said he gets money questions daily. For strict Muslims, financial decisions must adhere to Sharia, or Islamic law, as […]