DC: CAIR to Launch ‘Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism’
REMINDER: CAIR TO LAUNCH ‘ISLAMOPHOBIA AND ANTI-AMERICANISM’ BOOK AT DC EVENT (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – On Tuesday, August 14, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will host a reading at a Washington, D.C., bookstore to launch “Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism: Causes and Remedies,” a new book by Amana Publications. WHAT: Launch of “Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism: Causes and […]
CAIR-NY: Muslims Volunteer at Food Pantry
CAIR-NY: MUSLIMS VOLUNTEER AT FOOD PANTRY(NEW YORK, NY, 8/13/07) – Representatives of the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) recently joined others community members to volunteer boxing and distributing food to the needy at the Yorkville Common Pantry (YCP) in Harlem. Muslim support of the event is part of CAIR’s annual […]
CAIR-SFBA: Arsonists Target Calif. Mosque
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 8/13/07) – Later today (August 13), the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) will hold a news conference in reaction to an arson attack on a Northern California mosque. WHAT: News Conference Reacting to Arson at Antioch MosqueWHEN: Monday, August 13, 3 p.m. (Pacific)WHERE: Islamic Center […]
Incitement: Idaho Rep Objects to Muslim in Congress
U.S. Rep. Bill Sali is making waves on the blogosphere (oh, here we are!) for comments regarding Muslims in Congress. SEE: http://sali.house.gov/ Muslim Congressmen and Hindu prayers, he said, don’t belong in the House built by the Founding Fathers. He’s got Bryan Fischer at his side, who agrees that anyone who worships “cows, monkeys and […]
TX: Holy Land Trial Turns to Israeli Agent
The federal judge presiding over the Holy Land Foundation terror finance trial ordered his courtroom cleared of spectators Thursday as a secret agent for the Israeli Defense Forces took the stand. The agent, referred to only by the pseudonym Major Lior, testified through a translator about a cache of documents, videos and posters that his […]
Commentary: Israel’s Embarrassing History
The Palestinians call Israel’s 1948 war of independence their nakba, or catastrophic ethnic cleansing, or forced exile. The Israelis, for their part, have steadfastly rejected any suggestion of ethnic cleansing as calumny in all its anti-Semitic horror. Historic revisionism is now under way. Without fanfare, just below the media radar screen, the Israeli Education Ministry […]
CA: Thousands of Muslims Expected at Unity Day
Muslims of all backgrounds, whether Shia or Sunni, born in San Jose or Afghanistan, recent immigrants or recent converts, will put aside their differences to share the thrill of a good roller-coaster ride on Saturday. More than 4,000 people are expected at the Great America amusement park for Muslim Unity Day, organizers said. “There are […]
DC Exhibit: America’s Extensive Islamic Heritage
Some years ago, Amir Muhammad began researching his family’s roots without any thought that it might lead him to America’s little-known Islamic heritage. Until then, he assumed that most American Muslims arrived in the 20th century, and he was unaware of any Islamic connection in his own family prior to his personal acceptance of Islam […]
FL: Parents of Detained Muslim Student Speak Out
The parents of Youssef Megahed, one of two University of South Florida students being held on an explosives charge in South Carolina, say their son is a dedicated student who works with mental health patients and would not be involved in any terrorist acts. The parents, Samir and Ahlam Megahed, spoke for the first time […]
NY: Arabic T-Shirt Incident Prompts Lawsuit
The Department of Homeland Security is facing a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union over the treatment of a passenger at John F. Kennedy International Airport in the days after a major terrorism alert. The passenger, who was born in Iraq, was forced to cover up Arabic script on his T-shirt before he […]