NE: Judge Orders Prison to Meet Muslim’s Diet Needs

NE: JUDGE ORDERS PRISON TO MEET RELIGIOUS DIET NEEDS Tecumseh State Correctional Institution officials and a Muslim inmate are attempting to revise food service at the prison so the inmate can have access to kosher foods. U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon ordered the revision after the inmate, Mohamed El-Tabech, sued corrections officials under the […]

CAIR-WA: Missionaries to Accost Worshippers at Seattle Mosques

WA: CHRISTIANS TO SEEK CONVERTS AT MOSQUES’ DOORSTEPS [CONTACT: CAIR-Washington President Arsalan Bukhari, 206-931-3655] Led by a California pastor, a group of Christians will gather outside some Seattle-area mosques today in hopes of winning converts among Muslim worshippers coming to midday prayer. They will also take their message of salvation to those attending this weekend’s […]

Muslims Care: CAIR-AZ Hosts Book, Blood Drive

MUSLIMS CARE: CAIR-AZ HOSTS SCHOOL SUPPLY, BLOOD DRIVE (PHOENIX, AZ, 7/5/07) – The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) announced today that it will host a “Community Fest” event as part of CAIR’s annual summer-long “Muslims Care” volunteerism campaign. The event will include workshops promoting volunteerism and presentations to raise awareness while […]

MN: Muslim Mother, Baby Missing in Bridge Collapse

MN: MUSLIM MOTHER, BABY MISSING IN BRIDGE COLLAPSE Photo: http://www.startribune.com/10204/story/1341901-a1341535-t3.html Saida Adan and daughter Hana Mohamed were among the eight people missing after the bridge collapse.  

DC: CAIR to Launch ‘Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism’ Book

CAIR TO LAUNCH ‘ISLAMOPHOBIA AND ANTI-AMERICANISM’ BOOK AT DC EVENT – TOP (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/24/07) – 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: […]

President Meets with Muslim-Bashing Radio Hosts

PRESIDENT MEETS WITH MUSLIM-BASHING RADIO HOSTS Media Matters In an August 1 blog entry on Townhall.com, syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt wrote that “President Bush invited ten talk show hosts into the Oval Office for an hour of conversation today — Glenn Beck, Bill Bennett, Neal Boortz, Scott Hennon, Laura Ingraham, Lars Larson, Mark Levin, […]

Azerbaijan: Muslim Beards Forcibly Removed

Human rights defender in the sphere of the freedom of religion Ilgar Ibrahimoglu has released a statement regarding the shaving off of beards by force in the northern regions of Azerbaijan. The statement reads about the brutal violation of freedom of conscience and religion in the northern regions of the country, through the shaving of […]

Trial Date Set in AIPAC Spy Case

A federal judge has set a trial date early next year for two former pro-Israel lobbyists under indictment for trafficking in classified information. At a hearing Tuesday, Judge Thomas Ellis III said the ex-staffers for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman, will go on trial beginning January 14, 2008, at […]

Bush Officials May Face Subpoenas in AIPAC Spy Case

High-profile Bush administration officials could be called to the witness stand if two deposed pro-Israel lobbyists have their way in a court case that is moving toward a January 2008 trial date. Lawyers for two former lobbyists at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have asked federal judge T.S. Ellis III to subpoena the highest-ranking […]