Queen Rania: Being Muslim ‘Intrinsic’ to Daily Life
QUEEN RANIA: THE TRUE MEANING OF ISLAM Let me start with the traditional greeting of Islam: peace be upon you. I welcome the opportunity to engage in this conversation, and I am glad to think global readers are interested in Islam, a religion shared and cherished by millions of men and women around the world. […]
Ellison: Born and Raised in the U.S.A.
BORN AND RAISED IN THE U.S.A. I didn’t need to watch the PBS series “America at a Crossroads” or read the recent Pew Research Center survey on American Muslims, to know that the Muslim community is under intense scrutiny. The day I won the Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) endorsement for the Fifth Congressional District of […]
Video: Incitement: ‘Christian Zionists’ Say Satan Is Behind Islam
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CA: Prayer OK at Lunch, Not Classes
CA: PRAYER OK AT LUNCH, NOT CLASSES AT CARVER A San Diego school that drew international attention for setting aside time for Muslim students to pray in the classroom will no longer do so. Instead, Carver Elementary’s schedule will be reconfigured so students can say their required midday prayers during lunch. Courts have long upheld […]
CAIR-FL: School Bus Driver Fired for Cursing, Spitting
CAIR-FL: SCHOOL BUS DRIVER FIRED FOR CURSING, SPITTING Islamic leaders are praising a Panama City school district for firing a school bus driver accused of cursing and spitting at Muslim children. Thomas Plaisted has pleaded not guilty to showing prejudice while committing an offense. The 60-year-old Plaisted was arrested in May after he allegedly cursed […]
CAIR-IL Rep Discusses Prayer Breaks at NE Factory
CAIR-CHICAGO REP DISCUSSES PRAYER BREAKS AT NE FACTORY ON ‘ALAN COLMES SHOW’ [NOTE: Rima Kapitan is staff attorney for the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.] Host: Alan Colmes Alan talks with Rima Kapitan, an attorney who is advocating for Somali Muslim workers that were fired for praying on the job. TRANSCRIPT ALAN: […]
CAIR-DC Now Accepting Applications for Fall Internship
CAIR-DC NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL INTERNSHIP (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/27/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that it is accepting applications for its fall 2007 internship program. CAIR interns receive practical training in public and media relations, government relations, legal and civil rights, community outreach, research and leadership training. They work with […]
Afghanistan: Two US Soldiers Convert to Islam
TWO US SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN CONVERT TO ISLAM Two American soldiers have converted to Islam and married in Afghanistan, a state newspaper said on Thursday. A U.S. military spokesman said he was checking the reports and pointed out that freedom of religion was enshrined in the U.S. constitution. The Hewad Daily reported the pair served […]
NJ: Albanian Muslims Seek OK for Site
A federal judge is weighing whether Wayne’s attempt to take property owned by an Albanian Muslim group fits the legal description of religious discrimination. . But first U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan must determine whether the law — which protects religious institutions from discrimination through land use regulations — applies in a lawsuit the […]
Muslim American Teens Search for Identity
MUSLIM AMERICAN TEENS SEARCH FOR IDENTITY Saba Anees fits her observance of Islam seamlessly into her jam-packed teenage schedule. The 16-year-old high-school junior from Sunnyvale, Calif.-an aspiring fashion editor-has tailored her headscarf for tennis practice. She chats with friends online, under the watchful eye of her Pakistani immigrant parents. Anees makes time for her mosque […]