FL: Bus Driver Who Spit on Muslim Kids Fired
CAIR APPLAUDS FIRING OF FL BUS DRIVER WHO SPIT ON MUSLIM KIDS (TAMPA, FL, 7/26/07) – The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Tampa) today applauded the firing of a school bus driver who allegedly cursed and spit at Muslim children in a Florida restaurant. According to the children’s mother, she and her […]
UK: Football Bodies Dodge Hijab Issue
International football authorities are increasingly giving mixed signals about whether hijab should be accepted on the pitch. Ansar Women’s FC, Scotland’s first female Muslim football team, has had to re-address their hopes of being admitted into the Scottish Women’s Football Association league in the future, after contradicting tones from the International Football Association Board (IFAB). […]
Murdoch, Son Differ Sharply Over Israel
The pro-Israel outlook of the Wall Street Journal and many News Corp. outlets could waver if one of Rupert Murdoch’s sons, James Murdoch, takes the helm of the publishing and broadcasting company, a new book suggests. The just-published diaries of a communications director for Prime Minister Blair, Alastair Campbell, indicate that James Murdoch launched into […]
DC: Muslim Women Join Leadership Program
DC: MUSLIM WOMEN FROM AROUND THE WORLD JOIN A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON A group of Muslim women from around the world is participating in a summer leadership program at the U.S Congress and George Washington University. The program is designed to educate the participants about legal issues and conflict resolution techniques with the aim […]
Chappelle Produces Muslim Comedy Film
CHAPPELLE PRODUCES MUSLIM COMEDY FILM Cult comic DAVE CHAPPELLE is to produce a new movie which will introduce comedy fans to the world’s funniest Muslims. Allah Made Me Funny – The Official Muslim Comedy Tour features America’s top Muslim comics Preacher Moss, Azhar Usman and Mohammed Amer. Chappelle says, “Allah Made Me Funny is one […]
Muslim Support for Suicide Attacks Down Sharply
POLL: MUSLIM SUPPORT FOR SUICIDE ATTACKS DOWN SHARPLY Popular support for suicide bombings has dropped sharply across the Muslim world in what could suggest a rejection of Islamist militant tactics among Muslims, a global survey released on Tuesday said. The 2007 Pew Global Attitudes survey, based on polling data from 47 countries, also showed waning […]
MI: Many Oppose New Mosque
MI: MANY OPPOSE NEW MOSQUE A hearing on a proposed mosque along Ellsworth Road in Ypsilanti Township drew more than 150 people Tuesday, with most of them opposing the project. “This is the wrong location for it,” said Peter Williamson, who objected to the size of the project. “I would want the Muslim community to […]
GA: Police Investigate Fire at Mosque
GA: POLICE INVESTIGATE FIRE AT SCOTTDALE MOSQUE DeKalb County officials said late Tuesday night that further investigation is required to determine what what caused the fire that damaged a mosque in Scottdale. The fire Tuesday night at the Jaffari Center of Atlanta destroyed one building at the Patterson Avenue property. The one-story, 5,000-square-foot building was […]
ME: ‘We Just Wanted to Be Left Alone’
ME: ‘WE JUST WANTED TO BE LEFT ALONE’ Tenants at 282 Main St. admit things got out of hand on July 16, when a confrontation with their Muslim neighbors erupted into a spectacle of barking dogs, baseball bats, taunts of “Taliban” and plenty of profanity. For them, it was all a misunderstanding about one neighbor […]
ME: Muslims Intimidated by Neighbors
ME: INTIMIDATION SPARKS SHOWDOWN BETWEEN MUSLIM COUPLE AND NEIGHBORS Some apartment residents in an area of Maine with a history of tension between Muslims and other local residents could face hate-crime charges after a Muslim couple claimed they were subjected to racial taunts and threats. Kenneth Post, a Muslim convert, and his Yemeni wife, Raihanah […]