CAIR-FL: Hate Crimes Are Stains on Community
CAIR-FL: STAINS ON A COMMUNITY Ignorant people with spray paint and matches cannot destroy a society built on the principle of equality. And yet they try. On July 6, the Sarasota County home of a Bosnian family of five was set afire. Painted in red on the floor of were the words “Kill All Arabs.” […]
CAIR Backgrounder: Islam Has No Ties to Terrorism
CAIR: ISLAM HAS NO TIES TO TERRORISM [Parvez Ahmed is chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.] Five years into President Bush’s declaration of the “global war on terrorism,” the latest State Department report shows a 25 percent increase in worldwide terrorist attacks over the previous year. Terrorism is an abominable tactics, not an ideology. […]
DC: CAIR to Launch ‘Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism’ Book
CAIR TO LAUNCH ‘ISLAMOPHOBIA AND ANTI-AMERICANISM’ BOOK AT DC EVENT (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: Causes and […]
Israeli Textbook Tells of Arab Plight
ISRAELI TEXTBOOK TELLS OF ARAB PLIGHT For the first time in its 59-year history, Israel has approved a school textbook acknowledging what the country’s minority Palestinian citizens have been learning at home for generations: The Jewish state’s creation was a tragedy for them. The updated third-grade primer stirred controversy Sunday when the Education Ministry announced […]
Mideast: A Destination, Not a Road Map
A DESTINATION, NOT A ROAD MAP I vividly remember the weeks leading up to the first international conference for Middle East peace. U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III, who had shuttled frantically to resolve the issue of Palestinian representation, kept the 1992 conference’s location under wraps. Once he declared Madrid the site, many […]
DC: Evangelicals, Muslims Start Rare Dialogue
DC: EVANGELICALS, MUSLIMS START RARE DIALOGUE They sat facing each other, 14 evangelical preachers on one side, 12 U.S-based Arab diplomats on the other. Nabil Fahmy, the Egyptian ambassador to the U.S., listened as introductions began, and he found himself amazed. “Robertson, Falwell, Youssef. … I had heard these names before,” Fahmy later recounted, “and […]
NY: Muslims Look to Plant Roots
NY: MUSLIMS LOOK TO PLANT ROOTS IN NORTHERN WESTCHESTER It was 10 years ago that a group of highly educated, affluent Muslims who had been drawn to the comfortable lifestyle and top-ranked schools of northern Westchester began to pursue a vision of a new community. They would set up a temporary mosque, begin to meet […]
FL: Community Must Confront Hate Crime Against Muslim Family
FL: COMMUNITY MUST CONFRONT HATE CRIME AGAINST MUSLIM FAMILY On July 6, a Sarasota family’s home was vandalized with obscenities and destroyed by arson while they were away (Herald-Tribune July 14, “Action sought on hate crime”). Apparently, the family of Hasib Sejfovic was targeted because they are Muslim. The family is from former Yugoslavia, where […]
Zogby/GSN Poll: Report Card on Prejudice in America
REPORT CARD ON PREJUDICE IN AMERICA Most Americans believe their fellow citizens hold strong biases against minorities, according to a landmark poll by Zogby International commissioned by GSN. The survey of 10,387 American adults, one of the most comprehensive ever conducted on prejudice, according to Zogby, explores attitudes about race, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender, […]
CAIR: Islamic Charity’s Terror Trial Starts Soon
CAIR: ISLAMIC CHARITY’S TERROR TRIAL STARTS SOON Nearly six years after it shut down the nation’s largest Islamic charity for alleged ties to terrorism, the U.S. government begins the high-stakes prosecution this week of five top officials of the Holy Land Foundation, accused of funneling money to Palestinian militants. In a 2001 Rose Garden appearance […]