CAIR-FL: $10K Reward Offered in Anti-Muslim Arson Case
CAIR-FL: $10,000 REWARD OFFERED IN ANTI-MUSLIM ARSON CASE A Tampa Muslim advocacy group and the state Fire Marshall are offering a $10,000 reward for information that helps them catch and convict an arsonist. The $10,000 reward will be for information that leads to whoever set fire to a Sarasota Muslim family’s home earlier this month. […]
CAIR-NY: DMV Says Hijab Is Cool
CAIR-NY: DMV SAYS HIJAB IS COOL The New York arm of the of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) is taking credit for reasserting the rights of Muslim women to keep their headscarf, or hijab, on when they take their driver’s license photo. Following an incident in the upstate town of Beacon, where a […]
CAIR-MI Fundraising Banquet a Remarkable Success
CAIR-MI ANNUAL FUNDRAISING BANQUET A REMARKABLE SUCCESS More than 1,200 people-Muslims and non-Muslims alike-flocked to the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn, MI for the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) of Michigan’s annual fund-raising banquet, dubbed “One Nation Under God.” This year’s event featured critically acclaimed British author and journalist Robert Fisk as a keynote […]
CAIR-IL Rep Discusses Muslim Leadership
CAIR-CHICAGO DIRECTOR DISCUSSES MUSLIM LEADERSHIP LISTEN HERE: http://www.cairchicago.org/audio/wbez07232007.wmv TRANSCRIPT: STEVE EDWARDS: When destructive acts happen around the globe in the name of Islam, the reputation of the religion itself, particularly in the post 9/11 era, is also tarnished. Chicago writer and activist Ahmed Rehab feels that while those outside the faith need to think before […]
CAIR: Muslims Volunteer at DC Women’s Shelter
CAIR: MUSLIMS VOLUNTEER AT WOMEN’S SHELTER (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/23/07) – On Sunday, July 22, almost a dozen young Muslim volunteers turned out at the Capitol Hill headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations to prepare donation items for delivery to My Sister’s Place women’s shelter. Volunteers worked a four-hour shift packing and organizing donations. My […]
Panamanian Jews, Muslims Work Together
JEWS AND MUSLIMS NEAR CARIBBEAN GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS PEACEFULLY COLON FREE ZONE, Panama (JTA) — While conflicts in the Middle East make the prospect of peaceful coexistence between Jews and Arabs seem distant, a walk along the crowded streets of this trading zone shows Jews and Arabs can get along. Asian goods seeking Latin […]
MA: Islamic Scholar is a ‘Fundamentalist Moderate’
MA: THE FUNDAMENTALIST MODERATE After the suicide bombing in Islamabad last week that killed 17 civilians, I picked up a slick hardbound book called “The Islamic Shari’ah of Jihad” in a local bookstore. As I read through the first few pages it became clear to me that this was no apology for Islamic holy war. […]
WI: Outlet for Muslims Who Follow a Halal Diet
WI: A FEW MADISON BUSINESSES PROVIDE AN OUTLET FOR MUSLIMS WHO FOLLOW A HALAL DIET Among the complications of being a strict Muslim in the United States is finding food that complies with the religion’s dietary laws. But that might change soon, according to a recent Marketing to Muslim study by JWT, a prominent New […]
CAIR: No Problem with ‘Good Faith’ Reports of Suspicious Activity
CAIR: CONGRESS STALLS BILLS TO SHIELD THE VIGILANT Legislative initiatives to grant lawsuit protection to people who report suspicious activity in public were dealt a setback in Congress last week.Two proposals, both inspired by the “flying imams” federal lawsuit in Minnesota, were tabled by lawmakers Thursday, despite mounting support for legislation protecting people who report […]
CAIR-CA: Women in Islam Discuss Status
CAIR-CA: WOMEN IN ISLAM DISCUSS STATUS The most profound misconception concerning the status of women in Islam is they are not equal to men. According to the Qur’an, Allah has prepared forgiveness “and a great reward” for devout, humble and charitable women in the same way as for men. Yet, said Bhawana Kamil of Santa […]