CAIR-FL: $10K Reward for Arsonists

CAIR-FL: REWARD FOR ARSONISTS ANNOUNCED AT $10K With yellow crime scene tape still wrapped around the burned shell of a Muslim family’s home in Sarasota, representatives from the state fire marshal’s office and the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the arsonists. Hasib Sejfovic and his […]

CAIR: ‘You Cannot Combat One Form of Extremism with Another’

ALL THE RAGE – VICTIM OF US BLOGGERS’ CARTOON HITS BACK Thousands of miles away in the US, the two bloggers who re-imagined Mr Bhat as a cartoon character have put Islamic Rage Boy on T-shirts, beer mugs, hoodies and Valentine cards in a variety of bloodthirsty and furious poses, and copyrighted it. The bushy […]

Armstrong: Inability to Tolerate Islam Contradicts Western Values

AN INABILITY TO TOLERATE ISLAM CONTRADICTS WESTERN VALUES In the 17th century, when some Iranian mullahs were trying to limit freedom of expression, Mulla Sadra, the great mystical philosopher of Isfahan, insisted that all Muslims were perfectly capable of thinking for themselves and that any religiosity based on intellectual repression and inquisitorial coercion was “polluted”. […]

Esposito: Want to Understand Islam? Start Here

WANT TO UNDERSTAND ISLAM? START HERE Nearly half of Americans have a generally unfavorable view of Islam, according to a 2006 Washington Post-ABC News poll, a number has risen since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. That climate makes it easy to lose sight of the fact that the majority of mainstream Muslims hate terrorism […]

Poll on Attitudes Toward U.S. Muslims

AMERICANS AND ISLAM Americans are largely accepting of their fellow citizens who are Muslims, but remain worried about radicals inside the United States, according to a new NEWSWEEK Poll­the first the magazine has conducted on attitudes toward Islamic Americans. Forty percent of those surveyed believe Muslims in the United States are as loyal to the […]

Islam in America: A Special Report

AMERICAN DREAMERS Fareed Siddiq is a successful businessman and a father of two. He lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio­a 19th-century mill town built on a river and known for its scenic waterfalls and dams­in a five-bedroom house he recently paid for, in cash, with his savings. Prominent in local civic and religious organizations, including the […]

CAIR-FL: Reward Offered in Arson at Muslims’ House

CAIR-FL: REWARD IS OFFERED IN ARSON AT MUSLIM FAMILY’S HOUSE Islamic activists and state officials announced Friday that they are offering a $10,000 reward for any information about an arson that destroyed a Muslim family’s home. Ahmed Bedier, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said someone knows who started the blaze and spray-painted […]

CAIR-CA: Tragedy of Hate Crime Rallies Community

CAIR: TRAGEDY OF HATE CRIME, MURDER RALLIES COMMUNITY America has always represented hope for a better life to people around the world, but for some new Americans, that dream can become a nightmare. Satender Singh was attacked on July 1 in an apparent hate crime at Lake Natoma and removed from life-support four days later. […]

CAIR: Terror Fears Shape Jury in HLF Trial

CAIR: TERRORISIM FEARS HELPED SHAPE JURY IN TRIAL OF MUSLIM CHARITY – TOP DALLAS ­ Of the first 26 people interviewed for jury duty in the case of Muslim charity officials accused of financing Hamas terrorists, three said they feared for their safety, including one man who said he wouldn’t put anything past the Middle […]