CAIR: Muslim Workers in Neb. Claim Religious Harassment
CAIR: SOMALI MEATPACKING WORKERS COMPLAIN OF RELIGIOUS HARASSMENT OMAHA, Neb. – An American-Islamic advocacy group has drafted a complaint to federal officials that is awaiting the signatures of dozens of Muslim Somali workers who allege they were fired or harassed by supervisors at a Grand Island meatpacking plant for trying to pray at sunset. The […]
CAIR-NY Helps Reaffirm Right to Hijab in DMV Photos
CAIR-NY HELPS REAFFIRM RIGHT TO HIJAB IN DMV PHOTOS – TOP (NEW YORK, NY, 07/22/07) – The New York chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) announced today that it has successfully reaffirmed the right of Muslim women in that state to wear hijab, or Islamic headscarves, in their driver’s license photographs. Following […]
Richardson Would Name Envoy to Build Muslim Ties
RICHARDSON WOULD NAME ENVOY TO BUILD MUSLIM TIES DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson says a multilateral Marshall Plan is needed to rebuild the Middle East. He also says that if he were president, he’d name a top-level envoy to rebuild shattered ties to Muslim nations. He spelled out foreign policy […]
OH: Muslim Women’s Rights Reaffirmed
OH: MUSLIM WOMEN’S RIGHTS REAFFIRMED CINCINNATI – Two Muslim women had the right to continue wearing their head scarves when sitting for a driver’s license photo, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles said. Clerks at separate bureau offices in southwest Ohio were wrong to insist that the women remove the scarves, also known as hijabs, […]
NC: Study to Examine How U.S. Muslims Counter Radicalism
HOW MUSLIM COMMUNITIES COUNTER RADICALISM TO BE STUDY TOPIC Durham, NC — Finding out how American Muslims address messages of extremism in their communities will be the goal of a two-year study funded by the U.S. Department of Justice. Researchers at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will then use […]
U.S. Islamic Charities Feel Post 9/11 Heat
U.S. ISLAMIC CHARITIES FEEL POST 9/11 HEAT DALLAS, July 20 (Reuters) – Islamic charities in the United States complain they are being unfairly scrutinized and persecuted as part of a broader backlash against Muslims since the Sept. 11 attacks. The issue has come under renewed focus as a major trial gets under way in Dallas […]
Muslim: Wackenhut Firing Unjustified
MUSLIM: WACKENHUT FIRING UNJUSTIFIED PALM BEACH GARDENS – A Muslim man says Wackenhut Corp. fired him from his security guard job last year after he complained about a co-worker repeatedly calling him “a terrorist,” although a Wackenhut official said it investigated the incident and found no evidence of discrimination. At a news conference Thursday outside […]
FL CFO Offers Reward for Arson Information
CFO SINK ANNOUNCES REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION IN ARSON OF HOME THAT WAS TARGET OF ANTI-ISLAM SLURS SARASOTA-Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, who also serves as state fire marshal, announced today that a reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever is responsible for an intentionally […]
CAIR-IL: Journey to Citizenship Not Without Bumps
JOURNEY TO CITIZENSHIP NOT WITHOUT ITS BUMPS Velasco’s application was processed in five months, considered a little longer than typical. But compared to what Tariq Saeed faced, hers was a walk in the park. Saeed, who lives in Lombard, waited three years while the FBI conducted a name check, a process that typically takes a […]
CAIR-FL: Muslim Guard Harassed, Then Fired
CAIR-FL: FORMER SECURITY GUARD SAYS HE WAS HARASSED FOR BEING MUSLIM, THEN FIRED Palm Beach Gardens – A former security guard claims he was harassed by a co-worker because of his religion, and then fired for complaining about it. Refat Amar, 31, a Muslim, said he was hassled because of his faith and origin. He […]