CAIR-FL: Reward Offered for Hate Crime Info
CAIR-FL: AWARD OFFERED FOR HATE CRIME INFO SARASOTA –The state fire marshal’s office and the Tampa office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations plan to announce a reward today for information leading to the arrest and conviction of arsonists who burned the home of a Muslim family in Sarasota. The arson occurred July 6 at […]
CAIR-CA: Muslims, Christians Begin Interfaith Initiative
CAIR-SAN DIEGO: MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS BUILD BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING (SAN DIEGO, CA, 7/20/07) – Local members of the Mission Valley Church of the Nazarene and representatives of the San Diego Muslim community met recently to begin an interfaith dialogue initiative. Topics discussed at this meeting included misconceptions about Islam, what is the Church of the Nazarene, […]
CAIR-Tampa Announces $10K Reward in Arson Case
CAIR-TAMPA, FIRE MARSHALL ANNOUNCE $10K REWARD IN ARSON CASE – TOP (TAMPA, FL, 7/20/07) – The Tampa office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Tampa) and the Florida Division of State Fire Marshall today announced a combined $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of arsonists who torched a Sarasota Muslim family’s […]
Wash Post/Newsweek to Host Online Dialogue with Muslims
ON FAITH’ HOSTS ONLINE DIALOGUE WITH MUSLIM LEADERS ABOUT TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive announced today that several leading Muslim clerics and thinkers from around the globe will participate in an unprecedented online dialogue about their religion, terrorism and human rights on the joint washingtonpost.com and Newsweek blog “On Faith,” which explores the intersection […]
MI: Officials, Cops Reach Out to U.S. Muslims
MI: OFFICIALS, COPS REACH OUT TO U.S. MUSLIMS Speaking at a private meeting of Arab-American and Muslim leaders in Dearborn, the only U.S. Attorney of Arab descent told the group Wednesday that the U.S. government should be smarter in how it combats terrorism. The U.S. Attorney for Colorado, Troy Eid, joined other federal officials and […]
CAIR-OH: Plot Betrays Muslim Legacy to Medicine
CAIR-OH: PLOT BETRAYS MUSLIM LEGACY TO MEDICINE The thought of physicians treating sick patients by the light of day while plotting to kill innocent people under the cover of darkness sickens and angers me on a very personal level. If the U.K. terror plot accusations are true, they are the ultimate betrayal of the trust […]
TX: High Stakes in Texas Muslim Charity Trial
TX: HIGH STAKES IN TEXAS MUSLIM CHARITY TRIAL Casual observers of US attempts to shut down Muslim charities might have an image in their head: funds solicited by Muslim charities for basic needs such as food, traded instead in shadowy back alleys for Kalashnikovs. It would be hard to blame them, given efforts by the […]
John McCain Addresses Christians United for Israel
JOHN MCCAIN ADDRESSES THE CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) addressed the national convention of Christians United for Israel in Washington, DC on Tuesday, July 17th. The remarks as prepared for delivery are below. “Thank you for the honor of speaking before this gathering, and thank you for the work you do […]
Giuliani Stacks Campaign Staff with Mideast Hawks
GIULIANI STACKS CAMPAIGN STAFF WITH A WHO’S WHO OF MIDEAST HAWKS As the roster of Republican presidential hopefuls grapples with the seeming implosion of one-time front-runner John McCain’s candidacy, Rudolph Giuliani is taking steps to claim his place as the field’s leading hawk. The former New York City mayor announced last week that he had […]
IL: Muslims’ Presence in Political Process
IL: MUSLIMS’ PRESENCE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS OF THE SOUTHLAND HAS BEEN GRADUAL It is a little-noted irony about George W. Bush that he is the first U.S. president who owes his election to the votes of Muslims. Bush, whose legacy will be defined by the wars he waged in Muslim countries, and who is […]