CT: Muslim Prison Chaplain Reports Harassment
CT: SHAME ON PRISON OFFICIALS Islam’s sacred text, the Quran, is full of scriptures that admonish against pride. In fact, most religious texts warn against arrogance. Yet the sad plight of Muslim chaplain Bilal Ansari continues, and for that we can blame the arrogance of his employer, the state Department of Correction. In February, someone […]
Fundamentalist’ Muslims Reject All Terrorism
LETTER: ‘FUNDAMENTALIST’ MUSLIMS WHO REJECT ALL TERRORISM The most important point of R. James Woolsey and Nina Shea’s commentary (“What About Muslim Moderates?” editorial page, July 10) is left implicit: It is not that Muslims differ a great deal from one another and that we should do like the U.K. and cultivate moderates and reject […]
Islamophobia: Implications for Relations with Muslim World
PANEL HIGHLIGHTS: ATTACKING ISLAM: IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL COHESION AND U.S. RELATIONS WITH THE MUSLIM WORLD Presenters:* David Keene, Chairman, American Conservative Union* Parvez Ahmed, Chairman, Council on American-Islamic Relations WHEN: Tuesday, July 17, 2007, 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.WHERE: Holeman Lounge, National Press Club, Washington, D.C. Excerpts from Remarks by Parvez Ahmed As a nation, […]
Video: TX Muslim Family Victim of Hate Crime
VIDEO: SAN ANTONIO MUSLIM FAMILY VICTIM OF SUSPECTED HATE CRIME
CAIR-MO: County Vows to Resolve Mosque Issue
CAIR-MO: DOOLEY VOWS TO RESOLVE ISLAMIC CENTER ISSUE St. Louis County “will work something out” to resolve a zoning dispute and allow the Islamic Community Center organization to build at a site in south St. Louis County, County Executive Charlie Dooley says. After Tuesday’s County Council meeting, Dooley walked up to four people who had […]
CAIR-TX: Vandalism Suspected as Hate Crime
CAIR-TX: VANDALISM SUSPECTED AS HATE CRIME San Antonio police are investigating vandalism to a local Muslim family’s vehicles as a hate crime, while the FBI also plans to look into the matter. During a news conference at their Northwest Side home Tuesday, Said and Amel Motawea said they were alerted by a neighbor on Friday […]
CAIR-Seattle Annual Banquet a Success
CAIR-SEATTLE BANQUET A SUCCESS (SEATTLE, WA 7/18/07) – Almost 200 people turned out Saturday for the annual banquet of the Washington chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA). Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA), Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Edward Peck, and UC-Berkeley law professor Dr. Hatem Bazian spoke at the event, with the theme “American […]
CAIR-FL: Muslim Alleges Workplace Bias at Wackenhut
FL MUSLIM ALLEGES WORKPLACE BIAS AT WACKENHUT (MIAMI, FL, 7/18/07) – On July 19, the South Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) will hold a news conference in West Palm Beach to address allegations by a former employee of Wackenhut Corporation that he was harassed by co-workers because of his faith and […]
MN: ‘Little Mosque’ Sitcom Delights Muslims
MN: ‘LITTLE MOSQUE ON PRAIRIE’ PUTS MUSLIMS IN A SITCOM Kashif Saroya cringed when his e-mail inbox started buzzing about a new Canadian TV sitcom called “Little Mosque on the Prairie.” So the executive adviser to the Muslim Youth of Minnesota started downloading 10-minute snippets off YouTube. “I just couldn’t stop laughing,” said Saroya, of […]
DC: US Muslims Encouraged to Seek Public-Service Careers
DC: YOUNG AMERICAN MUSLIMS ENCOURAGED TO SEEK PUBLIC-SERVICE CAREERS Young American Muslims should make their voices heard in American mainstream society and consider careers in public service, U.S. government officials say. Officials at the U.S. Department of State met July 12 with 27 highly accomplished individuals aged 20 to 25 from across the United States. […]