NC: Muslim Army Major Dies in Attack
NC: MUSLIM ARMY MAJOR DIES IN ATTACK Her mother warned her: A soldier’s business is war. There is no safety. There are no guarantees. But the Iraqi daughter loved the American officer. And so, in 2005 – two years after they met in Iraq – she left her country to move to his and become […]
MA: Arab-Americans Accuse FedEx of Bias
MA: ARAB-AMERICAN DRIVERS ACCUSE FEDEX BOSSES OF DISCRIMINATION Four Arab-American drivers who said they were harassed by their supervisors at a FedEx Corp. facility in Wilmington have filed a lawsuit alleging they were subjected to a steady flow of vitriol and discrimination. In a lawsuit the plaintiffs’ lawyer said was served on FedEx yesterday, the […]
MA: Muslims Claim Discrimination by FedEx
MA: 4 ARAB-AMERICANS CLAIM DISCRIMINATION IN SUIT AGAINST FEDEX Four Arab-American men claim in a lawsuit filed against FedEx Corp. that their supervisors subjected them to religious and ethnic slurs, called them terrorists and gave them less lucrative delivery routes. “They all came to this country because they wanted a better life for their families, […]
TX: Muslim Charities Watch HLF Trial Warily
TX: AS MUSLIM GROUP GOES ON TRIAL, OTHER CHARITIES WATCH WARILY The strained argument between the United States government and nonprofit groups over how to deal with charities suspected of supporting terrorism is expected to play out in federal court here with the trial of the largest Muslim charity in this country, the Holy Land […]
OR: Customs Officials Split Up Muslim Family
OR: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS SPLIT UP FAMILY, SEND FATHER HOME When the Laaredj-Campbell family flew into Portland last month, they thought they had begun an idyllic summer holiday, coming from their home in Germany to visit relatives in Eugene. But that was before U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials separated Abdel Kader Laaredj from his wife […]
CAIR: ‘Rageboy’ Image Promotes Anti-Muslim Hate
CAIR: IS RAGEBOY THE UNACCEPTABLE FACE OF SATIRE? Rageboy is causing something of a stir on the internet at the moment. It is an image of the face of an angry Moslem protestor and it has been used by rightwingers in the United States to mock Islamic fundamentalists. The face appears on teeshirts and mugs. […]
VA: Muslim Major to Be Buried in Arlington Cemetery
VA: MUSLIM BURIAL AND PRAYERS FOR MAJOR JAMES MICHAEL AHEARN WHAT: Muslim burial and prayers for Major James Michael Ahearn, US Army (Civil Affairs Officer)WHEN: 25 July 2007WHERE: Arlington National CemeteryTIME: 1000 (Tentative)
Reminder: ‘Without Prejudice?’ Premiers Tonight
REMINDER: TUNE IN FOR PREMIER OF ‘WITHOUT PREJUDICE?’ (WASHINGTON, D.C. 7/9/07) – This summer, GSN (The Network for Games) embarks on the Without Prejudice Project – an initiative centered around the network’s groundbreaking new series – “Without Prejudice?” The Without Prejudice Project is GSN’s initiative to help Americans address and combat prejudice in all its […]
DC: Muslim Volunteers Sought for Women’s Shelter
CAIR: DC-AREA MUSLIM VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR WOMEN’S SHELTER (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/17/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on D.C.-area Muslims to volunteer on Sunday, July 22, at My Sister’s Place battered women’s shelter as part of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) “Muslims Care” initiative. The Muslim volunteers will deliver much-needed items […]
CAIR-TX Announces Launch of ‘Hungry for Justice’ Coalition
CAIR-TX ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF ‘HUNGRY FOR JUSTICE’ COALITION (DALLAS, TX 7/16/2007) – The Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) today announced the launching of the “Hungry for Justice” Coalition, a national coalition of Muslim and non-Muslim organizations calling for justice in the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) trial. The coalition was […]