American Muslim Physician Condemns UK Doctor Terror Plot
American Muslim Physician Condemns UK Doctor Terror Plot
600 Attend CAIR-CA Annual Family Picnic
CAIR-SFBA: MORE THAN 600 ATTEND CAIR-SFBA THIRD ANNUAL FAMILY PICNIC (SANTA CLARA, CA, 7/11/07) – More than 600 people turned out on July 8 for the Third Annual Family Picnic of the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) at the Baylands Park in Sunnyvale. Themed “Know the Issues: Prepare […]
CAIR-PA Participates in an Interfaith Presentation
CAIR-PA PARTICIPATES IN AN INTERFAITH PRESENTATION (Philadelphia, 7/11/07) – The Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) will participate in interfaith presentations, titled “Call to Action: An Interfaith Perspective,” at the Glenside Interfaith Dialogue. “Call to Action” will engage the audience and panelists from the Jewish, Christian and Muslim faith traditions in three […]
CAIR-Chicago Sponsors ‘Muslims Care’ Blood Drive
CAIR-CHICAGO SPONSORS ‘MUSLIMS CARE’ BLOOD DRIVE WHAT: CAIR-Chicago is taking part in its 3rd summer-long campaign, called “Muslims Care,” to promote volunteerism in the Muslim community. CAIR-Chicago is currently coordinating a blood drive with several Chicagoland Muslim organizations. On a typical day, 1,500 blood donors are needed to meet patient’s needs in the Chicagoland area. […]
CAIR, Lawyers Meet with GA Officials on Court Hijab
CAIR, MUSLIM LAWYERS MEET WITH GA OFFICIALS ON COURT HIJAB (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/11/07) – Representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Georgia Association of Muslim Lawyers (GAML) met today with city and court officials in Valdosta, Ga., to discuss policies regarding the wearing of Islamic headscarves, or hijab, in local courtrooms. Those […]
UK: Pilot Removes Muslim from Flight Over Prayer Request
PILOT REMOVES MUSLIM FROM FLIGHT FOLLOWING PRAYER REQUEST The recent bombing attempt at Glasgow Airport has started an apparent ripple effect of trepidation. The pilot of a Thomsonfly jet ordered a young man off an aircraft last week, after the man asked permission to pray before the flight commenced, according to the Newcastle Sun. The […]
NC: Iraqi Woman Mourns Husband, a U.S. Soldier
IRAQI WOMAN MOURNS HUSBAND, A U.S. SOLDIER RAEFORD – Maj. James Ahearn met Lena during his second tour of Iraq, converted to Islam to marry her and brought her home to the United States.Two years later, the Iraqi woman is mourning the death of her husband. Ahearn, 43, was killed Thursday in Baghdad when his […]
NY: Deacon to Discuss Christian-Muslim Relations
NY: DEACON TO DISCUSS CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS George Dardess, a Catholic deacon from Rochester, will present a program on his study of Islam tonight at St. Mary’s Church in Elmira. The program, “A Catholic Meets Islam: Discovering Social Justice in the ‘Enemy Other,’” is planned for 7 p.m. in the church’s Marian Center building at Fulton […]
MI: Chertoff to Visit Mosque Today
MI: CHERTOFF TO VISIT MOSQUE TODAY The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, is planning to visit a Shi’ite mosque in Dearborn today. Chertoff is to visit the Karbalaa Islamic Education Center, department spokeswoman Veronica Valdes said. The mosque has a largely Iraqi-American congregation. He will meet with the center’s imam, […]
CAIR-MO Co-Sponsors Blood Donation Drive
CAIR-MO CO-SPONSORS BLOOD DONATION DRIVE (ST. LOUIS, MO, 7/10/07) – On July 14, the Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MO) and the American Red Cross will co-sponsor a blood donation drive at a mosque. WHAT: Blood Donation DriveWHEN: Saturday, July 14th 2007 10:00am-2:00pmWHERE: Islamic Center of Greater St. Louis, 517 Weidman Rd., […]