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Afghan Elders Say 45 Civilians Killed in Air Strikes

AFGHAN ELDERS SAY 45 CIVILIANS KILLED IN AIR STRIKES Village elders said Sunday they had recovered the bodies of 45 civilians, mostly women and children, killed in foreign air strikes as Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered an investigation. NATO’s force, under fire over the number of civilian casualties, said however it believed fewer than a […]

FL: Some Young Christians Convert to Islam

FL: SOME YOUNG CHRISTIANS CONVERT TO ISLAM Just as some Muslims have converted to Christianity, young Christians have also abandoned their faith to embrace the teachings of Islam. Three young people in Chicago, who were raised as Christians, have decided to reject that religion. They each converted to Islam. For them the choice of Islam […]

MN: Muslim Women Confront Clash of Cultures

MN: MUSLIM WOMEN CONFRONT CLASH OF CULTURES – TOP Two Muslim women discuss the experience of maintaining their faith along with their American identity. Guests:* Imani Jaafar-Mohammad: attorney in the Twin Cities.* Mallerie Shirley: is a student at St. Paul College.  

WA: The Right to Wear Hijab in Court

WA: SHE HAD A RIGHT TO WEAR HER HIJAB Mujaahidah Sayfullah ducked into Tacoma Municipal Court on Jan. 25, 2006, trying not to be noticed. That hasn’t been an easy feat ever since the Puyallup resident converted to Islam in 2001. Her hijab, or traditional Muslim head scarf, inevitably attracts attention, often the wrong kind. […]

Incitement: Cal Thomas Compares Muslims to ‘Cancer’

INCITEMENT: CAL THOMAS COMPARES MUSLIMS TO ‘SLOW SPREADING CANCER’ LISTEN: http://www.cair.com/audio/Terrorism_Questions_Need_Answers.mp3 WTOP-FM’s July 2nd morning radio show featured conservative guest Cal Thomas commenting on the recent terror attacks in Scotland and London. In response to these attacks, Thomas asked: “How much longer should we allow people from certain lands, with certain beliefs to come to […]

CAIR: Muslim Barred from GA Court for Wearing Scarf

CAIR: MUSLIM WOMAN BARRED FROM GEORGIA COURTROOM FOR WEARING SCARF A Muslim woman seeking to contest a simple speeding ticket in this south Georgia city says she was denied access to a municipal courtroom last week for wearing a traditional Islamic head scarf. Aniisa Karim, 20, said she was stopped after entering Valdosta’s municipal court […]

CAIR-CA: Bias Against Muslims on the Rise

CAIR-CA: BIAS AGAINST MUSLIMS ON THE RISE, GROUP SAYS Civil rights violations targeting Bay Area Muslims spiked last year, ranging from schoolyard taunts to deadly assaults to routine citizenship applications strangled by government red tape. Reports more than doubled in 2005-06, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The nonprofit organization documented 246 incidents in […]

CAIR-FL: Muslim Hate Crime Investigation

CAIR-FL: MUSLIM HATE CRIME INVESTIGATION IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY “It was terrifying… It was humiliating…” Standing with her husband and 8-month old baby daughter… Sabura Rashad described, what she says happened to her near her home on Saturday afternoon – “It was very upsetting to me to have someone in my community, yards away from my […]

CAIR-FL: Argument Escalates – Is it Hate Crime?

CAIR-FL: ARGUMENT ESCALATES; IS IT HATE CRIME? Sabura Rashad and Tom Poyma agree about one thing: After her yard sale Saturday, the two were involved in an argument that got out of control. Rashad, 33, who is Muslim and African-American, claims that Poyma yelled racial slurs at her, tried to remove her head-covering and almost […]