CAIR-CA: Muslim Prayers in School Debated
CAIR-CA: MUSLIM PRAYERS IN SCHOOL DEBATED A San Diego public school has become part of a national debate over religion in schools ever since a substitute teacher publicly condemned an Arabic language program that gives Muslim students time for prayer during school hours. Carver Elementary in Oak Park added Arabic to its curriculum in September […]
CAIR-CA: British Muslim Denied Entry to U.S.
BRITISH MUSLIM DENIED ENTRY TO U.S. (ANAHEIM, CA, 7/1/07) – The Greater Los Angeles area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today asked for an explanation as to why a British Muslim citizen was barred from entering the United States and sent back to the UK less than 24 hours after his arrival. […]
Reminder: CAIR DC ‘Islamophobia’ Panel July 17
CONSERVATIVE LEADER TO SPEAK ON ‘ISLAMOPHOBIA’ PANEL (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/26/07) – On Tuesday, July 17, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will host a panel discussion at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., entitled “Attacking Islam: Implications for Social Cohesion and U.S. Relations with the Muslim World.” The panel will address the increasing anti-Muslim […]
Iraq: Al Maliki Censures US Forces After Raid Kills 26
AL MALIKI CENSURES US FORCES AFTER SADR CITY RAID KILLS 26 Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki condemned a US raid yesterday in Baghdad’s Shiite Sadr City slum – a politically sensitive district for him – in which American troops searching for Iranian-linked militants sparked a firefight that left 26 Iraqis dead. The US […]
Afghanistan: 100 Civilians Die in U.S.-NATO Air Assault
CIVILIANS DIE IN U.S.-NATO AIR ASSAULT IN AFGHANISTAN ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 30 — Just a week after Afghan President Hamid Karzai chastised international forces for being “careless,” Afghan officials reported Saturday that possibly 100 or more civilians had been killed in a NATO and U.S.-led assault. The battle in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, […]
CAIR-CA: ‘Ask a Muslim’ Comes to KSAC
CAIR-CA: ‘ASK A MUSLIM’ COMES TO KSAC That irrepressible leftie radio host Christine Craft (right) on KSAC (1240 AM) has introduced a new weekly feature that, at first blush, sounds racist but actually is meant to foster ethnic and religious understanding. It’s called “Ask a Muslim,” and it features Craft and Basim Elkarra (left), the […]
CA: Judge Orders Man to Leave Mosque Alone
CA: JUDGE ORDERS MAN TO LEAVE IRVINE MOSQUE ALONE At the beginning, worshipers at the Islamic Center of Irvine said, they thought Craig Monteilh was just an overzealous convert when he criticized U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. But when he started talking about jihad and dropped oblique references to violence, congregants contacted authorities. […]
ME: Official Sues Fox Over Report on Anti-Muslim Incident
LEVESQUE SUING FOX TO DETER ‘RECKLESS’ REPORTING The lawyer representing Lewiston School Superintendent Leon Levesque said Saturday that Levesque is suing the Fox News Network “for what they dragged him through,” and to deter “irresponsible and reckless” reporting. Lawyer Bernard J. Kubetz of Bangor said he fully supports the right of the media to report […]
MN: Minister Supports Muslims After Hate Crime
LETTER: WE STAND TOGETHER AGAINST HATE CRIMES IN COMMUNITY Rev. Randy Johnson, President, Great River Interfaith Partnership; Rev. William Meier, First United Methodist Church; Rev. Dee Pederson, Pastor St As local spiritual leaders, we were angered and saddened by the report of an assault on a St. Cloud Muslim man who was leaving a prayer […]
CAIR: GA Muslim Denied Entrance to Court
CAIR: GA MUSLIM DENIED ENTRANCE TO COURT VALDOSTA A Muslim woman seeking to contest a simple speeding ticket was denied access to the Valdosta courtroom of Municipal Court Judge Vernita Lee Bender because she was wearing a traditional Islamic head scarf. The day of her hearing, 20-year-old Aniisa Karim said she walked in the […]