CAIR-NY Hosts Kyrgyz Delegation
CAIR-NY HOSTS KYRGYZ DELEGATION (NEW YORK, N.Y., 6/29/2007) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) recently hosted a delegation from the Kyrgyz Republic to discuss ethnic and religious diversity in American society and the role of Islam in the United States. The summit, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s […]
CAIR-CA Hosts Islamophobia Forum
CAIR-CA HOSTS ISLAMOPHOBIA FORUM (SANTA CLARA. CA, 6/29/07) – The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) yesterday held an orientation on Islamophobia for interfaith leaders at the Muslim Community Association (MCA) in Santa Clara. The program aimed to orient the audience, composed of members of Interfaith Witness for […]
CAIR-MI Meets With OIC Representatives
CAIR-MI MEETS WITH OIC REPRESENTATIVES (SOUTHFIELD, MI, 6/29/2007) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday met with representatives from the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Detroit to exchange information about interfaith dialogue and social justice issues. The meetings, which were coordinated by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau […]
Breaking News: UK Muslim Held in Los Angeles
BREAKING NEWS: UK MUSLIM HELD IN LOS ANGELES (LOS ANGELES, CA, 6/29/07) – The Greater Los Angeles area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) has been informed that a Muslim citizen of the United Kingdom is being held following his arrival yesterday on a flight from London. CAIR-LA is investigating the reason for […]
Afghanistan: Attack that Killed Kids Missed Target
AFGHANISTAN: ATTACK THAT KILLED KIDS LIKELY MISSED TARGET The U.S. special operations forces attack June 17 that resulted in the death of seven Afghan children likely missed its primary target, U.S. officials tell NBC News. Abu Laith al Libi – one of al-Qaida’s top commanders – was the primary target of the attack against a […]
DC: Art Reception – ‘Islamic Art in America’
DC: ART RECEPTION – ‘ISLAMIC ART IN AMERICA’ RESTON ART RECEPTION, for the exhibit “An Alternative Space: Islamic Art in America.” 5-7 p.m., Mizane Gallery, 11412-B Washington Plaza West, Reston. Free. 703-669-0035.
MA: Groups Call for Religious Tolerance at Mosque Site
MA: IN ROXBURY, A CALL FOR RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE Rabbis came in yarmulkes, priests wore their Roman collars, and imams dressed in knitted caps and the loose-fitting gowns called thobes. About 300 people, from Jews in sandals to suited Christians to Muslims in sequined veils, gathered beneath the arched brick entrance of the city’s newest mosque […]
CAIR: MD Police Trained in Israeli Techniques
LESSONS IN COUNTERTERRORISM: MD. POLICE LOOK TO ISRAELI EXPERTS FOR TRAINING IN SECURITY TECHNIQUES On a steamy Mediterranean morning this week, Baltimore County Police Capt. Roman Zaryk stood on the spot where a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Dolphinarium disco in 2001, killing 21 Friday night partygoers, many of them teenagers. Suicide bombers, […]
CAIR: Poll Finds Mistrust of Bush Abroad
CAIR: POLL FINDS MISTRUST OF BUSH ABROAD Fueled by the Iraq war and the perception that the United States acts without consulting others, anti-Americanism is on the rise across the Muslim world and much of Europe, while global confidence in President Bush has plummeted, a global poll released yesterday shows. Confidence in Bush “continues to […]
Video: CAIR Rep Welcomes Announcement on OIC Envoy
VIDEO: CAIR REP WELCOMES APPOINTMENT OF U.S. ENVOY TO OIC CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper on Fox’s ‘Special Report with Brit Hume’ discusses President Bush’s recent decision to appoint a special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), a world body made up of 57 Muslim-majority nations. VIEW THE VIDEO:http://www.cair.com/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=44416&theType=NB PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: Fox […]