CAIR Rep Welcomes Announcement of 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.
CAIR: Georgia Muslim Barred from Court Over Islamic Scarf
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GA MUSLIM BARRED FROM COURT OVER ISLAMIC SCARFCAIR asks state attorney general to ensure equal access (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/28/07) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group reported today that a Georgia Muslim seeking to contest a speeding ticket was allegedly […]
CAIR-CA Releases Bay Area Muslim Civil Rights Report
CAIR-SFBA RELEASES BAY AREA MUSLIM CIVIL RIGHTS REPORT (SANTA CLARA, CA, 6/28/07) – The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) announced today the release of its local civil rights report, which shows that civil rights complaints from Bay Area Muslims more than doubled from 2005 to 2006. According to […]
Racist Group Linked to PBS ‘Moderate Muslims’ Documentary
RACIST GROUP LINKED TO PBS ‘MODERATE MUSLIMS’ DOCUMENTARYCAIR calls on producers to repudiate group’s ‘hate-filled agenda’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/28/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the producers of a PBS-sponsored documentary on “moderate Muslims” to repudiate their alleged ties to a racist group that seeks to impose prison terms for “adherence […]
Iraq: Village Disputes Story of Deadly Attack (BBC)
IRAQ: VILLAGE DISPUTES STORY OF DEADLY ATTACK On 22 June the US military announced that its attack helicopters, armed with missiles, engaged and killed 17 al-Qaeda gunmen who had been trying to infiltrate the village of al-Khalis, north of Baquba, where operation “Arrowhead Ripper” had been under way for the previous three days. The item […]
Incitement: Coulter Smears Obama for Muslim Middle Name
COULTER: ‘I DO THINK ANYONE NAMED B. HUSSEIN OBAMA SHOULD AVOID USING ‘HIJACK’ AND ‘RELIGION’ IN THE SAME SENTENCE’ On the June 25 edition of Fox News’ Hannity & Colmes, discussing Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) June 23 speech at a church in Hartford, Connecticut, co-host Alan Colmes asked right-wing pundit Ann Coulter if “[o]nly Republicans […]
FL: Vandalism Linked to Anti-War Stance
FL: VANDALISM LINKED TO ANTI-WAR STANCE Police are investigating vandalism at a catholic church. Someone broke in to Christ the Servant Church on Nebraska Avenue. They stole money, smashed statues, and candles – then they wrote the phrase “Traitors support terrorists” on a wall. The pastor has been outspoken against the war in Iraq, torture […]
DC: Islamic Center Boasts Rich History (USINFO)
DC: ISLAMIC CENTER OF WASHINGTON BOASTS A RICH HISTORY – TOP Washington — The Islamic Center of Washington is impressive. Prominently situated along Embassy Row in the U.S. capital city, the mosque often is considered the symbol of the Muslim community in America. In the 50 years since its dedication on June 28, 1957, it […]
CAIR-CAN: Apology Sought for U.S. Border Delay
CAIR-CAN: MACKAY WANTS APOLOGY FROM U.S. FOR BORDER DELAY As a respected scholar on Islamic matters, Munir El-Kassem travels frequently to the United States to give lectures to fellow Muslims. For years after Sept. 11, 2001, he did so without any hitches. But early last month, things took a turn. Flying from Quebec City, he […]
CAIR-FL Rep Interviewed by NPR
CAIR-FL: MOSQUES REFLECT ON PADILLA’S ISLAMIC EDUCATION Altaf Ali, the head of the Council of American Islamic Relations in South Florida, says that because of the way visitors might tarnish a community mosque, local Muslims have become suspicious of new arrivals. “Muslims are starting to look at newcomers with different eyes,” Ali said. “People are […]