CAIR-FL: Vandals Wreak Havoc at Church (SP Times)
CAIR-FL: VANDALS WREAK HAVOC AT CHURCH The Council on American-Islamic Relations and other religious leaders came to the defense of the Apostolic Catholic Church after the church was broken into Saturday. Graffiti that religious leaders called a “hate crime” was scrawled on the wall. In the small Sulphur Springs church, the front door was broken […]
CAIR-FL Director Condemns Church Vandalism (Tampa Trib)
CAIR DIRECTOR CONDEMNS CHURCH VANDALISM AS A HATE CRIME White paint and religious art now cover the wall inside tiny Christ the Servant Apostolic Catholic Church on Nebraska Avenue. But for Ahmed Bedier, the hate remains from a message scribbled on a church wall during the weekend. Just before 6 a.m. Saturday, the church’s pastor, […]
CAIR-MI Joins Rally for Habeus Corpus Rights
CAIR-MI: MICHIGAN ACLU RALLIES FOR HABEUS CORPUS RIGHTS The Michigan American Civil Liberties Union led rallies across the state and in Washington D-C today (Tues) to protect Americans’ due process rights. WDET’s John Notarianni has more. The ability of a prisoner to question the legality of his detention. . . or habeas corpus. . . […]
CAIR-CA Hosts Program on Women in Islam
CAIR-SFBA HOSTS PROGRAM ON WOMEN IN ISLAM (SANTA CLARA, CA, 6/27/07) – On Saturday, June 23, the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), in coordination with the Muslim Community Association (MCA) and Elderhostel, hosted its second “Day of Discovery: Building Bridges to Islam” program, at MCA. Titled “Women in […]
CAIR-LA: ‘A Mighty Heart’ Screening a Success
CAIR-LA: ‘A MIGHTY HEART’ SCREENING A SUCCESS (ANAHEIM, CA, 6/27/07) – Some 300 people of diverse faiths turned out last Thursday for a screening and panel discussion of “A Mighty Heart” hosted by the Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), Progressive Christians Uniting (PCU) and Paramount Vantage. The movie portrays […]
CAIR-Florida Volunteers at Homeless Shelter
CAIR-FLORIDA FEEDS THE HOMELESS (MIAMI, FL, 6/27/07) – Representatives of the Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL), along with members of the local Muslim community, recently volunteered at Broward Outreach Center by serving a hot meal to the homeless. The effort was part of CAIR’s nationwide “Muslims Care” campaign to promote volunteerism […]
Video: CAIR-FL Press Conference on Church Vandalism
CAIR-TAMPA PRESS CONFERENCE TO CONDEMN CHURCH VANDALISM (TAMPA, FL, 6/27/07) – On June 26, the Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Tampa) held a news conference at a local church targeted by vandals. According to church officials, the vandals wrote “Traitors Support Terrorist” on a wall of the church. The church is known […]
CAIR Welcomes Announcement of U.S. Envoy to OIC
CAIR WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF U.S. ENVOY TO ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/27/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed an announcement by President Bush that he will name a special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), a world body made up of 57 Muslim-majority nations. (SEE: http://www.oic-oci.org/) President Bush made […]
IL: Study Offers Ways to Build Bridges
IL: MUSLIM STUDY OFFERS WAYS TO BUILD BRIDGES Muslims in America must build better relationships with law enforcement, the media and fellow citizens in order to overcome negative stereotypes and a nagging post-Sept. 11 backlash, a national task force asserts in a new report by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Preparing for the paper […]
Muslim Chic: A New Kind of Style is Born
MUSLIM CHIC: TWO CULTURES COLLIDE, AND A NEW KIND OF STYLE IS BORN When non-Muslims think of Islamic fashion, they usually imagine stark black dresses and plain white head scarves, or even burqas – uniform outfits that afford little room for originality. But Saubia Arbab, like many of the city’s young Muslims, defies stereotype, making […]