CAIR-Tampa Video: News Conference on Civil Rights Report
VIDEO: CAIR-TAMPA NEWS CONFERENCE ON CIVIL RIGHTS REPORT 6/20/2007 – The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held a news conference to release the annual CAIR report on the status of Muslim civil rights in the United States. According to the report, a total of 2467 anti-Muslim incidents were reported nationwide, including […]
CAIR-AZ Hosts Know-Your-Rights Event
CAIR-AZ HOSTS KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS EVENT (PHOENIX, AZ, 6/21/07) – The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) recently organized a know-your-rights session at Al-Zahra Husseiniyya, an Islamic center in Phoenix. CAIR-AZ Civil Rights Director Mohammed AbuHannoud gave a presentation on civil rights including practical advice on how to avoid discrimination, and CAIR-AZ officials answered […]
CAIR-LA: Screening, Panel Discussion of ‘A Mighty Heart’
CAIR-LA: SCREENING OF ‘A MIGHTY HEART’ 6:30 p.m. SCREENING OF “A MIGHTY HEART” A screening of “A Mighty Heart,” the film based on the story of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, will be held by Paramount Vantage. Afterward, a panel will discuss “Building Unity and Understanding in Today’s World.” Panelists will include: producer […]
CAIR-MN: School Harassment Complaints Resolved
CAIR-MN ANNOUNCES RESOLUTION OF SCHOOL HARASSMENT COMPLAINTS (ST. PAUL, MN, 6/21/2007) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today announced the resolution of a case of alleged anti-Muslim harassment at a middle school in that state. In May of this year, CAIR-MN called for investigation of a series of reported anti-Muslim […]
CAIR-CA: Muslim Student Told to Take Off Islamic Scarf
CA MUSLIM STUDENT TOLD TO TAKE OFF ISLAMIC SCARF (SANTA CLARA, CA, 6/21/07) – The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic (CAIR-SFBA) today called for a public apology and diversity training following a June 19th incident in which a high school official demanded that a Muslim student remove her hijab, or […]
Carter Blasts US Policy on Palestinians
CARTER BLASTS US POLICY ON PALESTINIANS Former President Jimmy Carter accused the U.S., Israel and the European Union on Tuesday of seeking to divide the Palestinian people by reopening aid to President Mahmoud Abbas’ new government in the West Bank while denying the same to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize winner […]
Civilian Casualties in Iraq, Afghanistan
CONTROVERSY SURROUNDS MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN FOLLOWING CIVILIAN CASUALTIES Civilian casualities in Afghanistan and Iraq have many accusing US and coalition forces of causing unnecessary deaths. A US airstrike on an alleged Taliban position that killed seven Afghan boys on Sunday is the latest source of controversy over who is to blame, according […]
Hawaii: Muslim Face of the US Marines
MUSLIM FACE OF THE US MARINES Navy Lieutenant Commander Abuhena Saifulislam welcomes everyone with a broad smile and prefers to be called “Chaplain Saif”. He is the only Muslim chaplain in the elite US Marine Corps, and one of only two in the US Navy overall. It is a classic immigrant’s tale. He arrived in […]
WA: Peaceful Muslims? Two Sides Speak Up Loudly
WA: PEACEFUL MUSLIMS? TWO SIDES SPEAK UP LOUDLY We live and work here, we contribute, vote, pay taxes and are peaceful people. So said Seattle-area Muslims who wrote and called in droves following Friday’s column pondering a discussion on Dori Monson’s KIRO radio show: Shouldn’t employers have the right to refuse to hire or promote […]
MN: First Muslim Rep Mends Global Fences
FIRST MUSLIM REP. MENDS GLOBAL FENCES With a few short words, Rep. Keith Ellison had just stunned a joint session of Congress. Last March, Jordan’s King Abdullah II had concluded his address in the House chambers with the traditional Arabic salutation, “as-salaam ‘aleikum,” which means, “Peace be unto you.” Ellison, a freshman Democrat from Minnesota […]