CAIR-CAN: No-Fly List Needs Safeguards
CAIR-CAN: NO-FLY LIST NEEDS SAFEGUARDS We have argued in this space that no-fly lists shouldn’t exist at all. Either someone is charged with and convicted of a crime, in which case their movements are already restricted, or they should enjoy the same rights as any other citizen. But now that Canada’s Passenger Protect program has […]
CAIR-CAN: No-fly List Grounds 2,000 People
CAIR-CAN: NO-FLY LIST GROUNDS UP TO 2,000 PEOPLE As many as 2,000 people have secretly been declared security threats by government officials, including CSIS and the RCMP, and will be denied airplane boarding passes as a result of the Canadian no-fly list that went into effect yesterday. Critics say the list must be scrapped because […]
CAIR-IL: Muslim Civil Rights Complaints Up 40%
CAIR-CHICAGO: MUSLIM-AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINTS UP 40% The number of civil rights complaints filed by Muslim-Americans increased by about 40 percent in Illinois last year, according to a report released today by a national Islamic civil liberties group. The Council on American-Islamic Relations found that complaints about delays in citizenship applications and work discrimination increased […]
DC Conference: ‘Resolving the Kashmir Dispute’
DC CONFERENCE: ‘RESOLVING THE KASHMIR DISPUTE: INNOVATIVE MODELS’ The Association of Humanitarian Lawyers Kashmiri American Council/Kashmir Center invites you to attend the Seventh International Kashmir Conference “Resolving Kashmir Dispute: Innovative Models.” WHERE: Capitol Hill, Rayburn House Office Building, Gold Room, Independence Ave & New Jersey Ave, Nearest Metro: Capitol South, Orange/Blue lines. WHEN: Thursday, July […]
Incitement: Anti-Islam Group Also Anti-African American
INCITEMENT: ANTI-ISLAM GROUP IS ALSO ANTI-AFRICAN AMERICAN These racist quotes were taken from the web site of the Society of Americans for National Existence (SANE), an anti-Islam group that is also apparently anti-African-American. “There is a reason the founding fathers did not give women or black slaves the right to vote.” http://www.saneworks.us/On-Race-A-Tentative-Discussion-Part-II-article-64-25.htm “Is there something […]
CAIR-Florida to Co-Host Islamophobia Symposium
CAIR-FLORIDA & THE IMAN AT NOVA HOST ISLAMOPHOBIA SYMPOSIUM Speakers: * Dr. Robert Pape, ‘Why the War on Terrorism is Heading South’* Dr. Mohammed Nimer, Islamophobia & Anti-Americanism: An Action Agenda* Dr. Aisha Musa, Islam in the popular media: The problem of pseudo-scholarship and misinformation WHERE: Nova Southeastern University, Steele Auditorium in Terry Bldg. 19E, […]
CAIR-NJ Hosts Town Hall Meeting with Security Officials
CAIR-NJ HOSTS TOWN HALL MTG WITH SECURITY OFFICIALS (PRINCETON, NJ, 6/19/07) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) held a town hall meeting on Saturday in Edison at which state and national law enforcement officials responded to the concerns of that state’s Muslim community. At the event, more than 200 […]
Opinion: Cut U.S. Financial Aid to Israel
CUT US AID TO ISRAEL Unless developments in Gaza overshadow all the planned agenda for the summit meeting, Prime Minister Olmert and President Bush are set to discuss Tuesday, inter alia, Israel’s request to increase American financial aid. A few months ago, Israel submitted a request to raise the annual sum over 10 years by […]
Airstrike Kills 7 Afghan Children
U.S.-LED AIRSTRIKE KILLS 7 AFGHAN CHILDREN Seven children were killed in a U.S.-led coalition airstrike targeting suspected al-Qaida militants in eastern Afghanistan, a coalition statement said Monday. The strike came hours after the deadliest insurgent attack since the Taliban fell in 2001. Police said Monday they had detained a suspect in connection with the deadly […]
New Book Refutes ‘Clash of Civilizations’
MAJOR NEW BOOK REFUTES ‘CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS,’ SHOWS EARLY MUSLIM THINKERS HELPED RISE OF WEST While some Americans associate Islam with terrorism and strife in the Middle East, author Michael Hamilton Morgan counters with a resounding “no” — by showing how much we all owe to forgotten Muslim thinkers and inventors in his new book […]