MI: Arab-American Booted from Bus
MI: ARAB-AMERICAN SAYS HE WAS BOOTED FROM BUS An Arab-American man from Dearborn claims he was kicked off a Greyhound bus by a driver who allegedly told him, “Get away Arab.” According to a lawsuit filed Monday in Detroit against Greyhound, Iraqi native Faroq Alfatlawi boarded a bus in Detroit for Washington, D.C., on Jan. […]
CAIR-Chicago: MN Muslims in Culture Clash at Airport
CAIR-CHICAGO: MINNESOTA MUSLIMS IN CULTURE CLASH AT AIRPORT For Mahamed Jama, a Minnesota taxi driver, the Islamic restriction on drinking alcohol is a seamless rule for life. “He who carries alcohol, he who drinks and he who sells it are the same thing,” he says. That belief could affect his livelihood. The commission that runs […]
CAIR: Teacher Fights On in Flap Over Anti-Islam Speaker
CAIR: TEACHER FIGHTS ON IN FLAP OVER ANTI-ISLAM SPEAKER The former Enloe High School history teacher who invited a Christian evangelist to speak to his students is not taking his reprimand quietly. Social studies teacher Robert Escamilla said the Wake County school system squelched free speech and academic freedom — and he is finding a […]
CAIR-MI: Muslims to Hold Unity Rally
CAIR-MI: MUSLIM LEADERS TO HOLD UNITY RALLY TODAY IN DEARBORN Muslims are planning to gather in Dearborn this afternoon to call for unity in the aftermath of the bombing of one of the most important mosques for Shi’ite Muslims in Iraq. Sunni and Shi’ite leaders are expected to hold a 4 p.m. news conference at […]
CAIR to Release Report on U.S. Muslim Civil Rights
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MEDIA ADVISORY – CAIR TO RELEASE REPORT ON U.S. MUSLIM CIVIL RIGHTSAnnual study will show jump in complaints about citizenship delays (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/13/2007) – On Thursday, June 14, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a news conference in the […]
CAIR-CA to Co-Sponsor ‘Growing Up X’ Book Signing
CAIR-CA TO CO-SPONSOR ‘GROWING UP X’ BOOK SIGNING Sponsored by CAIR & Project Islamic H.O.P.E Please join the friends of Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz for a book signing and conversation on “Growing Up X.” WHEN: Sunday June 17, 2007 (Fathers day), Noon – 1:30 p.m.WHERE: Bilal Islamic Center, 4016 […]
CAIR-MO to Co-Sponsor Community Civil Rights Forum
CAIR-MO TO CO-SPONSOR COMMUNITY CIVIL RIGHTS FORUM (ST. LOUIS, MO, 6/13/07) – On June 20, the St. Louis office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-St. Louis) and the Adult Education Committee of the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis will co-sponsor a community forum for understanding civil and legal rights with attorneys from […]
CAIR Condemns Samarra Mosque Bombing
CAIR CONDEMNS SAMARRA MOSQUE BOMBING (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/13/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned the most recent attack on Iraq’s Askariya mosque in Samarra and urged Islamic leaders in Iraq and worldwide to call for calm. Attackers destroyed the minarets of the mosque early Wednesday. CAIR condemned a similar attack on the […]
ACTION: Show The Washington Times What You Think of its Biased Reporting
CAIR ACTION ALERT #514 SHOW THE WASHINGTON TIMES WHAT YOU THINK OF ITS BIASED REPORTINGCAIR asks Muslims to respond to newspaper’s ‘hit piece’ by becoming members(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/12/07) – CAIR today accused a right-wing Washington, D.C., newspaper of “agenda-driven reporting” for falsely suggesting there has been a drop in its grassroots support. According to CAIR, […]
Settlers Desecrate Graves in West Bank
JEWS DESECRATE GRAVES IN WEST BANK A Palestinian mayor called Monday for the end of pilgrimages by Jewish groups to a holy site in his West Bank village after Muslim graves were desecrated there last week. Ahmed Bouzia, mayor of Kifl Hares in the northern West Bank, said villagers discovered the desecration Friday morning after […]