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CAIR-MI: Islamic Scholar Helps Draft Code of Honor

CAIR-MI: ISLAMIC SCHOLAR HELPS DRAFT CODE OF HONOR Sherman Jackson has little use for decorative wall art. There isn’t much need when nearly every inch of wall space in his corner office at the University of Michigan’s Thayer Building is covered with volumes of religious texts, Islamic law, and commentaries on theology. On the wall […]

NY Bookstore Pressured to Drop Reading by Palestinian Author

NY BOOKSTORE PRESSURED TO DROP READING BY PALESTINIAN AUTHOR – TOP (NEW YORK, NY, 5/21/07) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today expressed concern about an apparent attempt to block a reading by a Palestinian author at a bookstore in that state. CAIR-NY has contacted Barnes & Noble about […]

MD: Muslim History in U.S. Full of Surprises

MUSLIM HISTORY IN U.S. FULL OF SURPRISES Where was one of the first mosques in the United States located? You might think somewhere in Michigan, with its large Arab-American population. Or maybe cosmopolitan places like New York City or Chicago. You’d be wrong in all three cases. But in searching for the answer, you’d get […]

MN: Islamic Community Faces Growing Pains

ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN MINNESOTA FACES GROWING PAINS Almost 50,000 of the growing immigrant population in Minneapolis and St. Paul are Somali Muslims, who have been arriving steadily since civil war wracked their home country in 1991. The NewsHour presents a report on the Muslim community’s efforts at integration.  

CA: Muslim Charity Sues Ex-Bush Official for Libel

CHARITY SUES EX-BUSH OFFICIAL A former Bush administration official has been sued for libel by a U.S.-based Islamic charity for alleging in a book that the organization has helped fund Middle East terrorists. The lawsuit ­ filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court by Kids in Need of Development, Education and Relief and its chairwoman, […]

CO: Arab-American U.S. Attorney Works to Build Muslim Trust

EID WORKS TO BUILD MUSLIM TRUST Colorado U.S. Attorney Troy Eid stood before about 70 Muslim men and women Friday night and spoke of his pride in being part Egyptian from his father’s side. Eid said he grew up facing prejudices because of his dark complexion and told the story of how angry he became […]

MN: Good-Neighbor Muslim Chases Down Robber

GOOD-NEIGHBOR MUSLIM CHASES DOWN A ROBBER These new Minnesotans — immigrants from China, Iraq and Egypt — try to stick together. But sometimes they feel very alone. The three own businesses at the corner of Lowry and Emerson in north Minneapolis. It should be lovely urban corner. So often, it is a nightmare. Go back […]