NJ: Anti-Muslim Slur Leads to Charges
NJ: MUSLIM SLUR LEADS TO CHARGES A township man turned himself in to police five days after he allegedly shouted racial slurs at a Hispanic Muslim woman while he sat in traffic on a busy roadway, authorities said. David Liscio, 32, was arrested on charges of harassment, making terroristic threats and bias intimidation when he […]
CO: FBI Pressures Muslims to be Informants
CO: COLORADO ARAB-AMERICAN BRING CONCERNS Arab-Americans and Muslims concerned about FBI efforts to recruit them as informants and other tactics designed to prevent terrorism plan to meet today with U.S. Attorney Troy Eid. Among issues they say they want addressed: FBI pressure on Arab-Americans and Muslims to work as informants – reporting what friends say […]
CAIR-NY: Life Resettles for Survivors of Bronx Fire
CAIR-NY: LIFE RESETTLES FOR SURVIVORS OF BRONX FIRE A 7-year-old girl played with a construction-paper butterfly. Her 5-year-old cousin came and went from the kitchen, trying to distract her mother as she fried potato wedges on the stove. A teenager focused on a homework assignment, sitting in front of the computer in the living room. […]
CAIR-OH: Advocating for Justice, Not Terrorism
CAIR-OH: ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE, NOT TERRORISM The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), has worked tirelessly as an advocate for justice and peace for over a decade. As the largest Muslim civil rights advocacy and educational outreach organization in the United States and Canada, we have made great strides in building mutual respect among peoples of […]
CAIR-FL: Concern About Intolerance Toward Islam
CAIR-FL: SIGNS OF INTOLERANCE TOWARD ISLAM SADDEN READER I am saddened by the May 2 article discussing a Pompano Beach man’s lawsuit to prohibit the building of a mosque in his neighborhood, claiming it would lower his property values, and a subsequent article noting a letter threatening the life of Ali Altaf, director of the […]
CAIR-NJ Worried About Hate Crimes
CAIR-NJ: ISLAMIC GROUP WORRIED ABOUT HATE CRIMES An Islamic group is expressing concern about a possible rise in hate crimes against Muslims in the state in response to the recent arrests of alleged terrorists in South Jersey. “We feel there is a backlash,” Afsheen Shamsi, communications director for the New Jersey chapter of the Council […]
CAIR-LA: FBI Actions at UCI Questioned
CAIR-LA: FBI ACTIONS AT UCI QUESTIONED Nearly a year after a top FBI official said the agency does not monitor students at UCI, police are investigating an incident in which a Muslim student says he was threatened by a federal agent. The incident occurred Monday night in view of campus police and dozens of Muslim […]
CAIR-LA to Recognize Young Muslim Activists
CAIR-LA: COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE MUSLIM YOUTH ACTIVISTS – TOP (ANAHEIM, CA, 5/18/07) – On Saturday, May 19, the Los Angeles area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) will honor three young Muslims for their outstanding contributions to the community at its annual “Entertainment Night for Civil Rights” event. The Muslim young people will […]
Muslims Care: CAIR-CA Takes Part in ‘Race for the Cure’
CAIR-SV PARTICIPATES IN ‘RACE FOR THE CURE’ (SACRAMENTO, CA, 5/18/07) – Representatives of the Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) recently took part in the annual Susan B. Komen “Race for the Cure.” The race is designed to raise awareness of issues related to breast cancer. More than 20 CAIR-SV members […]
OH: Al Jazeera English Comes to Toledo TV
OH: AL JAZEERA ENGLISH COMES TO TOLEDO TV Al Jazeera is one of the most popular networks in the globe, but you can only see it in a few American cities, including Toledo. Viewers from around the world can question newsmakers, and so can you, if you subscribe to Buckeye Cable’s digital service. That’s because […]