CAIR-St. Louis: Advancing Understanding After Hate Incident
CAIR-St. Louis: ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING AFTER INCIDENT OF HATE On May 7, the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations handed the FBI office in St. Louis a letter it received 10 days prior that contained extreme hate messages and threats to Muslims in the United States and abroad. The letter is part […]
MA: Imam Appointed to Religious Freedom Commission
ARGUE, CROMARTIE, EID, AND LEO APPOINTED TO COMMISSION Contact: Judith Ingram,Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 127 WASHINGTON-President George W. Bush today appointed Dr. Imam Talal Y. Eid and Leonard Leo to the United States Commission on International Religious freedom, an independent, bipartisan federal agency, and reappointed Michael Cromartie. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) appointed […]
NJ: Muslim Group Hopes to Counter Post-Ft. Dix Fears
NJ MUSLIM GROUP HOPES TO COUNTER POST-FT. DIX FEARS In the aftermath of the alleged attempted terrorist attack at Fort Dix (see related story), a Muslim group in South Jersey is holding an emergency town meeting on Friday night. Mrs. Naseem Badat, spokeswoman for the Islamic Center of South Jersey, says it’s important that those […]
CAIR-MI: Sunni, Shia Muslims Agree to Peace
CAIR-MI: MUSLIMS AGREE TO PEACE In what they called a historic agreement, Muslims from across Michigan signed a document Thursday that calls for unity between Sunnis and Shi’ites, the two main sects of Islam whose metro Detroit relations have been strained in recent months. About 30 Muslim leaders gathered at the Islamic House of Wisdom, […]
CAIR: ‘Muslims Care’ to Focus on Breast Cancer Awareness
BREAST CANCER; ‘MUSLIMS CARE’ CAMPAIGN TO FOCUS ON HUNGER, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS 2007 MAY 19 – (NewsRx.com) — A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on American Muslims to join its third annual campaign designed to encourage volunteerism by supporting efforts to raise hunger and breast cancer awareness. The Washington-based Council […]
CAIR-St. Louis: Counterterror Agent Heading to D.C.
MO: COUNTERTERRORISM AGENT IS HEADING TO WASHINGTON Steve Gomez can’t really talk much about what he did for 2½ years in St. Louis. But basically, his job was to worry. As assistant special agent in charge of the national security branch of the FBI office here, he worried about terrorism. And he fretted over whether […]
CAIR-FL: When Reporters Switch Sides
CAIR-FL: WHEN REPORTERS SWITCH SIDES He knows it may not look good: An investigative reporter with more than 10 years covering a controversial case leaves journalism to work for one of the guys at the center of the story. Still, ask former Tampa Tribune reporter Michael Fechter whether his decision to join the staff of […]
CAIR-CT Rights Director ‘Called to Advocacy’
CAIR-CT: CALLED TO ADVOCACY Four days out of each week, Hamza Collins reports for his 12-hour shift as control room technician in the AES Thames power plant in Montville. But Collins, 52, is just as busy on his days off from the plant, working as volunteer civil rights director for the Connecticut chapter of the […]
CAIR Commentary: Smears are Like McCarthyism
CAIR: SMEARS ARE LIKE MCCARTHYISM [Parvez Ahmed, Ph.D., is chairman, Council on American-Islamic Relations] The Council on American-Islamic Relations has a long history of positive social and political activism. Our educational initiatives have opened doors to dialogue and mutual understanding with Americans of all faiths. Yet a recent letter to the editor was published with […]
CAIR-LA to Host ‘Axis of Evil’ Comedy Troupe
CAIR-LA TO HOST ‘AXIS OF EVIL’ COMEDY TROUPE PERFORMANCE – TOP (ANAHEIM, CA, 5/14/07) – The Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today announced that it will host an evening of entertainment featuring a performance by the “Axis of Evil” comedy troupe on May 19, 2007. CAIR-LA’s “Entertainment Night for […]