CAIR-FL: US Muslims Increasingly Targets of Hate
CAIR-FL: YEARS AFTER 9-11, AMERICAN MUSLIMS INCREASINGLY TARGETS OF HATE Sometimes it takes a real yahoo to wake up a village. So, just wanted to say thanks to the person who sent Altaf Ali, executive director of the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a death threat last week. It carried the usual […]
CAIR: Female Muslim Tennis Player Challenges Stereotypes
MEETING CHALLENGES, CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES Playing tennis makes no sense to most of Raheela Fazal’s Muslim friends. Is it for grades, they ask? No. Does the Potomac senior do it because of a punishment? No. “I tell them it makes me happy, and it’s fun,” Fazal said. “It’s not just standing around. It makes me feel […]
CAIR: Nothing in Islam Says It’s Okay to Kill
BEDIER: MEDIA DISTORT ISLAM TAMPA – Ahmed Bedier called the horrific acts carried out by the Virginia Tech shooter terroristic. Yet nothing in the mainstream media described them as such or said Seung-Hui Cho was a terrorist, he said. Had the shooter been Muslim, Bedier said, news reports would have highlighted his faith. “If he […]
ISLAM-OPED: Administration’s War Rhetoric Obfuscates Real Challenge
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ISLAM-OPED is a national syndication service of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) designed to offer an American Muslim perspective on current political, social and religious issues. ISLAM-OPED commentaries are offered free-of-charge to one media outlet in each market area. Permission for publication will be granted […]
CAIR-NY Annual Banquet a Success
CAIR-NY ANNUAL BANQUET A SUCCESS (NEW YORK, NY, 5/7/07) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) hosted its annual banquet on Saturday, May 5, at the Manhattan Center Studios. More than 500 people turned out for the event, themed “Freedom of Speech: Empowering the Muslim Voice.” The number of attendees […]
CAIR-CT Trains FBI Agents on Islam
CAIR-CT TRAINS FBI AGENTS ON ISLAM (NEW LONDON, CT, 5/7/07) – Representatives of the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) recently offered diversity and sensitivity training on Islam and Muslims to officials at the New Haven office of the FBI. The hour-long training included information on basic Islamic beliefs and practices. CONTACT: […]
Report: Israel Uses Torture Regularly
SHIN BET USES TORTURE REGULARLY, B’TSELEM REPORT SAYS Human rights organization publishes report saying almost all Palestinian detainees suffer physical, mental abuse during interrogations, despite High Court ruling that limits use of violence against prisoners. Group calls on government to ban torture immediately
FL: Muslim Celebrate 10th Anniversary of AMANA
A SHOW OF ISLAMIC FAITH AND GOODWILL Members from mosques throughout South Florida came together on April 21 for a celebration that affirmed their pride in being American Muslims and their participation in a nonprofit organization that assists people of all faiths. About 400 people turned out for the dinner, marking the 10th anniversary of […]
NY: Complaints Force Move of Arabic Academy
BROOKLYN SCHOOL IS DROPPED AS SITE OF ARABIC ACADEMY The city’s Department of Education abandoned plans yesterday to place the Khalil Gibran International Academy, a fledgling public school that is to be devoted to the study of the Arabic language and culture, in the same building in Park Slope, Brooklyn, that houses Public School 282. […]
Ask Amy: Tough to Defend Anti-Hijab Stand
TOUGH TO DEFEND ANTI-HIJAB STAND Dear Amy: I live in a retirement community where all residents are provided one served meal each day. This meal is served by high school students in a dining area accommodating about 200 residents. These servers are both male and female, and wear white shirts/blouses and black pants/skirts. It is […]