PA: Threat to Arab Boss Results in Charge
PA: THREAT TO BOSS RESULTS IN CHARGE Federal charges were filed yesterday against a local hotel worker who allegedly sent a threatening note to her Arab American boss that referenced the Sept. 11 terror attacks. “You and your kids will pay,” the note said, according to the FBI. “Remember 9/11. . . . Patriotism and […]
Video: Death Threats Against Detroit Muslims
VIDEO: DEATH THREATS AGAINST DETROIT MUSLIMS ON ABC 7 http://www.wxyz.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=1899@wxyz.dayport.com
Video: FBI Looks Into Threat Against CAIR-MI
VIDEO: FBI LOOKS INTO THREAT AGAINST CAIR-MI http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=3087008&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1
FL Muslim Activist Receives Death Threat
FL MUSLIM ACTIVIST RECEIVES DEATH THREAT (MIAMI, FL, 5/2/07) – The executive director of the South Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFL) said today that he has received a death threat, apparently from the same person who threatened Muslims in the Detroit area. Altaf Ali said the letter, which contained the same […]
CAIR-IL: Freedom is Not Spelled ‘Feardom’
CAIR-CHICAGO: FREEDOM IS NOT SPELLED ‘FEARDOM’ [Ahmed Rehab is executive director of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations] Is it possible for Muslim Americans to criticize our administration’s neoconservative foreign policies, our government’s complicit role in Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories, or our domestic breaches of civil liberties, and not […]
CAIR-LA: Muslims Regret Bush’s Decision to Veto Bill
CAIR-LA: AREA MUSLIM LEADERS REGRET PRESIDENT’S DECISION TO VETO BILL Muslims around the region Tuesday lamented President Bush’s veto of a bill that set a timeline for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. “There is no military solution,” said Salam Al-Marayati, executive director of the Los Angeles-based Muslim Public Affairs Council. “Right now the military operations are […]
CAIR: Airport Wash Area Not Just for Muslims
CAIR: KCI OFFICIALS DISPUTE WEB REPORT A wash area at Kansas City International Airport’s taxi center was not built for any specific religious use, despite a widely distributed Web report, an airport spokesman said Tuesday. “As constructed, nothing was built for the exclusive use of any ethnic group or culture,” said Joe McBride, KCI’s spokesman. […]
CAIR-FL: Man Sues to Halt Mosque Construction
CAIR-FL: MAN FILES LAWSUIT TO TRY AND HALT MOSQUE CONSTRUCTION A man fighting the opening of a mosque in his suburban neighborhood filed a lawsuit Tuesday to try and halt construction, a move derided by Arab leaders as anti-Muslim. Rodney Wright claims the relocation of the Islamic Center of South Florida to a new, larger […]
CAIR-MI Participates on Panel on Race, Religion
CAIR-MI PARTICIPATES ON PANEL ON RACE AND RELIGION (SOUTHFIELD, MI, 5/2/07) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday participated in a panel discussion, entitled “A Dialogue Across Race and Religion: What Impedes Us From Working Together?” at the International Institute in Detroit, Mich. Speakers addressed impediments hindering their racial and […]
CAIR-OH: Muslims Support Darfur Awareness Event
CAIR-OH: CINCINNATI MUSLIMS SUPPORT DARFUR AWARENESS EVENT (CINCINNATI, OH, 5/2/07) – On May 1, the Cincinnati office of CAIR-Ohio co-sponsored the Darfur Awareness Night in conjunction with area Muslim organizations and other community groups, all part of the Greater Cincinnati Advocates for Darfur. CAIR Cincinnati, the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati and Muslim Mothers Against […]