CAIR: ‘Muslims Care’ Campaign to Focus on Hunger, Breast Cancer Awareness
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘MUSLIMS CARE’ CAMPAIGN TO FOCUS ON HUNGER, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/2/2007) – 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 […]
U.S. Says Taliban Killed; Afghans Say Civilians Died
U.S. SAYS RAIDS KILLED TALIBAN; AFGHANS SAY CIVILIANS DIED United States Special Forces said they killed more than 130 Taliban in two recent days of heavy fighting in a valley in western Afghanistan, but hundreds of angry villagers protested in nearby Shindand on Monday, saying dozens of civilians had been killed when the Americans called […]
Scholar Talks About Challenges Facing Muslim Women
MUSLIM SCHOLAR TALKS ABOUT CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN IN THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLDS Last week the Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID), a Washington-based organization dedicated to promoting freedom, democracy, and good governance in the Arab and Muslim worlds, sponsored a conference on “The Rights of Women in Islam and Muslim Societies.” […]
Rabbi Offers Support for CAIR, Engaging U.S. Muslims
ENGAGING THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY: WHO CAIR’S? About a month ago, I was invited to speak at the first annual dinner of the Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), evidently because I had taken part in a pray-in to protest against the exclusion of a group of imams from flying – and maybe […]
CAIR Board Member: Dialogue with Muslims Needed
ARAB-AMERICAN LEADER: DIALOGUE NEEDED WITH MUSLIMS Vice-chair of Council on American-Islamic Relations speaks to local ACLU group Dr. Ahmad Al-Akhras, vice-chairman of the national Council on American-Islamic Relations, spoke to Oberlin residents and members of the North Central Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Sunday to address the perceptions of Muslims in the […]
CAIR on NPR Legal Blog: Losing Our Liberties
CAIR ON NPR LEGAL BLOG: LOSING OUR LIBERTIES More than five years removed from the 9/11 terror attacks-the greatest tragedy to befall our nation in modern history-our country has learned certain lessons regarding our role in the global community. But we also have more to learn about treatment of our own citizens-lessons that will hopefully […]
CAIR: Mosques Closer to Getting Security Funds
CAIR: RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS CLOSER TO GETTING SECURITY FUNDS Synagogues, mosques, and other institutions in New York are a step closer to seeing long-delayed federal grant money aimed at boosting security against terrorist attacks. The Department of Homeland Security announced last week that it was releasing $24 million in funds for nonprofit organizations deemed to be […]
Marketing to American Muslims
MARKETING TO MUSLIMS Over the past year, we’ve become acutely aware that most brands and marketers are turning a blind eye to the multibillion- dollar American Muslim market. Maybe they don’t recognize that there is an opportunity. Maybe they harbor some of the anti- Muslim fears and prejudices that are so apparent in American media […]
Incitement: Fear Muslims in America
INCITEMENT: FEAR MUSLIMS IN AMERICA – TOP Santa Maria Times, 4/30/07http://www.santamariatimes.com/articles/2007/04/30/opinion/letters/letter04.txt I’ve read quite a few letters regarding the war in Iraq and the problems in the Middle East. I haven’t seen anyone mention the fact of the thousands of Muslims allowed to live in America. I know our country is known for its acceptance […]
CO: Muslim Hip-Hop Artist Releases Second Album
CO: MUSLIM ‘OUTCAST’ HITS THE MARK WITH SECOND UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP ALBUM This April, Brother Ali released his sophomore album, “The Undisputed Truth.” The long-awaited follow-up to 2003’s “Shadows on the Sun,” the album is a 15-track tale of political shortcomings, personal contemplation and the hope for a better tomorrow. Coming off over 140 live shows […]