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 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 […]
Action: Grants Available to Boost Mosque Security
Action: Grants Available to Boost Mosque Security DHS ANNOUNCES $24 MILLION AVAILABLE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY THROUGH UASI PROGRAM http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/newsreleases/FY07_UASI_Release.pdf The following information was released by the Department of Homeland Security: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that nonprofit organizations in the 46 designated UASI areas are eligible to apply […]
Video: SC Muslims Hold Open House
SC: MUSLIMS GOING MAINSTREAM? “I think Charleston would be a little more tolerant than other places in the South. At least I’d like to think so,” said College of Charleston student Austin Lassiter, a religious studies major. It is the holy city after all, the first city in the colonies to mandate religious freedom. But […]
NH: Muslim Women Help Dispel Stereotypes
NH: WHAT ALLAH WANTS HER TO BE Exeter – They wore long skirts and head scarves, business suits, jeans and sweaters. One teenage girl wore a head scarf and jeans. They came from a rich mix of countries, including America, and spanned a variety of professions. Their message was clear: a Muslim woman can be […]
NY: Schools Asked to Include Muslim Holidays
NY: FOR MUSLIM STUDENTS, A DRIVE TO DEEM HOLY DAYS AS HOLIDAYS THE movement began last year when statewide tests for elementary school children were administered on Jan. 10, coinciding with Id al-Adha, a holiday that commemorates the story of Abraham and is a time of prayer and feast for the city’s Muslim community. Muslim […]
OH: Borders Spell Trouble for Arab-American
BORDERS SPELL TROUBLE FOR ARAB-AMERICAN Abe Dabdoub calls the day he was sworn in as an American citizen last year the proudest moment of his life, little suspecting that his new identity would set off a bureaucratic nightmare at the hands of the Department of Homeland Security. Most of his family members live in Canada, […]
CAIR Op-Ed: Change Needed in Middle East Policy
CAIR OP-ED: CHANGE NEEDED [Parvez Ahmed is board chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group. He may be contacted at: pahmed@cair.com] I recently accepted an invitation to speak at the Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade in Qatar. At the opening ceremony, speaking to […]
CAIR Action Alert: Protect Civil Liberties, Promote Justice
CAIR Action Alert: Protect Civil Liberties, Promote Justice CAIR: ACT TODAY TO PROTECT CIVIL LIBERTIES, PROMOTE JUSTICE – TOP (WASHINGTON, DC 4/27/2007) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on American Muslims and all people of conscience to communicate with their elected officials on a range on crucial issues. In less than ten […]
CA: Echoes of Terror Case Haunt California Pakistanis
CA: ECHOES OF TERROR CASE HAUNT CALIFORNIA PAKISTANIS Khalid Farooq has shunned the low-slung yellow bungalow that serves as the Pakistani community’s mosque here for nearly two years, ever since a father and son who worshiped there were arrested on suspicion of being foot soldiers for Al Qaeda. Usama Ismail, left, said his cousin Hamid […]