FBI, CIA Have ‘Decentralized Guantanamo’ in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA FINDS ITSELF ENSNARED IN SOMALIA Four months after Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi declared his own “war on terror” against an Islamic movement in Somalia, Ethiopia remains entangled in a situation that analysts and critics are comparing to the U.S. experience in Iraq. Though Meles proclaimed his military mission accomplished in January, thousands of […]
Israeli Forces Demolish Islamic Building
ISRAELI FORCES DEMOLISH ISLAMIC BUILDING Israeli bulldozers have started demolishing parts of the Supreme Islamic Council building near Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The Al-Aqsa Foundation has reported that the Israelis began bulldozing parts of the southern and western facade and several internal rooms of the building, located dozens of meters from the Al-Buraq wall near […]
Incitement: Brigitte Gabriel Smears ‘Practicing Muslims’
INCITEMENT: ‘A PRACTICING MUSLIM . . . BELIEVES HE CAN MURDER HIS WIFE JUST BECAUSE HE WANTS TO’ Brigitte Gabriel, a Lebanese Christian who lived through jihad as a child, wrote “Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America.” This is an edited version of our interview. Elder: Are there moderate Muslims who […]
Excerpts from ‘Towel Head Sniper’ E-Mail
EXCERPTS FROM THREATENING E-MAIL The following are excerpts from the threat-laden e-mail allegedly sent by Charles Gerbino to his sister: “I’m real, real, real close to that snapping point.” “. . . I was just going to become the new ‘towel-head sniper,’ and just start picking off all the Arab towel-head women . . .” […]
VA: ‘Towel Head Sniper’ Threatens Muslim Women
VA: FBI ARRESTS MAN FOR ALLEGEDLY SENDING THREATENING E-MAILS Federal Officials said an Arlington man faces a slew of charges after he allegedly sent e-mails to family members threatening to kill Arab women and Latinos. The FBI arrested 57-year-old Charles Gerbino Thursday morning in his Arlington home. The communications were so full of rage that […]
CAIR: Host Families Learn from Muslim Exchange Students
CAIR: HOST FAMILIES LEARN FROM EXCHANGE STUDENTS Wanted: Wisconsin families willing to share their lives with a teenager from another country, perhaps from a very different culture. “It’s not how we’re different that is important. It’s when you learn that we’re the same,” said Dick Schultz of Fort Atkinson, a coordinator for the Aspect Foundation […]
CAIR-MI: Mosque Caller Saw Community Evolve
CAIR-MI: MOSQUE CALLER SAW COMMUNITY EVOLVE Harold (Holley) Hasan the prayer caller at the Masjid Wali Muhammad on Linwood, died of liver cancer Tuesday at age 82. Hasan also had operated produce businesses until he retired two years ago. “He was a role model and an inspiration for the Muslim community,” said Dawud Walid, executive […]
CAIR-KY: Medical Workers Discuss Diversity
CAIR-KY: UK MEDICAL WORKERS DISCUSS DIVERSITY More than 100 University of Kentucky medical workers — from students to doctors and nurses — attended a panel discussion yesterday intended to help them better understand patients of various cultural and geographic backgrounds. “We need to be aware of each other,” said Rachelle Lehner, UK’s director of staff […]
CAIR-OH: Muslims Reach Out to Local Communities
CAIR-OH: OPENING DOORS, MINDS Highway travelers driving past the hulking mosque on I-75 see the metallic gold dome, the 135-foot-tall minarets and the intricate stained-glass windows. The Islamic Center of Greater Toledo makes some people curious. For others, it conjures up stereotypes fueled by the Sept. 11 terrorist attack and the Iraq War. Imam Farooq […]
Reminder: CAIR Hosts VA Town Hall Meeting on Airport Profiling
CAIR HOSTS TOWN HALL MEETING ON AIRPORT PROFILING – TOPThe Washington DaybookApril 27, 2007 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) hosts a town hall meeting on airport profiling in the case of the Imams against US Airways. WHEN: Friday, April 27, 7 p.m.WHERE: 46903 Sugarland Road, Center Main Hall, Sterling, Va. CONTACT: 202-742-6409/ 202-488-8787 PARTICIPANTS: […]