CAIR-FL: Life, Lessons Will Continue At Mosque
CAIR-FL: LIFE, LESSONS WILL CONTINUE AT MOSQUE TAMPA – Dozens of children are scheduled to arrive at the Islamic Education Center of Tampa for their weekly lesson on Arabic language and social behavior today, two days after someone set fire to their prayer room and destroyed the inside of the building. Islamic center leaders had […]
CAIR-FL Video: Reward in Islamic School Arson
CAIR-FL: REWARD IN ISLAMIC SCHOOL ARSON TAMPA – There’s a reward for information about the people who torched an Islamic education center Thursday. Investigators are calling it arson, and are still exploring the possibility it’s a hate crime. The Council on American Islamic Relations is hoping a $10,000 reward will motivate a tipster to help […]
CAIR: Viewing Muslims with Suspicion Won’t Help
SHOCK TALK WITHOUT APOLOGIES [Robert Wright, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, runs the Web site Bloggingheads.tv.] There has to be an Imus event every once in a while. Ethnicity being the volatile thing it is, gratuitously inflammatory remarks have to be discouraged, so bounds of acceptable speech have to be clarified. Clarity […]
CAIR: Muslim Speaker Urges Understanding, Acceptance
CAIR: U.S. MUSLIM SPEAKER URGES UNDERSTANDING, ACCEPTANCE Since Sept. 11, 2001, an ongoing debate has been waging about the role of Muslims in the U.S. A prominent voice in this debate has been Arsalan Iftikhar, the legal director of the Council of American Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim advocacy group in the country.
CAIR-PA Video: Rabbi Waskow on CAIR, Jewish-Muslim Relations
CAIR-PA VIDEO: RABBI ARTHUR WASKOW ON CAIR, JEWISH-MUSLIM RELATIONS Jewish activist and Rabbi Arthur Waskow says that he trusts and respects the people at CAIR. Rabbi Waskow also encouraged other Jewish leaders to reach out to the American Muslim community by overcoming fear and getting beyond the labels. Rabbi Waskow made the remarks at the […]
Canadian Muslim Girls Banned from Karate Tournament Over Hijab
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BREAKING NEWS – 4/15/07 CANADIAN MUSLIM GIRLS BANNED FROM KARATE TOURNAMENT OVER HIJABCAIR-CAN says ‘fixation’ on Islamic attire in Quebec marginalizing Muslim women and girls (OTTAWA, CANADA, APRIL 15, 2007) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) said today that the decision to ban Muslim […]
Officials Condemn Mosque Arson: Rep. Putnam
STATEMENT BY CONGRESSMAN ADAM PUTNAM WASHINGTON – Congressman Adam Putnam issued the following statement today regarding the arson at the Islamic Center of Tampa: “The arson was a shameful act of cowardice. The freedom to worship in peace and safety is a fundamental right in America. This attack, like similar ones against African-American churches, is […]
Officials Condemn Mosque Arson: Rep. Bilirakis
REP. GUS BILIRAKIS STATEMENT ON ARSON ATTACK ON TAMPA MOSQUE Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-Palm Harbor) issued the following statement about the arsonist attack on the Islamic Education Center of Florida. “America’s identity and history is inextricably intertwined with religious freedom. Freedom to practice one’s religion is one of the reasons the […]
Officials Condemn Mosque Arson: Rep. Martinez
MARTINEZ CONDEMNS ARSON OF ISLAMIC MOSQUE Orlando, FL – U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) today issued the following statement in reaction to the arson that occurred at the Tampa Islamic Mosque: “This act of arson is deplorable. Destroying a place of worship defies the ideals of acceptance and diversity that the people of Florida and […]
Officials Condemn Mosque Arson: Gov. Crist
STATEMENT BY GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST Regarding the Islamic Education Center of Tampa “My thoughts and prayers are with the congregation of the Islamic Education Center of Tampa and with members of the Muslim community who share in the grave loss of their sanctuary. “Throughout the history of civilized society, places of worship have been safe […]