MN: New Financing Option for Islamic Businesses
MN: NEW FINANCING OPTION UNVEILED FOR ISLAMIC BUSINESSES The City of Minneapolis is joining with the African Development Center to offer a new financing option for small businesses, aimed primarily at Muslims. The program allows Muslim Minnesotans, as well as others, to repay loans without traditional interest. Many Muslims avoid conventional loans because paying or […]
TN: FBI Meets with Muslims on Quran Defacing
TN: FBI ON CASE OF QURAN DEFACING The Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed they are investigating a defaced Quran found Friday afternoon on the front steps of the Islamic Center of Clarksville. “We are looking at the situation to try to determine what to do,” said FBI spokesman George Bolds. “The first step is […]
VA: Letters Give a ‘False View of Islam’
VA: A FALSE VIEW OF ISLAM I would like to express my regret of the way Islam has been characterized by the letters that appear on the pages of this newspaper. Few valley residents have met a Muslim and few have any familiarity with Islam beyond what is shown on the news or heard on […]
IL: Anti-Arab Slurs Alleged in Assault of Sikh
SIKH AMERICAN VETERAN ASSAULTED BY POLICE OFFICER IN ILLINOIS SALDEF calls for immediate probe into assault and the xenophobic, anti-immigrant statements by police officer against bronze star recipient Washington D.C., April 11, 2007 — The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), the oldest Sikh American civil rights and advocacy organization in the country, […]
CAIR Board Member Joins GU Panel on Islam
CAIR: GEORGETOWN TO HOST PANEL ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MUSLIM IN AMERICA WHO: A distinguished panel of journalists, religious scholars, and a Muslim rock star will explore and debate how being a Muslim can complement or conflict with the American way of life. The panel features Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham and Sally Quinn […]
CAIR-PA Thanks Synagogue for Offer of Prayer Space
CAIR-PA THANKS SYNAGOGUE FOR OFFER OF PRAYER SPACE – TOP (PHILADELPHIA, PA, 4/12/07) – The Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) today thanked a synagogue in that state for offering to host Muslim prayers after fire damaged a local mosque. Oheb Zedeck Synagogue Center in Pottsville, Pa., offered to let the congregation […]
CAIR-PA: Moderate Jewish Voices Not Covered
CAIR-PHILLY: MODERATE JEWISH VOICES NOT COVERED Having attended the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Philadelphia banquet, I found The Inquirer’s coverage (“Sensitive political test for Sestak,” April 8) skewed. While giving extensive coverage to a rabbi protesting outside the banquet, the article failed to mention that there were rabbis and other Jews participating inside. I believe […]
CAIR-CAN: Hate Graffiti Should Prompt Dialogue
CAIR-CAN SAYS MCMASTER HATE GRAFFITI SHOULD PROMPT INTERCOMMUNAL DIALOGUE (Ottawa, Canada – April 12, 2007) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today stated that the act of anti-Muslim hate targeting a McMaster University professor should prompt citizens to increase intercommunal dialogue and renounce Islamophobia. The call comes after hate graffiti appeared on the […]
CAIR-OH: Forum on Profiling, Detentions
CAIR-OH: PUBLIC FORUM ON PROFILING AND DETENTIONS OF US CITIZENS AT THE US/CANADA BORDERTerror watch lists lead to unnecessary detentions of law-abiding Americans (CLEVELAND, OH, 4/12/07) – On Sunday April 29, a community panel discussion sponsored by a broad coalition of organizations will be held to address the so-called “terrorist watch lists” and the increase […]
CAIR Hosts State Dept. Delegation of Indonesian Leaders
CAIR HOSTS STATE DEPT. DELEGATION OF INDONESIAN LEADERS (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/12/07) – The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) recently hosted a delegation of 14 Indonesian religious leaders at its national headquarters on Capitol Hill. The delegation is part of a two-year exchange program between religious scholars, clerics, and community leaders from Indonesia and the […]