Muslim-Bashers Involved in Possible PBS Islam Doc
PRODUCER: PBS DROPPED ‘ISLAM VS. ISLAMISTS’ ON POLITICAL GROUNDS The producer of a tax-financed documentary on Islamic extremism claims his film has been dropped for political reasons from a television series that airs next week on more than 300 PBS stations nationwide. Key portions of the documentary focus on Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser of Phoenix […]
CAIR Speaks Up for Rights of Muslims
CAIR SPEAKS UP FOR RIGHTS OF MUSLIMS In his letter to the editor on March 31, Jonathan Gold contends that the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) is not a moderate organization. CAIR is in fact, the nation’s largest Islamic civil rights group, advocating on behalf of Muslims in North America. It seems that the […]
CAIR-FL: Kathleen Parker’s Double Standard
CAIR-FL: DOUBLE STANDARD It was understandable that many Catholics were offended by the “chocolate Jesus,” just as it is understandable that many Muslims were offended that their Prophet was deliberately and gratuitously mocked in Danish cartoons. All people of faith reject seeing their beliefs defamed so hatefully. However, death threats and violence on the part […]
CAIR: Muslim Ritual Leads to Misunderstanding
CAIR: MUSLIM’S LAWSUIT ALLEGES HUMILIATION Just before he was scheduled to undergo surgery to treat oral cancer, Mohammed A. Hussain went to the bathroom at the hospital — and that’s when he says the humiliation began. Inside the restroom at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, the 61-year-old Muslim performed the Islamic ritual […]
CAIR-MD/VA to Offer Employment, Labor Law Workshop
CAIR-MD/VA TO OFFER EMPLOYMENT, LABOR LAW WORKSHOP On April 14, CAIR’s Maryland and Virginia Chapter (CAIR-MD/VA) will offer its third workshop in a series of presentations designed to develop and enhance the legal knowledge of the Muslim community of Northern Virginia. WHAT: Employment and Labor Law Facilitated by James L. Kestell (Esq) WHEN: Saturday April […]
CAIR-OH: Leadership Training for Youth
CAIR-CINCINNATI HOLDS LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR YOUTH (CINCINNATI, 4/10/2007) – The Cincinnati chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cincinnati) recently held its 2007 Youth Leadership Workshop. More than 30 college and high school students heard inspirational speakers offer practical knowledge about developing leadership skills and protecting civil rights. CAIR-Chicago executive director Ahmed Rehab was one […]
CAIR-CT Banquet a Success
CAIR-CT BANQUET A SUCCESS (HARTFORD, CT, 4/10/07) – The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) today announced that some 200 people attended its second annual banquet on Saturday, April 7. In line with the theme “American Muslims: Connecting & Sharing,” speakers urged working together in connecting and sharing resources, building bridges of […]
CAIR Seeks FBI Probe of ‘Hate Crime’ at TN Mosque
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR SEEKS FBI PROBE OF ‘HATE CRIME’ AT TN MOSQUEPolitical, religious leaders asked to repudiate growing Islamophobia (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/10/07) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on the FBI to investigated what Tennessee law enforcement authorities are […]
Novak: Israeli Policies Worse Than Apartheid?
WORSE THAN APARTHEID? BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Hani Hayek, an accountant who is the Christian mayor of the tiny majority-Christian Palestinian village of Beit Sahour, was angry last week as he drove me along the Israeli security wall. “They are taking our communal lands,” he said, pointing to the massive Israeli settlement of Har Homa. […]
MD: Muslim Sues Hospital Over Washing Before Prayer
MD: DOCTOR SUES HOSPITAL HE SAYS KICKED HIM OUT AFTER MUSLIM RITUAL A radiologist who was kicked out of the University of Maryland Medical Center after he performed a Muslim ritual has filed a $30 million lawsuit against the hospital. The suit claims Dr. Mohammed A. Hussain was abused with racial epithets by hospital security […]