Imams’ Lawsuit Debated on CNN’s ‘Paula Zahn Now’
IMAM’S LAWSUIT DEBATED ON CNN PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: On this show, we put a lot of effort into bringing stories about racism and intolerance out in the open. That’s why we followed the case of six Muslim clerics who were kicked off a jet because some people thought they were acting suspiciously. Well, it […]
Jesus, Muhammad Leave Parallel Lessons
JESUS, MUHAMMAD LEAVE BEHIND PARALLEL LESSONS According to Islamic tradition, all prophets and messengers are brothers. They have different mothers, but they have one father, the message of God (the religion). It is true that a person is not a Muslim if he or she does not love and revere Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Moses, Jesus, […]
CAIR-Chicago: Porn ‘Undermines Sanctity of Marriage’
CAIR-CHICAGO: PORNOGRAPHY ‘UNDERMINES SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE’ Pornography “commercializes sexuality, objectifies the human body, and undermines the sanctity of marriage,” added Ahmed Rehab, executive director of Chicago’s Council on American-Islamic Relations.
CAIR-MN: Company Fields Muslim Prayer Complaint
CAIR-MN: GOLD’N PLUMP FIELDS COMPLAINT An Islamic civil liberties group this week called on Gold’n Plump Inc. in St. Cloud to look into the alleged firing of Muslim workers at one of the company’s processing plants. A statement from Gold’n Plump said those reports are inaccurate and that no employees have been fired from the […]
Reminder: Apply for CAIR-DC Summer Internship
REMINDER: APPLY FOR CAIR-DC SUMMER INTERNSHIP – TOPCAIR-DC accepting applicants for summer internship until April 13 (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/6/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today college students that it is accepting applications for its summer 2007 internship program. CAIR interns receive practical training in public and media relations, government relations, legal and civil […]
DC: CAIR Director Attends Interfaith Passover Seder
DC: CAIR DIRECTOR ATTENDS INTERFAITH PASSOVER SEDER (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/6/07) – CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad yesterday attended an interfaith Passover Seder hosted by the group Washington Area Jews for Jewish-Muslim Understanding. The fifth annual event was designed to observe Passover and to promote mutual understanding between Jews, Arab-Americans and American Muslims. Last year, the […]
TX: Imam Leads First Prayer by Muslim Cleric on Texas Senate Floor
A Dallas-area imam became the first Muslim cleric to offer the Texas Senate’s daily prayer on Wednesday. The visit raised the eyebrows of a conservative talk-show host turned senator who questioned the religious leader’s background and the timing of his visit. Sen. Dan Patrick stepped off the floor for Imam Yusuf Kavakci’s prayer, in which […]
TX: Patrick Boycotts Prayer, Praises Religious Freedom
TX: PATRICK BOYCOTTS PRAYER, PRAISES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Republican Sen. Dan Patrick on Wednesday boycotted the first prayer delivered in the Texas Senate by a Muslim cleric, and then praised religious tolerance and freedom of speech in an address at the end of the day’s session. “I think that it’s important that we are tolerant as […]
TX: Senator Balks at Imam-Led Prayer
TX: SENATOR BALKS AT IMAM-LED PRAYER When the leader of the Islamic Association of North Texas stepped into the well of the Texas Senate to deliver the morning invocation Wednesday, Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston left his place on the chamber floor because he did not want it to appear that he endorsed the Dallas-area […]
CAIR-CAN: Questioning of Canadian Muslims Threatens Jobs
CAIR-CAN: CSIS QUESTIONING OF CANADIAN MUSLIMS THREATENS THEIR JOBS The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is conducting regular interviews and interrogations with hundreds of Arabs and Muslims across Canada at their work places, homes and in the vicinity of local mosques, say national and Montreal-based Arab and Muslim community groups. The groups are reporting major […]