CA Muslims Welcome Speaker Pelosi’s Visit to Mideast
CA MUSLIMS WELCOME SPEAKER PELOSI’S VISIT TO MIDEAST (SANTA CLARA, CA, 4/5/07) – The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today commended House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the spirit of dialogue and mutual respect she exhibited during her visit to the Middle East. SEE: House Speaker Pelosi in Saudi […]
CAIR Director Speaks at PA University
CAIR DIRECTOR SPEAKS AT LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/5/07) – The executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) yesterday joined a panel at La Salle University on “American Muslims and Civil Rights.” Nihad Awad spoke about how the perception of Islam in the United States impacts the status of American Muslims’ civil […]
U.S. Forces ‘Mark’ Iraqi Villagers with Numbers
U.S. FORCES ‘MARK’ IRAQI VILLAGERS WITH NUMBERS http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/2007/kozyrev_qubah_multimedia/
U.S. Agents Eye Secret Prisons in Ethiopia
U.S. AGENTS EYE SECRET PRISONS IN ETHIOPIA CIA and FBI agents hunting for al-Qaida militants in the Horn of Africa have been interrogating terrorism suspects from 19 countries held at secret prisons in Ethiopia, which is notorious for torture and abuse, according to an investigation by The Associated Press. Human rights groups, lawyers and several […]
The Secret War Against Iran
THE SECRET WAR AGAINST IRAN A Pakistani tribal militant group responsible for a series of deadly guerrilla raids inside Iran has been secretly encouraged and advised by American officials since 2005, U.S. and Pakistani intelligence sources tell ABC News. The group, called Jundullah, is made up of members of the Baluchi tribe and operates out […]
New York Dinner Raises $18 Million for IDF
NEW YORK DINNER RAISES $18M. FOR IDF The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces raised a record $18 million at its annual gala dinner held last week in New York City. Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz addressed more than 1,300 attendees and remarked on the key security challenges facing Israel. The former defense minister and army […]
GA: County Official Resigns Over Web Postings on Israel
GA: CHEROKEE COUNTY OFFICIAL RESIGNS OVER WEB POSTINGS ON ISRAEL A Cherokee County official has resigned from her position after criticism over comments she made on her Web site about Israel. Mary Catarineau, who is on the Cherokee County Planning Commission, wrote about dismantling Israel as a way to achieve peace in the Middle East […]
FL: Students Protest Israel Ad at Senate
FL: STUDENTS PROTEST ISRAEL AD AT SENATE A group of pro-Islam and pro-Palestinian students packed into the Student Senate chamber Tuesday night to protest a Student Government-funded ad voicing student support for Israel. The full-page ad, which cost a little more than $1,160, ran in the Independent Florida Alligator on March 28 and included the […]
Nestle Meeting the Halal Test
MEETING THE HALAL TEST You might think of Nestle as the least likely company to venture into such a ticklish market as religious food. The Swiss multinational has, after all, attracted more than its share of protesters with other product lines (namely, infant formula and chocolate). But far from shying away from the halal market–food […]
NY: Jews, Muslims, Christians Help Katrina Victims
NY: JEWS, MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS HELP KATRINA VICTIMS After the five Muslims prayed during a break from gutting a house, after they went through their rituals and recitations, one of the Protestants said: “Point of information.” That’s the phrase a group of University at Albany students took with them to New Orleans to signal they […]