Backstory: A Country-Western Muslim
BACKSTORY: A COUNTRY-WESTERN MUSLIM Kareem Salama – the main act on this evening’s Muslim Student Association program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – nervously sips a bottle of water backstage as his guitarist/producer tunes a 12-string guitar. The crowd buzz softens to a deferential hush as a bearded student takes the stage to start […]
TX: Muslim Prayer at State Senate Angers Some
TX: PLAN FOR MUSLIM PRAYER IN SENATE ANGERS SOME The first prayer ever by a Muslim cleric in the Texas Senate will be delivered today – outraging some conservatives because it is occurring just before Easter. The invocation will be delivered by the Imam Yusuf Kavakci of the Dallas Central Mosque at the invitation of […]
IN: Spencer, Hirsi Ali Exploit Ignorance of Islam
IN: SELF-PROCLAIMED EXPERTS EXPLOIT IGNORANCE OF ISLAM The local Muslim community is very concerned about Robert Spencer’s invitation from the local FBI office to talk about Islam and terrorism. Spencer, a self-proclaimed expert on Islam and jihad, has published at least one book and numerous articles about what he refers to as “radical” Islam. He […]
CAIR Board Member to Speak at Georgetown
CAIR BOARD MEMBER TO SPEAK AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY What does being a Muslim mean in America? How does it inform who you are, what you think, what you do? For the faithful, does Islam dictate and define a moral compass, a political agenda, a spiritual journey or is it a culture apart from the American […]
CAIR: Harassment Complaint Follows ‘Religious’ Dispute
CAIR: HARASSMENT COMPLAINT FOLLOWS ‘RELIGIOUS’ DISPUTE GREENVILLE, S.C. — A Muslim civil rights group says BMW ignored religious harassment between employees, but WYFF News 4 has learned that there is more to this story. News 4’s Gordon Dill has been looking into the complaint — a fight between an Israeli Christian and a Muslim. Both […]
CAIR Wants BMW Incident Investigated as Hate Crime
CAIR: ISLAMIC GROUP WANTS BMW PLANT INCIDENT INVESTIGATED AS HATE CRIME A Muslim man at the BMW plant in Greer told authorities a co-worker threatened to cut his throat, prompting a national Islamic group to ask the incident be investigated as a possible hate crime. Abdulwahab Ahmed, 65, said a man approached him in a […]
CAIR-AZ: Mosque Graffiti May Be Hate Crime
CAIR-AZ: MOSQUE: GRAFFITO MAY BE HATE CRIME Intruders targeted a Tucson mosque Sunday, the second time in less than two months, said mosque officials, who are starting to ask questions. “We are beginning to wonder if this is a hate crime,” said Muhammad As’ad, spokesman for the Islamic Center of Tucson, where the crimes took […]
CAIR-MI Condemns Anti-Arab Vandalism of Church
CAIR-MI CONDEMNS ANTI-ARAB VANDALISM OF ASSYRIAN CHURCH SOUTHFIELD, MI (4/4/07) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today condemned vandalism of the Assyrian Church of the East – St. Mary’s Church in Warren, Mich., and called on law enforcement authorities to allocate greater resources in investigating hate crimes against houses of […]
Botched U.S. Raid May Have Led to Iran/UK Crisis
THE BOTCHED US RAID THAT LED TO THE HOSTAGE CRISIS A failed American attempt to abduct two senior Iranian security officers on an official visit to northern Iraq was the starting pistol for a crisis that 10 weeks later led to Iranians seizing 15 British sailors and Marines. Early on the morning of 11 January, […]
GA: Soccer Puts Spotlight on Faith for Bosnians
GA: MORE THAN JUST SOCCER Emir Mizdrak and Deni Lulic share a passion for soccer. Both 19, they’ve played club ball together and were on the boys team at Central Gwinnett High in Lawrenceville. Sunday, the young men dribbled, passed and shot on goal at a different setting. No matter that the field was a […]