IL: Muslim Group Plans 5K Run for Charity
IL: MUSLIM GROUP PLANS 5K RUN AT PARKLAND Sam Slaven describes himself as a retired runner, but he’s putting his experience in races all over the world to good use at Parkland College. Slaven, 28, who joined Parkland’s Muslim Student Association to rid himself of negative images he brought home from fighting in Iraq, has […]
MN: Rep. Ellison Visits Islam’s Third-Holiest Site
REP. ELLISON VISITS ISLAM’S THIRD-HOLIEST SITE Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison went to Islam’s third-holiest site as part of his visit to Jerusalem Sunday. Ellison visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. He said he was there to learn and did not consider himself qualified to mediate in the Mideast conflict. Ellison is the first Muslim member of […]
TX: Scholar Says U.S., Islamic Law Congruent
TX: SCHOLAR SAYS U.S., ISLAMIC LAW CONGRUENT The U.S. Constitution is compatible with Islamic culture and should be an agent to help Muslims and others coexist in the U.S., said Islamic scholar Umar Faruq Abd-Allah in a speech attended by about 70 people at the Jester Auditorium Monday night. “Most people believe the Constitution and […]
Dinesh D’Souza: Islam, a Religion of Violence?
ISLAM, A RELIGION OF VIOLENCE? Confronted with fanatical Muslims who seem bent on corroborating the worst accusations against their religion, we in the West seem justified in upholding Samuel Huntington’s famous thesis of a “clash of civilizations.” From the Danish cartoon controversy to the reaction to the Pope’s Regensburg address, we seem to be witnessing […]
Security Concerns Should Not Bar Imams from Court
FL: GOING TOO FAR Security experts are correct that the nation’s first line of defense against terrorism ought to be an alerted public. Hundreds of millions of citizens can detect suspicious behavior at airports, rail stations and other venues more readily than a fraction as many security workers. But does the importance of promoting citizen-defenders […]
NYPD Names Second Muslim Chaplain
NYPD NAMES SECOND MUSLIM CHAPLAIN The New York Police Department has hired a 24-year-old Muslim leader to become the Islamic chaplain for the thousands of Muslims in the department, officials announced yesterday. Khalid Latif is the second Islamic chaplain ever hired by the police. “Because of the life-and-death nature of police work, the role of […]
NY: Relatives of Japanese-Americans Side With Muslims
NY: RELATIVES OF INTERNED JAPANESE-AMERICANS SIDE WITH MUSLIMS Holly Yasui was far away when a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled last June that the government had wide latitude to detain noncitizens indefinitely on the basis of race, religion or national origin. The ruling came in a class-action lawsuit by Muslim immigrants held after 9/11. But […]
CAIR-OH: ‘Hope in the Holy Land’
CAIR-OH: ‘HOPE IN THE HOLY LAND’ Hope in the Holy Land: Exploring hate and grievance in the Holy Land, the makers of “Encounter Point” found hope. The documentary film follows Palestinians and Israelis who lost loved ones in the bitter conflict before coming together to promote peace. It won the Audience Award for Best Documentary […]
CAIR-AZ Asks FBI to Probe Tucson Mosque Vandalism
CAIR-AZ ASKS FBI TO PROBE TUCSON MOSQUE VANDALISM (PHOENIX, AZ, 4/3/07) – The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today called on the FBI to investigate the latest act of vandalism targeting a Tucson mosque as a possible hate crime. Officials of the Islamic Center of Tucson told CAIR-AZ that the mosque […]
Reminder: Win $5,000 in CAIR Video Contest
REMINDER: CAIR VIDEO CONTEST DEADLINE IS APRIL 15 (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/3/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today issued a reminder that the deadline is approaching to enter its online digital video contest designed to help promote mutual understanding between Muslims and people of other faiths in America and worldwide. SEE: http://www.cair.com/contest/ CAIR is […]