CAIR Blog: Justice Talking: Citizenship Delays
CAIR: CITIZENSHIP DELAYS The Issue * Federal law provides the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) up to 120 days to accept or reject a particular applicant’s request for US citizenship after the applicant has provided the required documentation, been fingerprinted and interviewed. * Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 a new […]
CAIR-CA Rep Speaks on Religion in the Workplace
CAIR SAN DIEGO REP JOINS PANEL ON RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN THE WORKPLACE (SAN DIEGO, CA, 3/30/07) – A representative of the San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) yesterday joined a panel discussion on “Spirituality in the Workplace: Creating an Open and Welcoming Environment.” The event was sponsored by the Conference […]
CAIR-CA Calls on Muslims to Join Cesar Chavez March
CAIR-SV CALLS ON MUSLIM COMMUNITY TO JOIN CESAR CHAVEZ MARCH (SACRAMENTO, CA, 3/30/07) – The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today called on area Muslims to join the CAIR contingent at the Cesar Chavez rally to be held this Saturday. “During these times of growing anti-immigrant sentiment, it is important […]
CA Newspaper Corrects Defamation of CAIR Official
CA NEWSPAPER CORRECTS DEFAMATION OF CAIR OFFICIAL (ANAHEIM, CA, 3/30/07) – The Southern California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed a decision by a Los Angeles-area newspaper to correct false allegations about the civil rights and advocacy group’s executive director. The Acorn newspaper recently published a correction, which stated: “A letter […]
FBI was Considering Expanding AIPAC Probe
DEFENSE: FEDS EYED AIPAC UNTIL ROSEN, WEISSMAN CUT OFF The FBI was considering expanding its investigation into AIPAC and classified information leaks in early 2005 when the pro-Israel lobbying powerhouse fired two staffers already under scrutiny, according to court documents. In a memorandum filed last Sept. 22 and unsealed last week, defense lawyers for Steve […]
Bush Meets Russian Accused of Chechnya Atrocities
BUSH MEETS RUSSIAN FAULTED FOR ATROCITIES President Bush met at the White House this week with a Russian general who has been accused of overseeing some of the most notorious atrocities against civilians during the brutal second war in Chechnya. Bush welcomed Gen. Vladimir Shamanov to the Oval Office Monday in Shamanov’s capacity as co-chairman […]
NY: Muslim Students Seek Prayer Space
NY: FOR ISLAMIC STUDENTS, QUESTIONS ON PRAYER SPACE The Islamic Center at NYU, currently located in the basement of the Catholic Center, has raised enough money to rent its own prayer and gathering space for the upcoming three years. Plans are being made to find a location in case the Thompson Center, which houses the […]
NC: Suspected Arson at NC Islamic Center
NC: SUSPECTED ARSON AT NC ISLAMIC CENTER Authorities in Rockingham County are investigating a series of fires they believe were intentionally set along N.C. Highway 87 this week. Fires were set along the highway between Williamsburg and Reidsville early Monday. “This type of behavior doesn’t fit in with typical fire-setter characteristics,” county Fire Marshal Robert […]
MO: Bosnian Muslims Suing U.S. Over Citizenship Delays
MO: BOSNIAN MUSLIMS SUING US OVER CITIZENSHIP DELAYS Thirty-five Bosnian war refugees have filed a lawsuit claiming the U.S. government is unlawfully delaying their applications to become United States citizens. The Bosnians, who came to the U.S. legally to escape persecution in the former Yugoslavia, have disabilities that range from post-traumatic stress disorder related to […]
NY: Hostile E-Mails Cause Muslim Administrator to Resign
NY: SKIDMORE ADMINISTRATOR RESIGNS AFTER FLAP OVER SEA WORLD COMMENTS SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) The director of student diversity programs at Skidmore College has resigned, saying she was alarmed by reactions to her complaints about a patriotic celebration at SeaWorld in Orlando. Hilal Isler, a Turkish-American Muslim, e-mailed her comments to the Orlando Sentinel, […]