Letter: Stop Maligning CAIR
STOP MALIGNING CAIR I was pleased to see The Press-Enterprise run an article from the front page of The New York Times on a group of right-wing and pro-Israel extremists seeking to silence and marginalize American Muslim groups by exploiting the increasing anti-Muslim sentiments in our society (“Muslim advocacy group raises profile, suspicion,” March 14). […]
CAIR: Reform is Already in Islamic Tradition
CAIR: REFORM IS ALREADY IN ISLAMIC TRADITION A recent Wall Street Journal column (“Islam’s Other Radicals”) promotes the idea that only those who have left Islam have the moral and spiritual equilibrium to “reform” that faith. This bizarre idea was also put forward at the controversial Secular Islam Summit. An article by the St. Petersburg […]
New U.S. Muslim Website Promotes Active Citizenship
NEW U.S. MUSLIM WEBSITE PROMOTES ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP http://unitedmuslims.org/
Israeli Veterans Show Dark Side of Occupation
ISRAELI ARMY VETERANS SHOW DARK SIDE OF OCCUPATION Disenchanted Israeli army veterans have turned into guides to one of the bleakest places on the West Bank, the Israeli-held part of Hebron, to highlight what they say is the ugly face of occupation most Israelis never see. Over the past 20 months, former soldiers have led […]
Can American Jews Unplug the Israel Lobby?
CAN AMERICAN JEWS UNPLUG THE ISRAEL LOBBY? Last week, a familiar Washington ritual took place: Leading American politicians from both parties lined up at the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee to vie with each other over who could pledge the most undying fealty to Israel. As usual, much of Congress […]
US Envoy Holds Talks with Palestinian Minister
US ENVOY DEFIES ISRAEL BY HOLDING TALKS WITH PALESTINIAN MINISTER The US has opened contacts with a senior Palestinian minister in a move which underlined a difference between Israel and its closest allies over their approach to the new coalition government. Salam Fayyad, the moderate Finance minister, disclosed that he had held a meeting in […]
US Troops in Iraq Want Out ‘as Soon as Possible’
US TROOPS IN IRAQ WANT OUT For US troops from 9th Cavalry Regiment bumping around the dangerous streets of Baghdad in Humvees after dark on Monday, news that their deployment in Iraq could be extended fell like a hammer blow. Their commanders had cautioned that their second one-year tour due to end in October could […]
AZ: Finances Stall Mosque Completion
AZ: FINANCES SET BACK MOSQUE COMPLETION Construction on Chandler’s first mosque has been languishing for years, and some neighbors say they’re tired of the dust, debris and the skeleton of a building. When models of the Islamic Center of the East Valley showing a tower, a dome and gardens were made public in 2002, planners […]
MA: Muslims Find Halal Food Providers
MA: MUSLIMS FIND MORE HALAL RESTAURANTS AND FOOD PROVIDERS Chicken tandoori, shami kebab, and lamb korma are among the exotic dishes offered at Grain and Salt, a new South Asian eatery in Allston. But Salim Nguyen, an observant Muslim from Wayland who eats only halal, the Islamic equivalent of kosher, is drawn to Grain and […]
ME Lecture: Perceptions of Gender Roles in Islam
ME: LECTURER ON GENDER AND ISLAM DENOUNCES THE CONCEPT OF SPREADING ‘WESTERN VALUES’ Dr. Asma Barlas, professor of politics and director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity at Ithaca College, came to Bates last week as the final speaker in the College Lectures Series for this year. Her lecture, “Gender, […]