CAIR Welcomes DOJ Support for Religious Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR WELCOMES JUSTICE DEPT. SUPPORT FOR RELIGIOUS RIGHTSDOJ sues New York department of corrections over ban on religious symbols (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/16/07) – The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed a decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to sue that state’s Department of Correctional […]
FL Bus Driver Fired for Anti-Muslim Joke
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BREAKING NEWS: CAIR-FL: TOUR-BUS DRIVER FIRED FOR MUSLIM JOKES ( Orlando Sentinel) “And now they’re telling us we’re supposed to be nice to these Muslim terrorists who are trying to kill us all,” Hilal Isler recalled him saying. “Here in America, we call them ‘rag-heads’ or […]
Action: Thank Rep. Pascrell for His Principled Stand
Action: Thank Rep. Pascrell for His Principled Stand ACTION: THANK PASCRELL FOR HIS PRINCIPLED STAND (TOTOWA, NJ, 3/16/07) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today urged American Muslims and other people of conscience to voice appreciation to Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) for standing up to those who seek to […]
CAIR Says Washington Times ‘Hypocritical’ on Press Freedom
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR SAYS WASHINGTON TIMES ‘HYPOCRITICAL’ ON PRESS FREEDOMRight-wing paper refuses to publish responses to biased coverage (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/15/07) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called the right-wing Washington Times newspaper “beyond hypocritical” for claiming to support a […]
UN: Israeli Excavation in Jerusalem Should Stop
ISRAELI EXCAVATION IN JERUSALEM SHOULD STOP, UN SAYS Israel should immediately cease work on an access path to a holy site in Jerusalem, the UN said Wednesday. “Israel should at once stop excavations and consult on a final plan with Muslim religious authorities and other parties,” a UN release said, based on a report by […]
CA: Catholics Reciprocate Muslims’ Outreach
ABOUT 200 ORANGE COUNTY CATHOLICS WITH A HUNGER TO LEARN ABOUT ISLAM RECIPROCATE MUSLIMS’ OUTREACH BY HOSTING A DINNER Mark and Cori Ornelas went to dinner Saturday night with their five children to make friends. Muslim friends. The couple from Tustin was among some 200 Catholics at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Newport […]
CA: Planned Mosque Causing Quite a Stir
CA: PLANNED MOSQUE CAUSING QUITE A STIR The neighborhood surrounding Gading Road always has been known for its row of Christian churches, most of them built in the 1950s and 1960s to accommodate the rapid growth of nearby housing tracts. But it has never seen the likes of a minaret before. That could change now […]
ID Senate Passes Rights Resolution After Mosque Vandalism
ID SENATE PASSES RIGHTS RESOLUTION AFTER MOSQUE VANDALISM State senators have passed a symbolic measure highlighting Idaho’s commitment to human rights, just days after an Islamic mosque in Boise was targeted by swastika stickers. The chamber approved the measure by voice vote, after the House cleared it 59-9. It reaffirms the state’s commitment to “freedom […]
CAIR: Customer Service and Faith Clash at Registers
CAIR: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FAITH CLASH AT REGISTERS Beryl Dsouza was late and in no mood for delays when she stopped at a Target store after work two weeks ago for milk, bread and bacon. So Dsouza was taken aback when the cashier — who had on the traditional headscarf, or hijab, worn by many […]
Officials: CAIR’s Critics Guilty of ‘McCarthyism’
FBI OFFICIAL: CAIR’S CRITICS GUILTY OF ‘MCCARTHYISM’ A small band of critics have made a determined but unsuccessful effort to link [CAIR] to Hamas and Hezbollah. . . CAIR and its supporters say its accusers are a small band of people who hate Muslims and deal in half-truths. Ms. Boxer’s decision to revoke the Sacramento […]