CAIR Rep to Appear on CNN’s ‘Glenn Beck’
CAIR-FL REP ON CNN’S ‘GLENN BECK SHOW’ TONIGHT The program airs at 7 and 9 p.m. on CNN Headline Newshttp://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/glenn.beck/ CAIR-FL representative Ahmed Bedier will question the credibility and agendas of those taking part in the so-called “Secular Islam Summit.” SEE: http://www.intelligencesummit.org/2007schedule.php SEE ALSO: Wafa Sultan: Reformist or Opportunist?
CAIR to Hold Capitol Hill Panel on Global Opinion and U.S. Policy
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR TO HOLD CAPITOL HILL PANEL ON GLOBAL OPINION AND U.S. POLICY (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/6/07) – On Tuesday, March 13, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will host a panel discussion, called “Global Attitudes on Islam-West Relations: U.S. Policy Implications,” on Capitol Hill […]
750 Turn Out for CAIR-South Florida Dinner
CAIR-SOUTH FLORIDA’S 7TH ANNUAL BANQUET A SUCCESS (MIAMI, FL, 3/5/07) – On March 3, the South Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Florida chapter (CAIR-FL) held its seventh annual banquet with the theme “Connecting and Sharing.” Some 750 people attended the sold-out event, including public officials, law enforcement personnel, members of the media, […]
Action – Ask FIFA to Clarify Hijab Stance
Action – Ask FIFA to Clarify Hijab Stance In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CANADIAN MUSLIMS ASK FIFA TO CLARIFY HIJAB STANCECAIR-CAN says headscarf ban will drive Muslim women away from soccer (Ottawa, Canada – Mar 5, 2007) – The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today called on […]
Islam and Food Abstinence
DURING HOLIDAYS, HOW IMPORTANT ARE RESTRICTIONS SUCH AS FOOD ABSTINENCE? Dr. Hafizur Rehman, president of Masjid Darul Quran, Bay Shore, and Council of Mosques of Long Island: There is a great transformation that takes place in the majority of the Muslims as they eagerly await the month of Ramadan every year. The ninth month of […]
Islam and the Environment – Do No Harm
HOW CAN PEOPLE OF FAITH HELP THE ENVIRONMENT? Do no harm Rushdy El-Ghussein, former president of the Islamic Society of Greater Kansas City: Muslims believe that God entrusted human beings to act as his agents in this life. One aspect of this responsibility is to take care of the environment. The environment belongs to all […]
An Islamic Opinion on Abortion
RELIGIOUS VIEWS ON ABORTION Islam: Imam Nabeel Khan from the Islamic Center of Central Missouri said abortion is not allowed in the Muslim faith except in circumstances when the mother’s life is in danger, the child is known to suffer from severe disease or disability, or the pregnancy was a result of incest or rape. […]
FIFA Forbids Head Scarves for Muslim Soccer Players
FIFA FORBIDS HEAD SCARVES MANCHESTER, England – Soccer’s legislators have ruled that no player can wear a head scarf on the field. The International Football Association Board was asked at its annual meeting Saturday to adjudicate on a decision to ban an 11-year-old Muslim girl from playing in a tournament near Montreal last weekend because […]
CA: Museum of Tolerance to be Built on Muslim Cemetery
MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE TO BE BUILT ON TOP OF MUSLIM CEMETERY LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center has raised at least $200 millions, mainly from American donors, to build a Museum of Tolerance on the Ma’am Allah cemetery, a site believed to contain the remains of dozens of companions of Prophet Muhammad […]
Wafa Sultan: Reformist or Opportunist?
WAFA SULTAN: REFORMIST OR OPPORTUNIST? While Sultan’s admirers have nothing but praise for her, detractors charge that many of her public claims do not corroborate with facts. Moreover, they assert that the reasons behind her rise to fame have more to do with her personal life than with her desire to reform Islam. Adnan Halabi*, […]