CAIR: Two $5,000 Prizes to be Awarded for Digital Videos
CAIR: TWO $5,000 PRIZES TO BE AWARDED FOR ‘LET THE CONVERSATION BEGIN’ DIGITAL VIDEOS WASHINGTON, D.C. – A national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group recently announced an online digital video contest designed to help promote mutual understanding between Muslims and people of other faiths in America and worldwide. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said […]
CAIR-PA Event: ‘Civil Rights are Everyone’s Human Rights’
CAIR-PA: CIVIL RIGHTS ARE EVERY ONE’S HUMAN RIGHTS Presented by Council on American-Islamic Relations, Pennsylvania (CAIR-PA), Central Baptist Church, Wayne And The Foundation for Islamic Education, Villanova Speakers: Peter M. Ryan, Esq., Marcus Pomeroy, and W. John Yahya Vandenberg WHEN: March 4, 2007, 2 p.m. (reception at 1:30)WHERE: The Foundation for Islamic Education, 1860 Montgomery […]
Canada: Jewish Defense League Targets Mosque
CANADA: ‘TOWN HALL’ TARGETS NEWMARKET MOSQUE A mosque planned for the Toronto-area suburb of Newmarket was labelled a potential “house of terror” yesterday at a meeting partly spearheaded by the Jewish Defence League, whose members in other countries have themselves committed terrorist acts. Meir Weinstein, the militant league’s Canadian head, helped put on the “town […]
Clash of Civilizations’ View of Islam, Christianity Simplistic
WFU PROFESSOR: ‘CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS’ VIEW OF ISLAM, CHRISTIANITY SIMPLISTIC AUSTIN, Texas – The characterization of Muslim and Christian conflict as a “clash of civilizations” only prolongs problems and encourages dangerous forms of fundamentalism, one prominent scholar told listeners at an ethics conference Feb. 19. Charles Kimball, who has visited the Middle East 40 times […]
Canada: Muslim Ejected from Game for Wearing Hijab
CANADA: MUSLIM GIRL EJECTED FROM TOURNAMENT FOR WEARING HIJAB Five young teams from across Canada walked out of a Quebec soccer tournament Sunday because a young Muslim girl was ejected for wearing a hijab. Calling the rule banning the headscarf worn by Muslim women racist, four other teams followed Asmahan Mansour’s team, the Nepean Selects […]
CAIR: ’24’ Foments Anti-Arab Hatred
CAIR: ’24’ FOMENTS ANTI-ARAB HATRED The Fox-TV show “24” is giving a new twist to its old standby: anti-Arab and anti-Muslim themes. This time around, dark-complexioned Americans are the villains. Even the U.S. military is criticizing the show’s producers for the dangerous message it is sending to our troops. Now in its sixth season, “24” […]
CAIR: Faith Leaders Asked to Help Revitalize New Orleans
CAIR: AMBASSADOR ANDREW YOUNG ASKS FAITH LEADERS TO ANSWER ‘MACEDONIAN CALL’ TO REVITALIZE NEW ORLEANS CONGREGATIONS POST KATRINA Religious leaders come together to meet and strategize long-term support for houses of worship LOS ANGELES, CA – February 15, 2007 – Bishop Charles Blake and Reverend Dr. Cecil “Chip” Murray were joined by civil rights icon, […]
CAIR-MI Rep Discusses Education, Islam with Students
CAIR-MI: VISITING IMAM DISCUSSES EDUCATION, ISLAM WITH STUDENTS ST. THOMAS – In a talk that referenced hip-hop culture and African history, Islamic civil rights advocate Dawud Walid told hundreds of Charlotte Amalie High School students Friday that they owe it to their ancestors who endured slavery to take advantage of the chances before them. “They […]
CAIR-MI Rep Speaks at University of Virgin Islands
CAIR-MI: IMAM TELLS UVI AUDIENCE HOW TO LEARN ABOUT ISLAM “Go to the source: If you want to know about Islam, talk to a Muslim,” said Imam Dawud Walid Friday evening, speaking at the University of the Virgin Islands. The Islamic cleric spoke for more than 90 minutes in a wide-ranging discussion and question-and-answer session […]
CAIR: Support for Al-Arian Hunger Strike Growing
CAIR: SUPPORT FOR HUNGER STRIKE GROWING A former Florida professor has not eaten for more than a month to protest prosecutors’ efforts to make him cooperate with their investigation into whether a network of Herndon-based Muslim charities financed terrorist organizations. Sami al-Arian, 49, who has twice refused to testify before a federal grand jury in […]