CA: Interfaith Group Takes on Islamophobia
CA: INTERFAITH GROUP TAKES ON ‘ISLAMOPHOBIA’ When U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison was sworn in as the first Muslim member of Congress in January, the Minnesota Democrat took his oath of office on a copy of the Quran that had belonged to the author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States, […]
IN: Arab Muslims Inmates Gathered at One Prison
IN: FACILITY HOLDING TERRORISM INMATES LIMITS COMMUNICATION The Justice Department has quietly opened a new prison unit in Indiana that houses a hodgepodge of second-tier terrorism inmates, most of them Arab Muslims, whose ability to communicate with the outside world has been tightly restricted. At the Communications Management Unit, or CMU, in Terre Haute, Ind., […]
Post 9/11, Islam Flourishes Among African-Americans
POST 9/11, ISLAM FLOURISHES AMONG U.S. BLACKS ATLANTA (Reuters) – Islam is growing fast among African Americans, who are undeterred by increased scrutiny of Muslims in the United States since the September 11 attacks, according to imams and experts. Converts within the black community say they are attracted to the disciplines of prayer, the emphasis […]
TX: Evidence Against Muslim Charity Appears Fabricated
TX: EVIDENCE AGAINST MUSLIM CHARITY APPEARS FABRICATED When the Bush administration shut down the nation’s largest Muslim charity five years ago, officials of the Dallas-based foundation denied allegations it was linked to terrorists and insisted that a number of accusations were fabricated by the government. Now, attorneys for the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and […]
MA: Lawsuit Over Mosque Site Dismissed
MA: LAWSUIT OVER MOSQUE SITE IS DISMISSED A Suffolk Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit that contended the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s sale of a parcel of land in Roxbury for a price significantly below its appraised value to the Islamic Society of Boston violated the constitutional separation between religious groups and the state. Judge Sandra […]
CAIR: Houston Sunnis, Shias Focus on Common Ground
CAIR: TWO FACES OF ISLAM Ask Rodwan Saleh if he is a Sunni or a Shia and his reply comes quickly. “I am a Muslim,” says Saleh, president of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston, an umbrella organization that includes both groups. “Muslims should always identify themselves that way.” Other Houston Muslims respond similarly. Business […]
Norwegian Documentary: USA Vs Al-Arian
NORWEGIAN DOCUMENTARY: USA VS AL-ARIAN An Exposed release of a Dalchows Verden, NRK Norwegian Broadcasting Corp., On-Line Halvorsen production, in association with TV2 Danmark, YLE FST, Sveriges Television, Al Arabiya, Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. (International sales: TV2World, Copenhagen.) Produced by Jan Dalchow. Directed by Line Halvorsen. Camera (color, DV/HD/DigiBeta-to-35mm), Tone Andersen; editors, Trond Winterkjaer, Halvorsen; music, […]
The True Extent of Britain’s Failure in Basra
REVEALED: THE TRUE EXTENT OF BRITAIN’S FAILURE IN BASRA The partial British military withdrawal from southern Iraq announced by Tony Blair this week follows political and military failure, and is not because of any improvement in local security, say specialists on Iraq. In a comment entitled “The British Defeat in Iraq” the pre-eminent American analyst […]
Rice Faces Formidable White House Foe
RICE FACES FORMIDABLE WHITE HOUSE FOE If, as she insists, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is determined to make concrete progress toward achieving George W. Bush’s vision of a two-state solution, one in which Israel would be required to make major territorial concessions, it appears that she faces a major foe in the White House. […]
CA: Muslim Women Have God-Given Rights
MUSLIM WOMEN HAVE EXPLICIT GOD-GIVEN RIGHTS The British publication “The Economist” published a story Feb. 8 titled “Dark Secrets.” Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Dutch-Somali politician who rode to parliament, perhaps opportunistically, on the wave of anti-immigrant sentiments, presenting herself as an oppressed Muslim woman. She actually came from a westernized and educated Somali family. […]