CA: Faiths Take New Approach to Domestic Abuse
CA: FAITHS TAKE NEW APPROACH TO DOMESTIC ABUSE Gloria Sandoval sought the help of her pastor when she was a young mother and her then-husband frequently slapped, kicked and punched her. “I was given the response that I should go home and be a better wife,” she recalled on Friday. The beatings didn’t stop, and […]
GA: Airport Security Profiling Shames System
GA: ‘MUSLIM AMERICANS ARE AMERICANS, TOO’ Every air traveler likely has done it: stand in an airport security line in your socks, pushing forward plastic bins of shoes, jackets, laptops and handbags, all with only 20 minutes left to board, even though you showed up two hours early as told. Think you have it tough? […]
Tariq Ramadan: The Modern Muslim
THE MODERN MUSLIM Why are there so few moderate Muslims speaking out against Islamic terrorism? That’s a common complaint heard in the West, but in truth, plenty of Muslims are critical of suicide bombers. What’s harder to find are Muslim leaders who condemn terrorism while also maintaining credibility among disaffected Muslims, and intellectuals who can […]
Gov Audit Finds Anti-Terror Case Data Flawed
AUDIT: ANTI-TERROR CASE DATA FLAWED WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors counted immigration violations, marriage fraud and drug trafficking among anti-terror cases in the four years after 9/11 despite no evidence linking them to terror activity, a Justice Department audit said Tuesday. Overall, nearly all of the terrorism-related statistics on investigations, referrals and cases examined by department […]
VA: Muslims Talk About Living the American Dream
VA: LOCAL MUSLIMS TALK ABOUT LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM Watch the Video: http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=6109828 With well over a billion followers across the globe, Islam is the world’s second largest religion. The number of Muslims in this country is somewhat unclear. Studies place it anywhere from one to six million. Whatever the figure, a growing number live […]
NC: Mosque Request Sparks Debate
NC: MOSQUE REQUEST SPARKS DEBATE Dr. Waheed Akhtar has to go to Raleigh to pray. There just are not any suitable places in Goldsboro for a Muslim to worship in, he said. So he bought some land at the corner of Wayne Memorial Drive and Best Avenue and, along with several who share his faith, […]
IL: Muslim Students’ Request for Space Rejected
IL: MUSLIMS’ REQUEST FOR SPACE REJECTED Athletic officials will not establish a designated prayer space for Muslim students at sporting events held at Ryan Field and Welsh-Ryan Arena, said John Mack, Northwestern’s associate athletic director of external affairs. Instead, officials will grant certain concessions, such as allowing prayer rugs into the stadiums and letting students […]
AK: First Muslim Cemetery Opens in Alaska
AK: FIRST MUSLIM CEMETERY OPENS IN ALASKA ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A 1998 newspaper story about two Muslim children mistakenly buried on top of each other in Palmer left Ake Dobrova weak with outrage. One of the children had to be exhumed and reburied, a violation of Muslim beliefs. The cemetery mix-up caused anguish all […]
CAIR-CAN: Maher Arar Saga Not Over Yet
CAIR-CAN: MAHER ARAR SAGA NOT OVER YET “My priority right now is to clear my name,” said Maher Arar during his first public appearance in 2003 upon his return to Canada after being tortured for over a year in Syria. The Arar Commission findings which cleared him and Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s apology last month […]
CAIR: Fear and Ignorance Feed Christian-Muslim Divide
CAIR: IN US, FEAR AND IGNORANCE FEED CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM DIVIDE Fear and ignorance about each other are the two factors that prevent the Muslim and Christian communities in the US from getting closer, says Joel C Hunter, an American Christian leader representing the Evangelical Church. Hunter, who represents the National Association of Evangelicals, was in Doha […]