GA: Al-Jazeera Interviews Mayor on Conversion to Islam
GA: AL-JAZEERA INTERVIEWS ELLIS ABOUT CONVERSION TO ISLAM The Middle Eastern television network Al-Jazeera was in Macon on Tuesday for a lengthy interview with Mayor Jack Ellis, discussing his time in office and recent conversion to Islam. A Washington, D.C.-based crew from the network’s recently launched English-language channel sat for two hours with Ellis behind […]
Arab-American Homeland Security Chief in MA
ARAB-AMERICAN HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF IN MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) — On the popular television show “24,” there always seems to be a mole at the Counter Terrorist Unit. This season, fans are suspicious of a new female character with a Middle Eastern background named Nadia Yassir. Yassir complains to her co-worker that she is hamstrung […]
Intelligence Chief to Ease Hiring of Arabs
INCOMING INTELLIGENCE CHIEF PLANS TO EASE HIRING OF ARAB AMERICANS The incoming director of national intelligence, retired Navy Vice Adm. John M. McConnell, plans to change security rules to make it easier for intelligence agencies to hire first-generation Arab Americans for highly sensitive jobs. These rules, dating from World War II, limit intelligence agencies’ ability […]
VA/FL: Al-Arian Speaks Out from Prison
HUNGER-STRIKING PALESTINIAN PROFESSOR SAMI AL-ARIAN SPEAKS OUT IN FIRST BROADCAST INTERVIEW OF HIS FOUR-YEAR IMPRISONMENT In a Democracy Now exclusive, Sami Al-Arian speaks to us from prison where is on a hunger-strike. The Palestinian professor and activist was found not guilty over a year ago of 17 charges against him yet he remains in jail […]
NC: New Bill to Allow Courtroom Oaths on Koran
NC: NEW BILL TO ALLOW COURTROOM OATHS ON KORAN Courtroom oaths could be taken on the Koran and other sacred texts besides the Bible in a bill filed in the state Senate on Wednesday. The issue drew national attention last month when the first Muslim elected to US Congress took a ceremonial oath with a […]
CAIR-CA: Self-Proclaimed Ex-Terrorist Protested
CAIR-CA: SPEECH BY SELF-PROCLAIMED EX-TERRORIST PROTESTED AT UCD The somewhat mysterious “former Islamic terrorist” Walid Shoebat told an audience of about 1,800 on the University of California, Davis, campus Tuesday night that Muslim extremists helped carry out Hitler’s “Final Solution.” He went on to claim that to this day the majority of Muslims in Pakistan, […]
NY: U Fires RAs Over ‘Insensitive’ Video
NY: CW POST FIRES DORM ADVISORS OVER ‘HOSTAGE’ MOVIE A two-minute video that administrators consider insensitive to Muslims has cost five resident assistants and a residence hall advisor their jobs at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, according to the editor of the campus newspaper. The short film depicts a scene similar to […]
CAIR: Fear of Bias Keeps US Muslims Out of Military
CAIR: FEAR OF BIAS KEEPS U.S. MUSLIMS OUT OF MILITARY WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Desperately short of soldiers who speak Arabic and understand Islam, the U.S. military is quietly courting American Muslims. But they show little enthusiasm for an institution many say is prejudiced against them. “The military have the same problem as civilian government agencies, […]
Film: ‘A Dream in Doubt’ About Post-9/11 Murder
A DREAM IN DOUBT’ TO SHOW AT LINCOLN CENTER When you look like America’s enemy, is the Dream worth the price? A DREAM IN DOUBT is an immigrant story in a world in which patriotism has morphed into murder. When Rana Singh Sodhi’s brother is killed in America’s first post-9/11 revenge murder, he begins a […]
CAIR-MI Seeks Applicants for Rosa Parks Scholarships
CAIR-MI SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR ROSA PARKS SCHOLARSHIPS (SOUTHFIELD, MI, 2/7/07) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) is seeking applicants for two $500 “Rosa Parks” scholarships. Eligibility: * Currently enrolled high school seniors who are eligible to attend a two or four-year college, university, or vocational/technical school* Minimum 2.8 GPA* A […]