NY: Five Charged in Beating of NY Muslim
NY: FIVE CHARGED IN BEATING Five Orthodox Jewish teens were indicted for an October hate crime attack in Brooklyn against a Muslim immigrant from Pakistan, the district attorney’s office said yesterday. Shulomi Bitton, Yossi Friedman, Benjamin Wasserman and two juveniles are charged with second-degree gang assault and third-degree menacing, Kings County District Attorney Charles J. […]
CAIR-CA: Mosque Burned in Saturday Morning Fires
CAIR-CA: MOSQUE BURNED IN SATURDAY MORNING FIRES On Saturday morning, the sheriff’s department and fire crews from the area responded multiple fires in Yermo, one at the Beanery, an old Union Pacific building, and one on property owned by Ali Mohammed. The fire destroyed buildings, one of which the local Muslim community used as a […]
NJ: Rep. Pascrell’s Statement on Threats to Muslim Leaders
REP. PASCRELL’S STATEMENT ON THREATENING MESSAGES SENT TO MUSLIM LEADERS IN NJ For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 1, 2007 For Information Contact: Caley Gray (973) 523-5152 U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today released the following statement in response to threatening messages sent to Muslim leaders throughout the state; “The reprehensible threats made to Muslim leaders throughout […]
Video: CAIR-FL Rep Speaks about Islam at Church
VIDEO: CAIR-FL REP SPEAKS ABOUT ISLAM AT CHURCH (TAMPA, FL, 2/2/07) – CAIR Tampa Executive Director Ahmed Bedier spoke about the true nature of Islam at a United Methodist Church in Tampa, Fla. Bedier outlined an introduction to Islam while explaining selected verses in the Quran. Bedier also discussed misconceptions about jihad and other stereotypes. […]
CAIR-MI Rep Discusses Islam’s Position on Terrorism
CAIR-MI: ISLAM’S POSITION ON TERRORISM (SOUTHFIELD, MI, 2/2/07) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday gave a presentation about Islam’s position on terrorism at the Michigan State University Law College in East Lansing. The hour-long presentation included clarification of meaning of “jihad” as well as providing textual basis for Islam’s […]
CAIR-Orlando: ‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop
CAIR-ORLANDO: ‘KNOW YOUR RIGHTS’ WORKSHOP The Islamic Society of Brevard County (Melbourne Masjid) and the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Orlando Present: WHAT: Know Your Rights Workshop. Learn ways to be proactive in protecting civil rights and empowering the community. WHO: Atif Fareed, chairman of CAIR-Florida and Sabiha Khan, executive director of CAIR-Orlando WHEN: Friday, February 2, […]
CAIR-CA: Muslims and Jews Build Bridges of Understanding
CAIR-SAN DIEGO: MUSLIMS, JEWS BUILD BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING (SAN DIEGO, CA, 2/2/07) – Local Muslims recently visited Congregation Beth El in La Jolla, Calif., as part of a series of dialogue meetings between Jewish and Muslim groups designed to explore each other’s religious traditions. CAIR-San Diego Public Relations Director Edgar Hopida was among the delegation […]
CAIR Position Announcement Ad: Chief Operating Officer
CAIR POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT AD Chief Operating Officer The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is seeking applicants for the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this highly empowered position, you will have comprehensive organization-wide management responsibilities. You will manage and oversee the work of all departments at the Washington, DC office of CAIR. You will […]
Canadian Mayor: Women May Not Work in Hijab at City Hall
IL NE FAUT PAS “RAMPER” DIT LA MAIRESSE DE QUÉBEC [“People can put a handkerchief on their head. I do not have a problem with that. But women will not work veiled at the city hall of Quebec (City) as long as I am there,” said Andrée Boucher.] Mme Andrée Boucher, la mairesse de Québec, […]
NC: Non-Muslim Students Experience a Day in Hijab
NC: NON-MUSLIM STUDENTS EXPERIENCE A DAY ‘BEHIND THE VEIL’ As participants in “Behind the Veil,” 28 non-Muslim female students learned about life as Muslim women as they wore head dresses, or hijabs, on Wednesday. “Behind the Veil,” an event Sara Yasin, a junior in textile and apparel management, said she thought up last summer, invited […]