WA: Islamic Center Vandalized
WA: ISLAMIC CENTER TARGET OF VANDALS Jan. 21–Mohammed Ahmed of Kennewick was shocked to find a broken window at the Islamic Center of the Tri-Cities when he went there for prayers. On the ground, below the shattered window, was a rock. And Ahmed, a former president of the center, said this wasn’t the first time […]
CA: Anti-Muslim Hecklers Disrupt Talk on Islam
CA: CRITICS INTERRUPT SPEAKER’S TALK ON ISLAM STOCKTON – A talk on the basic tenets of Islam was repeatedly interrupted Saturday by a few anti-Muslim members of a crowd at the Cesar Chavez Central Library. One woman was forced to leave early in the two-hour program after she accused guest speaker Tarek Mourad of lying, […]
CA: Journalists Attend CAIR-San Diego Seminar on Islam
JOURNALISTS ATTEND CAIR-SAN DIEGO SEMINAR ON ISLAM (SAN DIEGO, CA, 1/21/07) – The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) yesterday held a media seminar, entitled “The Image of Islam and Muslims in the Media,” at the Islamic Center of San Diego. The event featured a presentation by CAIR National Communications […]
O’Reilly Factor: Is Fox’s 24 Anti-Muslim
O’Reilly Factor: Is Fox’s 24 Anti-Muslim CAIR National Legal Director Arsalan Iftikhar discusses the impact of this season’s episodes on the American-Muslim community…
It’s Time to Stop ‘Hatin’ On Muslims in Washington
IT’S TIME TO STOP ‘HATIN’ ON MUSLIMS IN WASHINGTON I really thought things were going to be materially better for people with “funny” names like mine when Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) came to Washington. And they have been. Since he’s been here I have noticed an appreciable mellowing of people on the telephone. I’ve gone […]
CAIR-MI: Muslim Harassed Over Mosque
CAIR-MI: MUSLIM MAN HARASSED OVER MOSQUE IN WARREN Steve Elturk knows there could be some backlash when he opens Warren’s first mosque later this year. He learned Wednesday he may not have to wait that long. Elturk was at the mosque — the Islamic Organization of North America, on Ryan south of 12 Mile — […]
CAIR: Muslims Fear ’24’ Nuke-Plot Fallout
CAIR: MUSLIMS FEAR ’24’ NUKE-PLOT FALLOUT Muslim groups are concerned the fictional dark hero of Fox television’s “24” will jeopardize their civil liberties by branding them as sleeper-cell agents waiting for orders to strike. The pulse-pounding drama starring Kiefer Sutherland as counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer featured a group of Muslim terrorists this week successfully detonating […]
CAIR-IL: Muslim Students Support Native-Americans
CAIR-IL: SIOUX COMMITTEE ASKS FOR RETURN OF REGALIA The painted turkey feathers that adorn the headdress of Chief Illiniwek were at one time eagle feathers. Now they, and the rest of the beaded buckskin regalia, are the center of a new controversy surrounding the University symbol. The Executive Committee of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Nation […]
CAIR-Chicago: Muslim Students Seek Prayer Space
CAIR-CHICAGO: SEEKING TIMEOUT FOR PRAYER As the Ohio State Buckeyes pummeled the Northwestern Wildcats on Ryan Field last November, senior Amir Siddiqui and his friends slipped below the bleachers, removed their shoes and knelt on pieces of poster board to pray. As the sea of purple cheered and jeered above, Siddiqui tuned out the world […]
CAIR Rep Discusses Impact of Muslim Sitcom
CAIR REP DISCUSSES IMPACT OF MUSLIM SITCOM