Top U.S. General says Muslims worship Idol
Top U.S. General says Muslims worship Idol CAIR today called for the reassignment of a top U.S. general who says he is in “the army of God” and claims Muslims worship an “idol.” Investigative reports by the Los Angeles Times and NBC News paint Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin as an “intolerant extremist”¦who believes that […]
Oklahima Muslim returns to school with hijab
Oklahima Muslim returns to school with hijab (Alhamdulillah, praise be to God) CAIR today announced that a Muslim public school student in Oklahoma will be allowed to attend classes wearing an Islamic head scarf, or hijab. School officials in Muskogee, Okla., had suspended the sixth-grader twice since the beginning of this month because they claimed […]
Oklahoma student suspended for wearing Hijab
Oklahoma student suspended for wearing Hijab CAIR today called on the Oklahoma State Department of Education to intervene after a Muslim public school student in that state was suspended twice for wearing a religiously-mandated head scarf, or hijab. School officials in Muskogee, Okla., told the sixth-grader at Benjamin Franklin Science Academy that her head scarf […]
Support the True Patiot Act
Support the True Patiot Act CAIR is urging members of the American Muslim community and other people of conscience to contact their elected representatives and ask that they co-sponsor the recently introduced “Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act,” (H.R. 3171) designed to repeal unconstitutional sections of the original USA PATRIOT Act. The bipartisan bill, which was […]
President Bush to appoint Daniel Pipes without a vote
President Bush to appoint Daniel Pipes without a vote CAIR has learned that President Bush will issue a so-called “recess appointment” for Daniel Pipes to the board of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). A recess appointment allows the president to circumvent the normal approval process in the Senate. SEE: Bush to Sidestep Muslim […]
Senators criticize Daniel Pipes in committee meeting
Senators criticize Daniel Pipes in committee meeting Alhamdulillah, (praise be to God) Several U.S. senators today came out strongly in opposition to the nomination of Daniel Pipes to the board of the United States Institute of Peace. The senators expressed that opposition during a meeting this morning of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions […]
Senate to meet on Pipes nomination
Senate to meet on Pipes nomination CAIR has learned that the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 23 to discuss the nomination of Muslim-basher Daniel Pipes to the board of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). SEE: http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/committees/one_item_and_teasers/committee_hearings.htm The USIP is a federal taxpayer-funded institution created by Congress […]
Support anti-hate resolution stuck in congress
Support anti-hate resolution stuck in congress Members of the American Muslim community and other people of conscience are urged to contact their elected representatives to support House Resolution 234, which condemns bigotry and violence against Arab, Muslim, South Asian and Sikh Americans. H.Res 234 also encourages authorities to work to prevent, investigate and vigorously prosecute […]
Financial institutions blacklist Muslims
Financial institutions blacklist Muslims The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today expressed deep concern over continuing reports that financial institutions have been canceling the accounts of American Muslims without cause based on what they believe to be provisions of the USA Patriot Act. CAIR says those same institutions, including American Express, HSBC, Fleet Bank, and […]
N.C. Muslim Physician granted new visa
N.C. Muslim Physician granted new visa Alhamdulillah (praise be to God), a Pakistani physician working in North Carolina will be allowed to return to the United States after being denied re-entry and sent back to Pakistan earlier this month because he failed to abide by a little-known immigration registration policy. Dr. Shahid Mahmood, a respected […]