U.S. Is Urged to Lift Ban on Foreign Scholars
Tariq Ramadan, a respected Swiss academic and Muslim scholar, had a job all lined up at the University of Notre Dame in 2004, but the Bush administration prevented him from entering the country. Government officials said he had contributed to a charity believed to have connections to terrorism. A federal judge supported the government’s position […]
Muslim Groups Consider Breaking FBI Ties
Citing the highly publicized case involving an undercover informant who spied on an Irvine mosque, a coalition of U.S. Muslim organizations has announced it may suspend relations with the FBI. “Muslim communities throughout the United States have made significant advances in promoting and contributing to a fair, free and pluralistic society,” reads the statement from […]
CAIR-LA: Islamophobia Is a Lucrative Business
In a post-Sept. 11 America, inciting Islamophobia and attempting to marginalize Muslims is a lucrative business. Extremists like Steven Emerson seek to polarize our nation and world to continue profiting from the industry of fear. Emerson uses methods of distortion, exaggeration and outright falsehood to demonize Muslims and urge fellow Americans to fear Islam.He borrows […]
Credit Union Suspends No-Hat Policy
Navy Federal Credit Union has told employees to stop enforcing its “no hats, hoods or sunglasses” security policy while officials decide how it can be applied fairly, according to an internal memo obtained by The Washington Post.The memo tells employees not to approach anyone wearing a hat, hood or sunglasses, but also not to take […]
NC Paper Profiles New CAIR Chairman
State Sen. Larry Shaw takes pride in keeping a low profile.“I fly beneath the radar,” he says. “That suits my style.”It’s an odd claim for a man who until three years ago was the highest-ranking Muslim elected official in the United States. (U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota snagged that distinction in 2006.)At 59, Shaw […]
CA: Islamic School Thrives with Rigorous Academics
It is 7:45 Thursday morning when the students at Al Arqam Islamic School line up for an assembly before school. As always, boys in their lines, girls in another. The morning scripture reading can be heard throughout the south Sacramento campus. A kindergartner adjusts her hijab, or head scarf. A teenage girl whispers to her […]
CAIR-OK: House Passes Bill Banning Religious Head Coverings
The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has joined other groups concerned with constitutionally-protected religious freedoms to express concern about a bill that bans religious headwear in driver’s licenses and other identification card photos.The bill, House Bill 1645, passed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives last week.The proposed amendment states: “The photograph or […]
CAIR-MN (Audio): Proposal Now Allows for Hijab in Driver’s Photos
Click here to listen to the audio.ST. PAUL — Speaking to a group of Muslim Minnesotans gathered Tuesday for their fifth annual lobbying day at the Capitol, Rep. Steve Gottwalt sought to defuse the tension that has built around his driver’s license bill.“The great thing about this process is that the heart of American democracy […]
Note to Credit Union: A Hijab is Not a Hat
A Muslim woman in Maryland was asked last weekend to do her banking in a back room because her head scarf (hijab) violated a credit union’s “no hats, hoods or sunglasses” policy. Presumably, it’s a security policy that aims to thwart robberies and identity theft, not another attempt to tighten credit. Note to Navy Federal […]
CAIR: Credit Union Regrets Muslim Woman’s Treatment
Click here to watch the video.The Navy Federal Credit Union is apologizing to a longtime Muslim customer who has twice been pulled into a back room for service because an employee told her her head scarf violates the bank’s “no hats, hoods or sunglasses” policy. . .