CAIR (Video): Credit Union Apologizes to Muslim Woman
Click here to watch the video. A vice president at the Navy Federal Credit Union says the institution will be apologizing in person to a Muslim member who was refused counter service for wearing a head-scarf as her religious beliefs require.“We deeply regret this incident.” said Mary McDuffie, Vice President for Communications with Navy Federal. […]
CAIR: Credit Union Apologizes to Woman Over Hijab
Navy Federal Credit Union apologized today to a Muslim woman who was asked to leave her place in line and be served in a back room at a branch in Southern Maryland because the head scarf she wore for religious reasons violated the institution’s “no hats, hoods or sunglasses” policy, authorities said.The credit union’s senior […]
CAIR-OK: Oklahoma Muslims Seek Greater Understanding
Oklahoma Council of American Islamic Relations Director Razi Hashmi told the members of that organization at their third annual dinner last week that many Muslims came to this state seeking a better life. And on the whole, he said, they have succeeded in that endeavor.Hashmi reminded them that the more than 30,000 Muslims now found […]
Maine: Allowing Religious Head Coverings is Reasonable
Allowing head coverings to be worn for religious purposes is a reasonable accommodation. When it comes to accommodating religious concerns, most people might think that courtrooms and prisons would not be centers of controversy on the topic. After all, don’t people in such locations and institutions have to live by the rules? And taking off […]
CAIR: Muslim Asked to Leave Line at Bank Over Hijab
A Muslim woman was asked to leave her place in line at a credit union in Southern Maryland and be served in a back room because the head scarf she wore for religious reasons violated the institution’s “no hats, hoods or sunglasses” policy, the woman said yesterday. The incident at the Navy Federal Credit Union […]
An Appreciation of Islam: Q&A with Rabbi Reuven Firestone
Last week, in promoting his book, “An Introduction to Islam for Jews” (Jewish Publication Society, 2008), Firestone spoke at the Jewish Community Library about Islam as a world religion, Muslim views on non-Muslims and whether Muslims and Jews will be able to live in peace in Israel. The Journal caught up with him afterward. Jewish […]
MA: Muslim Basketball Player Sets Scoring Record in Hijab
How does she do it? In the face of triple teams, with defenders all but linking their arms like paper dolls, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir is able to exploit the limited daylight she gets and average 42 points a game. How does she do it? Passing Rebecca Lobo’s 17-year-old Massachusetts high school mark of 2,710 career points […]
OK: Controversial Driver’s License Bill Unnecessary
The controversial House bill that would require a woman to remove her hijab for her driver’s license photo is best summed up by state Sen. Roger Ballenger, D-Okmulgee, who said it seems to “be a solution looking for a problem.” House Bill 1645, authored by Rep. Rex Duncan, R-Sand Springs, would prohibit Oklahomans from wearing […]
Maine’s Court System, Jail to Allow Hijab
For many Muslim women, being seen in public with one’s head uncovered is a violation of religious tenets as well as an embarrassing display of immodesty. Head coverings also can be, to varying degrees, important to Jews, Sikhs and people of other faiths. But that obligation has collided with security concerns and cultural standards prevalent […]
VA: Prosecutors Defy Judge’s Order in Al-Arian Case
Federal prosecutors have defied a judge’s order to turn over evidence of their internal deliberations in coming to a plea agreement with a former professor once accused of being a top Palestinian terrorist. Click here to read this article from the Associated Press.