MI: Thousands of Shi’ite Muslims March in Dearborn
Thousands of Shi’ite Muslims trudged through snow-covered sidewalks in Dearborn Sunday afternoon in a procession to remember the death of a Muslim leader killed in 7th century Iraq. The 2-mile procession featured colorful flags in honor of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Islam’s prophet, religious songs, and cries of “We support you, Oh Hussain.” The […]
Response to Aasiya Hassan’s Murder: Open Letter to Muslim Leaders
By Imam Mohamed Hagmagid Ali Executive Director, ADAMS Center Vice-President, The Islamic Society of North America The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is saddened and shocked by the news of the loss of one of our respected sisters, Aasiya Hassan whose life was taken violently. To God we belong and to Him we return […]
CAIR-MN: Group Says Somalis Being Detained Unfairly
Click here to watch the video. A civil rights group says federal investigators have been randomly stopping Somali residents at malls, college campuses and the airport to question them.The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations says it has heard from 50 to 100 people stopped by federal agents since news broke about the […]
Transcript: Testimony of Former Guantanamo Prison Guard
On December 4, 2008, Specialist Brandon Neely approached CSHRA with testimony he wished to contribute to the Guantánamo Testimonials Project. He believed that insufficient attention had been paid to “the hell that went on at Camp X-Ray.” He would be in a position to know, as he arrived in Guantánamo while the cages of Camp […]
CAIR: Minnesota Somalis Being Stopped, Questioned
Ever since news broke a few months ago on the disappearances of young Somali men from the Twin Cities, local Somali residents say federal investigators have been randomly stopping people to ask them questions at malls, college campuses, and the airport. One civil-rights group representing Muslims in the U.S. has compared the questioning to a […]
UT: Jewish, Muslim Children Join in Song
Upset by killings in Mumbai last year and aware that innocent people were dying on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Alan Bachman set out to write a song about similarities. He wanted to express how two groups that have a long history of conflict are descended from the same ancestor. Months later, dozens of […]
GA: Scholar Surveys Islam in Atlanta, Finds Diversity
The diverse Muslim community in Atlanta reflects the spirit embodied by President Obama, that a new page of inclusiveness has been turned in American history, an Islamic scholar said during a recent GlobalAtlanta interview. The Georgia capital was the 50th out of 60 cities Akbar Ahmed is visiting as part of his “Journey Into America,” […]
Canada: Radio Station Chastised for Anti-Muslim Comments
A veteran open-line radio host in Ottawa contravened Canadian broadcasting standards when he made “abusive and discriminatory” remarks against Muslims, the national broadcast watchdog ruled Friday. According to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, Lowell Green launched an “uninformed and unfair” attack when he told his CFRA audience in early December that the majority of Muslims […]
CAIR-CA: Bank ‘No Hats’ Policy May Be Illegal
An Islamic civic rights group has asked the Department of Justice to investigate whether Navy FCU violated a Muslim woman’s civil rights when it denied her service because she was wearing a religiously-mandated head scarf, or hijab. The woman claims she was denied service at a Navy Fed’s branch, despite telling CU officials that she […]
U.S. Muslim Investors Profit by Adhering to Faith
As credit markets have imploded, triggering a global economic crisis, Islamically correct investors have seen a change of fortune: The conservative principles this small group of devout Muslims clung to during the economic heyday has insulated them from the worst of the past year’s suffering. Their renunciation of the interest-based economy kept them away from […]