CAIR-TX: Rally in Dallas Protests Israeli Attacks on Gaza
Hundreds of protesters chanting “Free Palestine” gathered in downtown Dallas on Tuesday to demand an end to what they called terrorism against Gaza.A spokesman for a local Jewish organization denounced the protesters’ claims of terrorism and defended Israel’s recent strikes as a defensive measure against Hamas, which the U.S. has designated a terrorist organization.In a […]
Haaretz: Israel ‘Unilaterally Violated’ Ceasefire
As of yesterday, politicians and the public at large have been enthralled by a new prospect: that of a wide-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip. Such a prospect answers all their heart’s secret wishes: Avenging the rocket fire by Gazan militants, reclaiming Israel’s prestige, delivering a fatal blow to Hamas, providing payback for Israel’s […]
CAIR: Muslim’s Scarf Leads to Arrest at Courthouse (AJC)
A Douglasville woman was jailed Tuesday after a judge found her in contempt of court for refusing to remove her hijab, the head covering worn by Muslim women.Lisa Valentine, also known by her Islamic name, Miedah, 40, was arrested at the Douglasville Municipal Court for violating a court policy of no headgear, said Chris Womack, […]
CAIR-FL: Muslims Use Bus Ads to Counter ‘Obsession’ DVD Campaign
Remember when a copy of the DVD Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West — a film decried as Christian propaganda that seems to suggest Islam leads to terrorism — was included in a Sunday Herald? And we ripped the daily a new one for not initially explaining the controversial inclusion — and then later […]
CAIR: Hotline Set Up for Reporting Profiling
A coalition of community and civil right groups announced today the establishment of a telephone hotline and Internet address for quick reporting of any incidents of suspected profiling at the U.S.-Canadian border. The groups, led by the American Civil Liberties Union-Michigan, citied the continual difficulty some Muslims and people of Arab and South Asian descent […]
CAIR-MI: New Hotline for Profiling at the Border
It’s a new effort to help those who have been racially profiled at border crossings. The American Civil Liberties Union says the FBI has implemented new guidelines that will allow agents to profile individuals for searches based on race and ethnicity at borders across the United States. The Detroit branch of the NAACP, ACCESS, CAIR […]
Video: CAIR-MI Rep at Border Profiling News Conference
View the video here.The ACLU of Michigan now has a hotline travelers can call to report racial profiling at international border crossings. My TV 20’s Jorge Avellan has more.Dawud Wallid (CAIR-MI):“Mothers being handcuffed in front of their children in question for undue periods of time and then federal authorities coming to the persons home, even […]
NY Columnist Says Kill ‘Innocent’ Muslims
Moreover, the only way to deal with Islamic terrorists is the same way in which they deal with their victims. Muslims believe in the literal interpretation of the Biblical doctrine of an eye for an eye, and they do not have respect for anything perceived as a lesser standard of justice. They killed our innocents, […]
TN: Members of Mosque Destroyed by Arson Start Anew
Ten months after a Maury County mosque was destroyed in a hate crime, members have a new building to worship in. For days after the mosque was defamed and set ablaze, Daoud Abudiab and other members picked through the charred rubble, hoping to save what few items were still recognizable. “Unfortunately, we were not able […]
CAIR-LA: Protests Over Museum on Muslim Cemetery Spread
For years, the Simon Wiesenthal Center faced protests and lawsuits over its plans to build a Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. The legal challenges, which had halted construction, faded last month after Israel’s Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in favor of the project. But the protests against the Los Angeles-based human rights organization continue. […]