Obama Wants to ‘Reboot America’s Image’ among Muslims
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama says he will try to “reboot America’s image” among the world’s Muslims and will follow tradition by using his entire name — Barack Hussein Obama — in his swearing-in ceremony. (MORE)
Obama Plans to Reach Out to Muslim world (Chicago Trib)
Barack Obama says his presidency is an opportunity for the U.S. to renovate its relations with the Muslim world, starting the day of his inauguration and continuing with a speech he plans to deliver in an Islamic capital. (MORE)
CAIR: U.S. Muslims Hope Obama Will Encourage Tolerance
What do American Muslims expect from President-elect Barack Obama? What can they do to help redefine their role in U.S. society? Those questions topped the agenda at the recent annual meeting of the private Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR, in Washington D.C., attended by more than 700 Muslim-American activists from across the country. […]
Laptop Searches at Border Might Get Restricted
Mohamed Shommo, an engineer for Cisco Systems Inc., travels overseas several times a year for work, so he is accustomed to opening his bags for border inspections upon returning to the U.S. But in recent years, these inspections have gone much deeper than his luggage. Border agents have scrutinized family pictures on Shommo’s digital camera, […]
Letters: Cal Thomas’ Ignorance Sows Fear, Hatred
Column about Mumbai sows seeds of fear, hatred Cal Thomas’ column about the Mumbai attacks (Dec. 3) reads like an agenda item from a typical terrorist playbook: Create havoc, turn neighbors against neighbors, sow fear and suspicion among races and religions and then sit back and watch all hell break loose. Terrorists come in all […]
CAIR: Say ‘Eid Mubarak’ Today (and Ignore Bill O’Reilly)
While Fox TV host Bill O’Reilly insists everyone say Merry Christmas to everyone this month, today calls for a different greeting for millions of Americans. This is the day Muslims mark the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the Hajj.After morning prayers, Muslims will hold Eid ul Adha (Festival of the Sacrifice) celebrations at […]
Hajj Makes Muslims More Tolerant, Study Suggests (CNN)
(CNN) — The pilgrimage that brings more than 2 million Muslims to Mecca every year tends to make them more religiously observant and also more tolerant, a huge study of Pakistani pilgrims suggests. Muslims who undertake the hajj “return with more positive views towards people from other countries,” are more likely to say “that people […]
CAIR: Ex-Marine Sues to Display Anti-Islamic Decals
The ex-Marine’s car left little doubt that he despised Islam and equated it with terrorism.“ISLAM = TERRORISM” read one decal. Another showed a cartoon boy urinating on a man wearing a turban. Two featured a stop symbol over “The KORAN” and another over the star and crescent symbol. Yet another said disgrace my flag and […]
CAIR-OH: Muslim Holiday Honors Abraham’s Faith (Dispatch)
Tens of thousands of central Ohio Muslims will honor the sacrifice of Abraham, who was asked to give up his son, in one of the biggest holidays on the Islamic calendar.As many as 10,000 worshippers are expected at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center in Hilliard on Monday for Eid al-Adha.Muslims believe that God asked Abraham […]
Wearing Religious Attire in the Workplace: It’s Your Right!
If your employer ever tells you that you can’t wear religious attire at work, tell him or her about Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects people of all religious beliefs and requires employers to provide “reasonable accommodation” to allow employees to practice their religion. Take, for example, the case of […]