OH: Muslims Looking to Build Political Clout
The 30,000 Muslims who will meet in Columbus this weekend will learn about the issues of the upcoming presidential election and how to get more involved in politics. A highlight of the 45th annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America is expected to be the appearance of Democratic Reps. Keith Ellison and Andre […]
Video: The Muslim Republican Backing Obama
The American Muslim Democratic Caucus has held its first Convention meeting to increase involvement of Muslim-Americans in politics. One traditionally Republican Muslim tells Al Jazeera how he’s helping Obama. Click here to watch the video.
CO: Muslims Find Welcome at Democrats’ Party
Muslim leaders here say the Democratic National Committee is welcoming their rising profile in the party, even as Democrats’ presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, battles false rumors that he is Muslim. As the Democratic National Convention draws to a close tonight with Obama’s official acceptance of the nomination, faith has assumed a new prominence in […]
CAIR-NJ: Summer Extends Hours of Ramadan Fast
Fasting from sunrise to sunset for 30 days, as Muslims begin doing early next week to mark the Islamic month of Ramadan, is never easy. But some years are harder than others.That’s because Islam’s lunar calendar guarantees that, over a 33-year cycle, Ramadan will occur in winter, spring, summer and fall. The holy month, which […]
DE: County Sponsors Lecture Series about Muslims
The public is invited to attend “Let’s Talk About It,” a lecture series sponsored by New Castle County that kicks off at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Woodlawn Library. The series will focus on being Muslim in Delaware and will feature speakers from the diverse, local Muslim community. County officials said the goal of the […]
CAIR-AZ: Airport Approves Uniform for Muslim Workers
Who wears the pants at Sky Harbor airport?Not 30 Somali women who fought for the right to wear skirts on the job, and won.The Muslim women balked at a planned policy change by their employer, GCA Services, (that’s GCA’s logo pictured above), that would have forced them to wear pants and a tucked-in shirt as […]
Obama Sets Islamic Visit as a Priority
If elected, Barack Obama will visit a major Islamic capital during the first 12 months of his presidency, as part of his strategy to more actively engage with the Middle East, his national security adviser, Greg Craig, revealed Wednesday. Mr Craig, who was senior adviser to secretary of state Madeleine Albright, and assistant to former […]
Poll: Muslims Positive About Globalization, Trade
CONTACT: Steven Kull of Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of Maryland, 202-232-7500 Contrary to the common assumption that Muslims view globalization as a threat to their society, a new poll of predominantly Muslim countries finds that globalization is generally viewed positively. The poll was conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org in six nations: Egypt, […]
PA: Philly Native Remains Detained in Yemen
A Philadelphia native who wanted to study Islam was yanked off a Yemeni bus with five other Americans last month and has been detained there since, according to authorities. LaToya Calloway-Gould, 34, of Reading, said that on July 30 the U.S. Embassy in Yemen notified her that her husband, Nasir Daymar Gould, 30, had been […]
Wash. Post: ‘Traitor’ Includes Stereotypes of Muslims
Once again there are terrorists in our midst, and once again they are Muslims, hiding in sleeper cells, posing as ordinary Americans, waiting to cause mayhem. Heroic action is needed. To save us from the terrorists? More pressingly, to save us from films such as “Traitor,” a long-winded thriller starring Don Cheadle as a conflicted […]