CAIR-IL: Muslims Angered by E-mail Forwarded by Twp. Assessor
Frankfort Township Assessor Paul Ruff has been asked to apologize to the local Muslim community after he circulated an e-mail with anti-Islamic sentiments, officials said.Ruff had forwarded the e-mail, which, officials said, claims to be quoting an Australian official but whose origins are unknown.A copy of the e-mail was not available Wednesday. But Ahmed Rehab, […]
CAIR: The Madrid Conference: Another Viewpoint
THE Madrid Conference on Dialogue was attended by around 300 eminent personalities and representatives from among the followers of the three revealed religions, Islam, Christianity and Judaism, as well as by representatives of Oriental philosophies, cultures and civilizations. Among the attendees were the Secretary General of the World Jewish Congress Michael Schneider and Cardinal Jean-Louis […]
IL: Muslim Charities Urged to Get Accreditation
Muslim charities across the nation are being urged to seek accreditation from the Better Business Bureau to help lift suspicions about their activities and wariness among potential donors. The BBB’s Wise Giving Alliance and Muslim Advocates, a San Francisco-based legal advocacy and educational organization, announced Wednesday an initiative aimed at restoring or bolstering trust in […]
NY: Ad Campaign Promoting Islam to Roll Out in NY Subways
Advertisements promoting Islam will be placed in New York City subway cars for one month beginning in September. Victoria Cavaliere reports from VOA’s New York Bureau that the organizers of the ad campaign say they hope the ads will clarify some misunderstandings about the Muslim religion. The subway ad campaign, sponsored by the Islamic Circle […]
NY: New Twist in Terror Case
The lawyer for a Pakistani woman charged with trying to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan said her client had been mistreated while held overseas and in the United States. Attorney Elizabeth Fink used the word “torture” to describe what she believed Aafia Siddiqui, 36, arrested last month after a shooting incident in Afghanistan, went through […]
Court: Saudi Arabia Not Liable in 9/11 Attacks
A federal appeals court today rejected lawsuits by victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks against Saudi Arabia and senior members of the Saudi royal family, alleging that they helped foster al-Qaeda and other Islamist terrorist groups. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, ruling in Manhattan, said Saudi Arabia and members of […]
Build It and They Will Learn
Drive down Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai’s main thoroughfare, and you’ll pass the world’s only seven-star hotel, its tallest building and its largest man-made resort island. But head off into the desert and you’ll hit a modest-looking set of office buildings and construction cranes that promise to be just as superlative. This is the site of […]
CAIR-AZ: Young Authors to Discuss Muslim Teens in America
What is it like growing up Muslim in America? That is what brother and sister Imran and Yasmine Hafiz, along with their mother, Dilara Hafiz, try to address in their book, The American Muslim Teenager’s Handbook. The young authors sent out surveys to more than 40 Islamic schools across the United States and incorporated the […]
IL: Religious Leaders Angered by Anti-Muslim Comments
Religious leaders of all faiths came together Tuesday night at a Frankfort mosque to condemn anti-Muslim sentiments expressed by Frankfort Township Assessor Paul Ruff in a June e-mail to several members of the community. “We have an elephant in this room, in this community. We need to identify the elephant and try to understand where […]
IL: Meeting Held Following Reported Anti-Muslim E-Mail
FRANKFORT (WLS) — An anti-Muslim e-mail was at the center of an interfaith meeting Tuesday night at a southwest suburban mosque. The American Islamic Association of Frankfort invited members of churches and synagogues and the man they say sent the e-mail, Frankfort Township Assessor Paul Ruff, to attend. The group says Ruff sent the e-mail […]