DC: Ninth International Kashmir Conference
Association of Humanitarian Lawyers & Kashmiri American Council/Kashmir Center Announces the Ninth International Kashmir Conference – “Peace Process in South Asia: Resolving Kashmir Dispute” WHEN: Thursday, July 31st & Friday, August 1st 2008 Registration on Thursday begins at 8.00 a.m. WHERE: Capitol Hill, Rayburn House Office Building, Room # B 338 (Independence Ave & New […]
KS: Iraqi U.S. Army Soldier Fights for Citizenship
His voice sounded flat, worn down as he talked on the phone from his Army barracks at Fort Riley, Kan. He is tired of waiting to become a U.S. citizen. Julian Polous was born in Mosul, Iraq, graduated from college and learned to speak four languages. But he fled Saddam Hussein’s army and found asylum […]
CAIR-IL: Ellison Urges Muslim Youth to Participate in Democracy
Twenty-five young men and women attended the second annual Young Muslim-American Leaders Summit-D.C., an event organized by the Muslim Public Affairs Council, or M-PAC. The private, Washington-based public service group has been working for the past quarter century to help American Muslims become active in their local communities and more involved in shaping national policies.Salam […]
Muslims Decry Laptop Searches at Border
Jawad Khaki, a corporate executive from Sammamish, was returning home from a business trip to Ireland and Germany last year when a customs agent at the airport asked him to turn on his cellphone. He already had told the agent in detail where he had traveled and why, so when the agent began looking over […]
CAIR-MI: Rep Fights Ban on Terms that Describe Terrorists
The Bush administration advises officials to avoid the use of certain words when describing terrorism, saying the terms are inappropriate and counter-productive. But four members of the Michigan congressional delegation want to ban federal funds for initiatives that prohibit the use of the words, like “jihadist” and “Islamist.”Muslims have long considered the words slurs. The […]
CAIR-AZ: Trip Aimed to Bond Christian, Islamic Communities
An Arizona legislator’s trip abroad next month is designed to strengthen cultural bonds that may help the lawmaker better represent the diverse base of residents living in the Yuma area.District 24 Rep. Theresa Ulmer, D-Yuma, will leave for Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug. 4 for a 10-day tour to broaden her understanding of the Islamic world […]
MS: Radio Stations, Advertisers Drop Savage Program
A group of seven Mississippi talk radio stations owned by Telesouth Communications has dropped Michael Savage’s nationally syndicated radio program over comments the host made last week suggesting that nearly every child with autism was “a brat” of inattentive parents. “Michael Savage’s comments about autistic children were beyond inexcusable and are unacceptable,” the station group […]
WV: Muslim Families Forced to Buy Imported Meat
CABELL COUNTY — Most of us are familiar with saying a blessing before we eat, however, West Virginia’s Department of Agriculture wants to get the word out to farmers and meat processing centers that there’s an untapped market of Muslims who need help before dinner is even served. West Virginia’s Muslim population continues to increase […]
DC: Lieberman Talks to Hagee’s Group
Ignoring critics, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman addressed a meeting of the group Christians United for Israel on Tuesday night in Washington. The group is run by the Rev. John C. Hagee, a pastor who was repudiated by Senator John McCain in May after earlier incendiary remarks surfaced. Mr. Lieberman is a prominent surrogate for Mr. […]
Firms Offer Muslims Alternatives to Mortgages
Khalid Aqbal’s new condo sits in one corner of a quiet leafy square in a northern Virginia suburb. He’s 62, and it’s the first home he’s bought in the U.S. since moving here from Canada. Some of his neighbors’ homes are in foreclosure, but Aqbal isn’t worried because he didn’t take out a high-risk loan. […]