CAIR: Muslim, Arab Actors Seek Roles that Combat Stereotypes
A few years ago, when Ahmed Ahmed was a young Egyptian-American actor struggling to make a name for himself in Los Angeles, he asked his agent if she could get him a part – any part – that didn’t involve him playing the same old stereotypical bad Arab.She told him that if he didn’t change […]
CAIR-MI: Obama, McCain Should Condemn Islamophobia
Now that Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama have become the presumptive presidential nominees for the Republicans and Democrats, they should address how all bigotry, including Islamophobia, hurts America. The need to address this issue is urgent given the spike in anti-Muslim rhetoric and fear-mongering during the presidential campaign. Former GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee […]
CAIR-OH: Police Make Arrest in Gas Station Shooting
Cleveland Police announced they made an arrest in the shooting of a local man while he was pumping gas.William “Happy” Neal was arrested on Thursday, July 3 for the June 20 shooting of Fazliddin Yakubov at the Superior Certified gas station located at 7608 Superior.Police say the release of surveillance video of the shooting at […]
CAIR-OH: Arrest in Shooting of Uzbek Immigrant
A security camera has led to an arrest in the service-station shooting of a Muslim from Uzbekistan, police said Monday.William J. Neal, 18, of Cleveland, was charged with felonious assault in the June 20 attack on immigrant Fazliddin Yakubov, 49. The attack was investigated as a possible hate crime, but police don’t have enough evidence […]
CA: Employer Settles Headscarf Lawsuit
A lawsuit against a Fairfield jeweler alleging that it discriminated against an employee for wearing a head scarf has been settled. Shereen Attia of Fairfield filed suit in July 2007 against Whitehall Jewelers. Attia was employed by Whitehall in 2004 and laid off in April 2006, according the suit. After she was laid off, she […]
CAIR: Saudi King to Lead Rare Interfaith Talks in Spain
In a first for a Saudi Arabian leader, King Abdullah will convene a conference in Madrid as part of a Saudi outreach to defuse interfaith tensions, improve Islam’s image, and restore respect for religious values.King Abdullah’s initiative – a three-day meeting starting July 16 that will include Muslim, Christian, and Jewish clerics, as well as […]
Video: Muslim Free Clinic Serves MD Uninsured
A free clinic in Maryland started by Muslim doctors is staffed entirely by volunteer doctors and other staff and serves more than 6,000 uninsured patients of all faiths per year. The clinic is housed on the property of the Muslim Community Center of Silver Spring. The clinic was recently profiled in a feature on PBS’s […]
CAIR: Both Sides Adamant in Mosque Dispute
Abdus Salam has lived in Wallingford for 22 years. To attend prayer services on Fridays, he travels either to the mosque at the Islamic Association of Greater Hartford, in Berlin, or to the Islamic Center of Hamden. It would mean a great deal to him to attend prayer services in his hometown, he said, and […]
CAIR: FBI Terrorism Profiling Proposal ‘Un-American’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) [advocacy website] Thursday blasted a proposed plan that would allow Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents to consider a person’s race, religion, or ethnicity in deciding whether to open a terrorism investigation. CAIR decried the plan as “unconstitutional and un-American,” saying that it could allow security agents to target […]
CAIR-FL: Obama Website Riles Muslims
Vanessa Alikhan was at a Democratic ”unity party” when she overheard another guest indignantly refute the rumor that Barack Obama is Muslim, as if it were a racial slur. She later recounted the conversation to a friend.”She told me that this is politics and that I should just deal with it,” said Alikhan, a Fort […]