CAIR-OH: FBI Investigates Whether Muslim Man’s Shooting Was a Hate Crime
A family from Uzbekistan is trying to figure out why their husband and father was shot Friday night as he tried to buy gasoline in the same neighborhood where they run a small carryout restaurant. Fazliddin Yakubov remained in critical condition Tuesday at MetroHealth Medical Center after he was shot three times in the stomach […]
CAIR-IL: Obama’s Apology Lessens Snub from Muslim Shunning
Maybe I’m hyper-jaded or have been in this business too long.But when I learned some of Barack Obama’s volunteers kept Muslim women in “hijab” or the traditional Islamic head scarf from sitting behind the Democratic presidential candidate at a campaign rally last week, my irritation was laced with a yawn.American Muslims have gotten used to […]
NY: Muslim Voters Detect a Snub from Obama
As Senator Barack Obama courted voters in Iowa last December, Representative Keith Ellison, the country’s first Muslim congressman, stepped forward eagerly to help. Mr. Ellison believed that Mr. Obama’s message of unity resonated deeply with American Muslims. He volunteered to speak on Mr. Obama’s behalf at a mosque in Cedar Rapids, one of the nation’s […]
DC: Terror Strike Would Help McCain, Top Adviser Says
A top adviser to Sen. John McCain said that a terrorist attack in the United States would be a political benefit to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, a comment that was immediately disputed by the candidate and denounced by his Democratic rival. Charles R. Black Jr., one of McCain’s most senior political advisers, said in […]
CAIR-OH: Screening of the ‘Prince Among Slaves’
There will be a screening of the documentary “Prince Among Slaves,” a story about Abdul Rahman, a prince who was a slave in the 18th century. Panelists will be on hand to discuss the movie, race relations and Juneteenth, the celebration that commemorates the end of slavery. Where: Tower City Cinemas, 230 W. Huron Road, […]
CAIR-MI: Most Open to Other Religious Interpretations
Most Americans think their faith is not the only way to salvation and that there are different interpretations of their religious beliefs. But they also want their traditions to remain unchanged, according to a national study of religion released Monday. According to U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public […]
PA: Visitors Marvel at Mosque Renovations
With her shoes off in the recently renovated prayer hall at the Schuylkill County Islamic Society mosque Sunday afternoon, borough resident Georgette Roberts got the opportunity to observe society members in prayer. “We have never been in here. It’s gorgeous. I love the simplicity. I love how they taught us all about the prayers,” said […]
DC: Court Rules in Favor of Chinese Muslim Held at Gitmo
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a Chinese Muslim held by the U.S. military was improperly labeled an “enemy combatant” by the Pentagon. It’s the first time a Guantanamo Bay detainee has been given an opportunity in a civilian court to try to secure his release. The decision throws into serious doubt the underlying […]
Controversy Closes ‘Anti-Israel’ Show at Museum
Maps and artwork that present competing views of the struggles in the Middle East have proved too provocative for Chicago’s only Jewish museum. Under intense pressure from angry Jewish patrons, the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies on Friday abruptly closed the controversial “Imaginary Coordinates” exhibition, which explored Israeli and Palestinian concepts of homeland and how […]
Houses of Worship Cleansing and Healing
When Imam Wahid Khan of Des Moines first heard that the Mother Mosque of America, the oldest mosque in North America, was destroyed by floodwaters last week, he feared the worst. “I was really, really very sad,” said Khan, who was married in the mosque in 1966 when he and his wife were students at […]