CAIR-CAN: ‘See Through’ Security Scanner Sets Off Alarms
A new airport security scanner that can “see” through clothing is an “egregious” breach of privacy, says a civil rights advocate.A “millimetre wave” scanner that uses harmless radio waves to capture what look like naked images of travellers is being tested in a pilot project at Kelowna International Airport beginning this week, the first time […]
CAIR: Oil Prices, Market Regulation and the 2008 Elections
On June 6, 2008 crude oil futures surged to an all-time high of $139.12 per barrel, a doubling of price in the past 12 months. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson rightly suggested that the increasing price of oil is “a real burden on American consumers.” The surge in oil prices is also threatening millions of […]
MA: Head Scarves and Hate
I wear a head scarf. When I read the story about Sen. Barack Obama’s volunteers telling two Muslim women they couldn’t sit where they would be on camera (“A little trouble with the image,” Pruden on Politics, Nation, Friday), I was not surprised at all. As I sat examining the news in a coffee shop […]
Video: Cleanup at the Cedar Rapids Mother Mosque
Volunteer crews lent a hand Saturday to clean up flood damage at the Mother Mosque in northwest Cedar Rapids. Numerous books and artifacts at the mosque were destroyed when the Cedar River left its banks earlier this month. The Cedar Rapids center is the oldest mosque in the United States.
MI: Arab Americans Shift Political Ties
Until a few years ago, N. Peter Antone was a loyal Republican. The Iraqi Catholic immigrant from West Bloomfield admired Ronald Reagan’s sunny optimism, shared the GOP’s views on abortion and family values, and donated at least $400 every year to the Republican Party. But, Antone, 56, has switched sides, donating his money and time […]
Muslim-American Magazines Explore Identity
They are not headlines one sees at the grocery store checkout. “A Jihad for Love” or “There’s Something About Rumi.” Flipping through the May edition of the glossy magazine, one also finds features about a graffiti artist; Nobel Prize winners; calligraphy in the Digital Age; and the usual magazine fare of recipes, travel tips, and […]
Survey Shows U.S. Religious Tolerance
Although a majority of Americans say religion is very important to them, nearly three-quarters of them say they believe that many faiths besides their own can lead to salvation, according to a survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. The report, titled U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, reveals a broad trend toward tolerance […]
Obama Walks a Fine Line with Muslims
It is inaccurate to call Barack Obama a Muslim. Is it a slur? The Obama campaign suggests it is. A new campaign Web site designed to air and rebut potentially damaging Internet rumors reads in one part: “Smear: Barack Obama is a Muslim… Truth: Sen. Obama has never been a Muslim, was not raised as […]
Muslim Americans Rich in Diversity
As a professor of sociology who studies U.S. Muslim assimilation patterns, I have analyzed numerous nationwide polls of American Muslims on a variety of topics. U.S. Muslims are a diverse, well-informed group; in fact, they are the most ethnically diverse Muslim population in the world. They come from more than 80 countries on four continents. […]
Muslim Community on the Rise in South Dakota
South Dakota is one of only two states in the country with just one mosque. The Muslim community is growing in Sioux Falls, but members say they feel isolated from their neighbors and from Muslims elsewhere around the country. (LISTEN HERE)