FOX News’ Sudden ‘Sensitivity’ to Muslims
Hannity & Colmes, the same FOX News program whose guest host said it’s rational for Americans to be suspicious of Muslims, who gave a friendly welcome to a guest who accused a Muslim Congressman of making the country more vulnerable to terrorism because he used a Koran for his ceremonial swearing in, and gave another […]
Bloomberg Criticizes ‘Whisper Campaign’ Around Obama
Injecting himself directly into the presidential campaign and speaking before one of its most crucial constituencies, Jewish voters, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Friday morning forcefully rejected what he called a “whisper campaign” in the Jewish community linking Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, to Islam. Mr. Bloomberg, who has been occasionally mentioned […]
CAIR: Muslim Groups Want off List of Co-Conspirators in ACLU Filing
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a request in Dallas federal court Wednesday to have two Muslim organizations removed from a list of unindicted co-conspirators compiled by prosecutors in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing case.Both the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) argue in court papers filed […]
CAIR: Controversy Often Surrounds Films with Religious Themes
Many Christian groups chose sermon series, training seminars and discussion groups over boycotts and mass protests to greet the 2006 screen version of Dan Brown’s best seller. Church leaders said the wildness of the book’s claims – that there has been a conspiracy over nearly two millennia to keep the secret that Jesus married Mary […]
PA: Comments on Muslims Misinterpreted, Legislator Says
A Pittsburgh-area lawmaker who made inflammatory comments from the House floor about how Muslims do not believe in Jesus Christ defended the remarks today and insisted that they were taken out of context. Nonetheless, Rep. Daryl Metcalfe’s comments continued to draw rebukes, including from Gov. Rendell and a leader of a national Muslim group at […]
PA: Metcalfe’s Remarks Draw More Fire
A Pittsburgh-area lawmaker’s inflammatory remarks about how Muslims do not believe in Jesus drew rebukes yesterday, including ones from Gov. Rendell and the head of a national Muslim group at the center of the controversy. State Rep. Darryl Metcalfe refused to apologize for the comments he made on the floor of the House on Wednesday […]
Muslim Calls Out Obama after Snub
They were attracted to his message of diversity and unity, but two Muslim women who went to Barack Obama’s rally at Joe Louis Arena on Monday went home feeling left out.They were barred from prime seats behind the stage because of their traditional Muslim head scarves, after campaign volunteers had invited their non-Muslim friends to […]
CAIR-TX: Inshallah, Texas Muslims Organize
Today, a variety of caucuses met at the Democratic state convention in Austin to discuss issues, strategy, and hear a little politicking from candidates up and down the ballot. You’ve got your Gun Owners Caucus and your Progressive Populist Caucus, Texas Stonewall Caucus and Motorcycle Caucus, Native American Caucus and Tejano Democrats Caucus. That’s the […]
CAIR-IL: Muslim Granted Citizenship After 6-Year Fight
Mohammed Reza Ghaffarpour believed his path to citizenship would be smooth after he aced his 2003 English and U.S. history exam and received a letter saying he was being recommended for approval. Instead, his case is a study in how concerns over terrorism are further weighing down a system already suffering from limited resources amid […]
Obama Workers Snub 2 Muslims
Hebba Aref was in the running to appear on the stage at a campaign event for Barack Obama the other day when a volunteer learned that Aref, a Muslim, would be wearing a head scarf.That’s when the invitation to appear behind the Democratic presidential candidate for the television cameras suddenly evaporated, with a volunteer for […]