AL: Islam Critic and Evangelist Author Charged with Arson
Anis Shorrosh, a Palestinian Arab and author of Christian evangelist books critical of Islam, was arrested early Wednesday morning and accused of attempting to set fire to a plastic recycling bin at the Loma Alta Towers where he lives. The condo’s residents were evacuated when smoke from the smoldering blue plastic container set off alarms […]
Daniel Pipes v. Religious Tolerance
In recent years, conservative researcher and commentator Daniel Pipes has become a spokesman for fear of Islam. One of his most damaging efforts is chronicled in Andrea Elliott’s recent New York Times article, “Critics Cost Muslim Educator Her Dream School.” The piece describes the campaign that prevented Arab-American educator Debbie Almontaser from realizing her vision […]
‘Hatemonger’ Daniel Pipes: Forget Rev. Wright, Obama is a Muslim!
I guess the Wright story is passe. Daniel Pipes, the one-time academic and now full-time race warrior, is back to proving that Barack Obama is a Muslim. If only Barack had just said so. If he’s a Muslim, he obviously has no serious involvement with a Christian cleric who is, like so many Christians, really […]
CAIR-CT: Muslims, Jews Challenge Hate Crimes
Hate crimes do not just affect victims. They are message crimes, designed to intimidate a community of people.That is evidenced by the rate of hospitalization, said Robert Trestan, which is four times greater in a hate crime compared to other crimes.Trestan, Eastern States Civil Rights counsel with the Anti-Defamation League, came to the Groton Senior […]
CAIR-LA: Muslims Join Japanese-Americans to Remember Manzanar
For 120,000 Japanese-Americans forced to leave their homes, their businesses and their lives in the wake of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II, it is evident there are some painful memories which linger to this day.That said, it was also very clear from comments related during this past weekend’s […]
CAIR: Prayer Day Spurs Complaints of Evangelical Co-Option
Christian overtones will define public prayer events today in Buffalo and other local communities observing the National Day of Prayer — despite concerns from some groups that evangelicals have co-opted the day to the exclusion of other faiths.Jews on First and the Council on American-Islamic Relations are among the groups urging a more inclusive prayer […]
CAIR: Critics Say Day of Prayer ‘Hijacked’
Across America today, millions of people at thousands of venues, from churches to municipal buildings, will bow their heads in honor of the National Day of Prayer, billed since its inception 57 years ago as a spiritual gathering for people of all faiths.This year, however, the day of prayer dawns amid controversy over just how […]
CAIR: Muslim Team to Take Part in D.C. ‘Race for the Cure’
On Saturday, June 7, a team of Muslims sponsored by a prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group will help raise breast cancer awareness by taking part in the Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure (see also Council on American-Islamic Relations). The Muslim team, sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, will […]
Letter: Stop Persecuting Al-Arian
I write to urge the Times to use its influence – in print and otherwise – to request federal government officials to end the persecution and inhumane treatment of Dr. Sami Al-Arian, the former USF professor found by a jury of peers to be not guilty on eight terrorism charges. Furthermore, I urge you to […]
VA: Sami Al-Arian Ends Hunger Strike
Supporters of a former university professor who pleaded guilty to conspiring to aid terrorists say he has ended his hunger strike in a southeast Virginia jail. Sami al-Arian has suspended his fast Tuesday after 57 days. (MORE)