NY: Panel Tackles Stereotypes for Muslim Women
Although the four panelists at NYU’s Women, Islam and the Politics of Transformation event stressed the importance of breaking free from talking about Muslim women with regards to “the veil,” that particle article of clothing was the center of conversation at last night’s discussion panel. The panel included Noor Al-Qasimi, a research fellow at the […]
CA: Student Denounces Ad Regarding Muslim Students
Let me begin by stating I am a white, American-born, Catholic middle-class male who will not sign your petition, David Horowitz. And for several reasons despite agreeing genocide and unfounded violence are an evil. You have gotten me to hate you as much as you hate the Muslim Student Association. However, my hate is productive. […]
OH: Muslim Doctors to Open Clinic for Uninsured
Its mission is to help people. “That’s why we named it the mercy society. The Holy Quran says you should show mercy to all mankind,” said Ramzieh Azmeh, a member of a group of Muslim physicians who are opening a walk-in clinic Thursday, May 1. The Dayton Mercy Society, a nonprofit organization, is invested in […]
CAIR: Ousted NYC Arabic School Principal Speaks Out
Debbie Almontaser was forced to step down in August 2007 as the founding principal of the Khalil Gibran School, New York City’s first public school dedicated to the study of Arabic language and culture. Her resignation followed a rightwing campaign that painted her as an educator with a militant Islamic agenda. In a Democracy Now! […]
Israel Orders Demolition of 35 Homes in West Bank
Israel has ordered the demolition of 35 homes in a West Bank village for being built without permits, a lawyer said Tuesday. This followed Sunday’s rejection by the Israel’s Supreme Court of a petition by residents to prevent the demolition of the homes built since Israel captured the West Bank in 1967. The court ruled […]
Trial for Pro-Israel Lobbyists Slips
The trial of two pro-Israel lobbyists for trafficking in classified information is likely to be delayed until September or later, based on the schedule a federal court issued yesterday in an unusual mid-case appeal filed by prosecutors. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Richmond, Va., set dates through the end of July for […]
NM: Hateful Islam Commentary Lacks Supporting Evidence
This is in response to Mark D. Erasmus’s letter published in the Daily Lobo on April 18. First, it is incredibly disrespectful to use such hateful commentary during Islam Awareness Week. This is when Muslims are taking time to educate and inspire the uninformed in a peaceful, nonintrusive way. For someone who has no understanding […]
DC: Conference on Islamic Traditions of Nonviolence
TIME: May 5, 2008, 9 a.m. LOCATION: AU, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Butler Board Room, Butler Pavilion, Washington, D.C. CONTACT: Jon Hussey, 202-885-5935, hussey@american.edu (Media); 202-885-5950; PARTICIPANTS: Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana, assistant professor of peace and conflict resolution at American University; Qamar-ul Huda, senior program officer at the U.S. Institute of Peace; Zeki Saritoprak, Nursi chair in […]
Does Going to Mecca Make Muslims More Moderate?
Last December, more than 2 million Muslims from around the world converged on Saudi Arabia to participate in the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to the holy site of Mecca. The Hajjis spent a month performing religious rituals, mingling with Muslims from all walks of life, and, in some cases, taking part in communal chants of […]
IN: Rep. Carson Gets Help to Settle, Stay in Office
The bookshelves flanking Rep. Andre Carson’s desk haven’t been filled. His office walls are mostly bare. Some of his aides are on loan from other lawmakers. That’s not surprising, considering Carson had one day between winning the March 11 special election to fill the remaining term of his grandmother, Julia Carson, and casting his first […]