CAIR-Chicago: Theologian Writes Interfaith Dictionary
If you look up “theologian” in the dictionary, you might find a picture of Martin Forward.Forward is the executive director of the Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action at Aurora University, and a full-time truth-seeker. He teaches religion at AU, which generally means he helps his students ponder the big questions of life. Originally from […]
NY: Bell Supporters Want Federal Charges Against Cops
With calls to shut down the city, hundreds of demonstrators launched the start of what could be a long series of protests following the acquittal of three New York City Detectives in the shooting death of Sean Bell. “What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now,” protesters chanted at a rally held […]
CAIR: National Day of Prayer Taking Hits from Critics
Coordinators of this Thursday’s National Day of Prayer are taking hits from both sides.Jews on First and the Council on American Islamic Relations accuse the National Day of Prayer Task Force of turning the day into an evangelical event that excludes others. The Jewish and Muslim groups are calling for alternative gatherings that are more […]
CAIR-CA: Pilgrimage to WWII Internment Camp
Every year, hundreds of people make the four-hour drive from downtown Los Angeles to the desolate, sun-scorched location of Manzanar, California, in order to pay tribute to the over 10,000 Japanese-Americans who were interned there during World War II.Since 1969, the Manzanar Committee has been organizing these annual pilgrimages, and this year’s program drew people […]
OR: Lawyers Fear Monitoring in Cases on Terrorism
Thomas Nelson, an Oregon lawyer, has lived in a state of perpetual jet lag for the last two years. Every few weeks, he boards a plane in Portland and flies to the Middle East to meet with a high-profile Saudi client who cannot enter the United States because he faces charges here of financing terrorism. […]
MI: American Muslims Pioneer a New Dating Game
It was an all-American college moment on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing: Tosif Khatri was laughing and chatting with two fellow students – both women – as they walked to a local cafe. But the buzz of Mr. Khatri’s cellphone popped the bubble. It was his cousin calling to invoke a bit […]
NJ: Muslim Cabbie Gets Medal for Returning $4M Violin
In the pre-dawn darkness, cabbie Mohamed Khalil drove away, unaware that his fares had not yet taken the third piece of their luggage from his minivan. He was also unaware that the case left on the seat contained a violin worth about $4 million, an irreplaceable 1723 Antonio Stradivari “Ex-Keisewetter” that was on loan to […]
IL: Legal Victory in Fight Over Terror List
For software exec Akif Rahman of Wheaton and Bridgeview filmmaker Oussama Jammal, international travel carries more than just the usual hassles. Rahman, who was born in Springfield, and Jammal, a U.S. citizen since 2001, have been stopped separately by U.S. authorities more than a dozen times. In one instance, Rahman says, he was shackled to […]
CA: Looking at People’s Phobia of Muslims
Does the fact that Barack Hussein Obama’s last name rhymes with that of the al Qaeda leader mean that he loves terrorists? Or how about that dangerous middle name? Should all women who wear head scarves be searched for weapons by airport security? Do we “know,” as some allege, what terrorists look like? The fear […]
NY Festival Showcases Films on Muslim World
Seven years after New York’s Tribeca neighborhood was shaken by the attacks on the city’s World Trade Center, the area has become a bazaar for movies about and from the Muslim world. The Tribeca Film Festival, started after the September 11 attacks in 2001 to try to rejuvenate lower Manhattan, has become the key destination […]