NY: Rabbis, Imams Tape Tolerance Ad
Marc Schneier, 3 years old and not yet a rabbi, had a knack for getting the attention of adults. Skip to next paragraph The story is told that he liked to wander. One night he was nowhere to be found in the synagogue during Yom Kippur services. His frantic mother searched. His stern father, who […]
CAIR: Muslims Eager to Hear What Pope Has to Say
The new pope could hardly have gotten off to a rockier start with the Muslim world.It was September 2006. Regensburg, Germany. Pope Benedict XVI was giving a speech about the need for balance between faith and reason, a talk that would likely have attracted little worldwide attention.But the pope slipped in a quotation from a […]
CAIR: West Point Cadets Visit New Jersey Mosque
On a recent sunny afternoon at St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church, priests wearing black hats and robes sat beside city police and West Point cadets in gray uniforms.They shared a mix of American and Middle-Eastern dishes – salad, pasta, farick, koshary and falafel – as they discussed an earlier lecture on the […]
CAIR-CT: Hate Crime Forum Aims to Involve All
Following reports of nooses being left as symbols of hate around the state and nation, Connecticut librarians were challenged to begin a dialogue about hate crimes.Betty Anne Reiter, head of adult services for the Groton Public Library said a librarian from Wilton had done just that, launching “Operation Respect” after authorities discovered racist and homophobic […]
CA: Muslim Health Clinic Wins Group’s Praise
A free Muslim-operated health-care clinic here has been recognized for bridging the health-care gap. The nonprofit Institute for Social Policy and Understanding chose Al-Shifa Clinic at 2034 Mallory St. as one of 10 clinics in four United States cities with a large Muslim-American population that are making a difference. Al-Shifa, which means “the healing” in […]
MI: Bank Expands Muslim Lending Unit
University Bank of Ann Arbor launched rent-to-own commercial financing this year as part of its growing Muslim lending platform, with plans to lend up to $1.3 million for a commercial project. “We expect that we will have a lot of businesses interested in the commercial side,” said Amjad Quadri, assistant vice president of development and […]
MA: Harvard Gym Controversy Not About Religion
I was all geared up to write a column fulminating against Harvard for setting up women-only hours in one of its gyms because apparently some Muslim women students felt more comfortable exercising away from the eyes of men. Kowtowing to religion! Validating Islam’s obsession with female–and only female–modesty! Denial of equal gym time to men! […]
DC: Refusal to Veil Religious Freedom in U.S.
My English friends and Dutch cousins are smart, contemporary, educated and enlightened. But over the last few years, whenever we’ve discussed the differences between how Europe and the U.S. have handled Islamic women’s veiling, I’m always somewhat shocked at how, uniformly, my enlightened “Euros” are passionately biased against the veil, saying that they wish Muslim […]
MA: Muslims Enrich World Through Science
As we reflect upon the theme of Islamic Awareness week “Muslim Contributions across the Globe, “ it is striking to read article titles from Nature such as “Oil Rich, Science Poor” and “The Data Gap,” which actually detail the scientific deficit in the Muslim world today. The foremost Muslim scientist of the twentieth century, noble […]
PA: Muslim Student Association Speaks Up for Inclusion
Penn State’s Muslim Student Association has spoken out to set the record straight in the wake of a recent New York Times article that says Muslim student organizations are not inclusive of students who don’t uphold Islamic traditions. In efforts to dispel these reported actions of Muslims students, the Penn State Muslim Student Association (MSA) […]