CAIR-MO Rep Discusses Being Muslim St. Louis
According to data released by the Pew Research Center last September, 58% of Americans know little or nothing about the practices of Islam, a percentage that has changed very little since 2001.When I met with Melissa Matos, director of the St. Louis chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a civil rights advocacy group for […]
CAIR: Jimmy Carter to Meet with Hamas Leader in Syria
Former President Jimmy Carter is reportedly preparing an unprecedented meeting with the leader of Hamas, an organization that the U.S. government considers one of the leading terrorist threats in the world.The Arabic-language newspaper Al-Hayat reported Tuesday that Carter was planning a trip to Syria for mid-April, during which he would meet with Khaled Meshal, the […]
CAIR: NC County Gives Little in Deal with Punished Teacher
A former Enloe High School teacher who sued after he was punished for inviting an anti-Islamic speaker to school will not receive any money nor have his personnel record cleared as part of a tentative settlement with the Wake County school system.Under the agreement, released by the school board Tuesday, Robert Escamilla will drop his […]
Video: DC-Area Muslims to Meet with Pope
When Pope Benedict visits DC next week, his trip will, no doubt, be closely watched by the Catholic faithful. But the Pope’s reach, stretches well beyond the confines of the church. Newschannel 8’s Jackie Congedo explores the pontiff’s connection to leaders and practitioners of all faiths. Farhanahz Ellis of the Islamic Adams Center in Fairfax […]
NJ: Speaker Connects Christ to Islam
Hisham Mahmoud began his lecture yesterday with a long incantation in Arabic. “You guys are all under my enchanted spell,” Mahmoud, a lecturer in Near Eastern studies, then said to the audience in McCormick 101. Rather than a spell, what he had said was a prayer for courage used by Moses. Mahmoud said he would […]
CO: MSA Dispels Stereotypes about Islam
The Muslim Student Association set up an information table in the Lory Student Center Tuesday to give students a forum to ask questions about the female Islamic experience, which MSA leaders say is largely misrepresented in the media. This booth focused on discouraging common stereotypes involving Muslim women, including oppression and being forced to stay […]
UT: Host Families Needed for Muslim Exchange Students
Volunteer host families are needed for several Muslim high school students that have been awarded scholarships to study in the U.S. Utah’s International coordinator for student exchange, Jo Carmiol says the students are selected with an objective in mind. The main goal of course is to improve relations and there are actual organizers in these […]
NY: Being American and Muslim
It was evening rush hour in New York City. 42nd St. was packed, and I was hoping I would make the bus. His voice came out of the crowd. “Take that rag off!” Huh? In my four months of working in New York, that was a first. Actually, that was a first in the seven […]
CAIR: Activists Want Screeners on Camera
Religious, minority and civil rights activists are asking Homeland Security officials to screen their own airport screeners using video cameras to check whether passengers are being subjected to bias or profiling.“We believe such controls are critical to ensuring that our nation’s [screeners] are focused squarely on security threats and not distracted by any personal bias,” […]
CAIR: Teacher, Schools Reach Agreement
A tentative agreement was reached Monday between the Wake County school system and a former Enloe High School teacher who sued after he was punished for inviting an anti-Islamic speaker to talk with his students.Social studies teacher Robert Escamilla and his attorney, Billy Strickland, said they couldn’t disclose the terms of the deal until July […]