CAIR-NY: Brooklyn Rally Denounces Hate Crimes
Many of the heavy hitters of Brooklyn politics, not to mention representatives of religious and ethnic organizations such as the Jewish Community Relations Council, Chabad Lubavitch and the Council on Islamic American Relations, came to Borough Hall Thursday for a rally against hate crimes.The rally was initially organized by Mohammed Ravzi, co-founder of We Are […]
McCain Supporter Holds Extremist Views on Mideast
According to a United Nations report, 971 Palestinian and Israeli children were killed between September 2000 — the beginning of the second intifada — and July 2007. Of those destroyed children, 854 were Palestinian. The intifada and the dying continue. It is these children’s lives that the evangelical political action committee, Christians United for Israel, […]
CAIR-IL: Muslim Women Start Law Firm with Sense of ‘Hope’
A law firm consisting only of Muslim women has opened in Palos Heights, and the founders believe that it’s the largest firm of its kind in the country.Amal Law Group LLC handles a wide range of practices, including business law, real estate, criminal defense, family law and general litigation matters.The firm’s name, which means “hope” […]
TN: Men Indicted on Civil Rights Charges in Mosque Fire
Three men accused of burning down a Tennessee mosque have been indicted on federal civil rights charges. The Justice Department says a federal grand jury in Nashville returned the five-count indictment Wednesday against Eric Ian Baker, Jonathan Edward Stone and Michael Corey Golden. They are charged in last month’s arson at the Islamic Center of […]
CAIR-FL: Muslim Athletes Keeping the Faith
The questions they are asked most often deal with how hot, uncomfortable or restricted they feel trying to compete wearing that much clothing. What some people don’t always take time to ask is why, as female Muslims, they are competing in track and field.For freshmen Briana Canty of Tampa Bay Tech and Zein Kattih of […]
FL: Muslim Students Lift the Veil of Oppression
“Poor thing, she’s so oppressed.” This is the sentiment that Najia Kurdi says she often feels from Americans when they see her walking down the street. Kurdi was the first speaker of the night at the Muslim Student Association’s conference on Thursday, March 20, titled “Unveiling the Veiled.” The event, co-hosted by Diversity Fellowship, was […]
Islamic Loans Turn Profit for Banks in USA
A customer showed up at little Devon Bank on Chicago’s North Side, asking for a loan to open a neighborhood shop. But there was a hitch, the would-be borrower explained: “We can’t pay any interest. Can you help?” At the time, seven years ago, the answer was: “Nope,” recalls David Loundy, Devon’s vice president and […]
PA: New Beginning for Embattled Mosque
ON THE FIRST day of spring, believers celebrated a renewal – both spiritual and physical – in their West Philadelphia mosque and Islamic school, once run by a corrupt imam now in federal prison. For 18 months, the Philadelphia Masjid and Sister Clara Muhammad School were closed for lack of heaters and other problems. Meantime, […]
Indonesia: Film Attests to Islam’s Tolerance
A movie drawing record numbers of Indonesians is not a Hollywood blockbuster, but a local love story that is tapping national religious pride in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. For many, “Verses of Love” offers a remedy to Islam’s battered image following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, with the handsome, young protagonist trying […]
CAIR-MN Co-Sponsors Town Hall Meeting on Hate Crimes
It’s not the first time you’ve been a victim of a hate crime, nor is it the last. It’s 8:30 on a winter evening, and you’re closing up your store. The entrance door is locked, half the lights are off, and you’re mopping at the far end of the room when three men barge in […]