NV: Muslim Mom Shot by Policeman Buried
The funeral service for Deshira Selimaj was spare — a wooden casket facing folding chairs, a few wreaths of flowers and her remaining family: three boys and their father, their crying buried by a tinny recording of Islamic prayers. Friends of Selimaj’s wept in the audience, which was almost entirely Albanian, like the Selimaj family. […]
CA: Inn Settles Discrimination Case
The owners of a Mendocino inn have agreed to pay $165,000 to settle a lawsuit by an Arab American restaurant manager who said he was fired after protesting racist remarks by a customer. In addition to the payments to Abdellatiff Hadji, the Albion River Inn’s operators agreed to revise the restaurant’s anti-harassment policies and require […]
Why the Muslim Smear Is Bigger Than Islam
The right wing smear campaign against Barack Obama is intensifying, with false claims that the Christian, patriotic Senator actually harbors a secret Muslim history and hates America so much he won’t even say the pledge of allegiance. The effort has morphed from Internet rumblings and chain emails, as The Nation reported in October, to high […]
Israel Threatens to Unleash ‘Holocaust’ in Gaza
An Israeli minister gave warning today that the Gaza faces a “holocaust” if Islamist militants there do not end their daily barrages of home-made Qassam rockets, and their increasing use of Iranian-built Grad missiles. “The more Qassam fire intensifies and the rockets reach a longer range, they will bring upon themselves a bigger holocaust because […]
CAIR: Appointment of OIC Envoy a Positive Step
[Announcer-read report over video]US President George Bush appointed Sada Cumber as his special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference [OIC]. Cumber, who is a businessman and hails from Pakistan, will be entrusted with the task of fighting misperceptions about the United States among the OIC member countries.[Begin recording] [Nadiya al-Bilbisi, Al-Arabiya correspondent from […]
CAIR-FL: Muslim Groups Challenge Citizenship Delays
Five years ago, Adil Amrani, an Orlando cabdriver, began his wait to become a U.S. citizen. He’s still waiting.“I love this country,” said Amrani, who is from Morocco. “I gave up everything to come here, and now I am treated like I’m not welcomed.”On Wednesday, he joined a statewide lawsuit against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration […]
CAIR-FL: ‘Name Checks’ Delay Citizenship
Arshad Mahmood, a 36-year-old Pakistani immigrant, did everything by the book: A legal U.S. resident, he applied for citizenship after the requisite five years in the country, passed his interview and test, cleared a criminal background check, and waited for the chance to swear allegiance to his new homeland.It was supposed to take six months […]
CAIR-AZ: Muslim-Jewish Peace Walk
From the CAIR-AZ newsletter:When: Sunday March 2, 2008 All are invited to support this annual celebration of Tucson’s Muslim and Jewish communities. Join in walking, talking, participating in joyful activities for the whole family. Start time: 1 PM Sunday, March 2 Gather for opening ceremonies at Islamic Center of Tucson (ICT) 901 E. 1st St. […]
CO: Sabbath Conflict May End Playoff Run
State senators have taken up the cause of a Jewish boys basketball team whose playoff run may be halted because its players can’t play on the Jewish Sabbath. The Herzl/Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy team could be headed for a regional championship on Saturday, March 8, if it wins one more game. But the Denver team’s […]
Right Wing Plays Muslim Card Against Obama
When a conservative talk show host introduced Sen. John McCain at an Ohio rally this week and referred to his possible opponent by his full name – “Barack Hussein Obama” – he highlighted a probable attack strategy, should Obama get the Democratic nomination: American xenophobia. If the ascendancy of Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton […]