Extremists Dominate the News Coverage but Not the Faith
Extremists and terrorism have too often monopolized the media’s coverage and thus the apparent message coming out of the Muslim world. But what does the vast majority of mainstream Muslims really believe, think and feel? What are their hopes, fears and resentments? Why is it that a robust anti-Americanism seems to pervade the Muslim world? […]
CAIR: More Advertisers Pull Out of Savage Show
Another five radio advertisers have joined a growing list of companies that have pulled their ads from Michael Savage’s national radio show, Savage Nation, syndicated by Talk Radio Network. The ads were pulled as a result of a coordinated campaign aimed at Savage’s remarks against Muslims and other groups by organizations such as Hate Hurts […]
CAIR-IL: Chicago Muslim Cop Speaks Urdu
[. . .]“If you look at all Pakistanis that are first-generation, there’s very few of us out working government jobs,” Sabih Khan said.Khan, 24, joined the Streamwood police force just a few months ago. He grew up in Pakistan and counts about a half-dozen officers from the Chicago Police Department among his Urdu-speaking fraternity. As […]
MN Muslims Find Work, Political Profile on Rise
They came to Minnesota as refugees in search of a safe home. Now, some 10 years later, they’ve become a powerful force in the workplace, politics, and their communities. However, Muslim women in Minnesota are increasingly investing their time and energy to improve lives in their adopted home. “Now we know how to fight for […]
FL: U.S. Muslim Population Gaining Hispanic Accent
Before the women can begin, they must pray. Propped up by pillows, they sit in a circle on the floor, cup their hands upward and close their eyes. “Give us clarity, Allah,” a woman intones. “Give us truth and honesty. And, help us to succeed in our humble mission.” The women are members of Piedad, […]
AL: Muslim Legislator Says Faith Acceptance Increasing
The only Muslim in the Ala­bama Legislature said he hopes he is an example of how religion is becoming less a factor as peo­ple judge political candidates and that some of the paranoia caused by the Sept. 11, 2001, ter­rorist attacks is evaporating. State Rep. Yusuf Salaam, D-Selma, said he believes he has helped make […]
CAIR-MI: Holocaust Center Ends MSU Prof’s Islam Talk
The Holocaust Memorial Center this week canceled a Feb. 26 appearance by a Michigan State University professor after Muslims expressed concerns that Indrek Wichman and the group that was sponsoring his appearance, The Michigan State University Young Americans for Freedom, are intolerant of Islam.Wichman was warned by the university in 2006 after he sent an […]
CAIR: Lawsuit Seeks Search Clarity
Nabila Mango, a therapist and a U.S. citizen who has lived in the country since 1965, had just flown in from Jordan last December when, she said, she was detained at Customs and her cell phone was taken from her purse.After her phone was returned, Mango noticed records of calls had been erased.Maria Udy, a […]
CAIR-CA: Esposito Seeks to Redefine ‘Jihad’
John Esposito took the podium at Cubberley Auditorium last night, kicking off the second installment in the Islamic Awareness Series “Jihad to Reform.” Targeting the issues of America’s perception of Islam, the Georgetown professor of religion and international affairs aimed to complicate rather than simplify the definition of Islam.“Dying for God? Suicide Terrorism and Militant […]
FL: We Turn Away the ‘Muslim Martin Luther’
A Muslim scholar trying to shape a theologically honest means for Muslims to live at peace in the West can’t get a visa to visit the United States. The State Department may be its own worst enemy. Tariq Ramadan was one of four prominent scholars to address a January conference “Religion and Violence: Untangling the […]