OH: Zoning Rejection of Mosque Raises Questions
When the First Baptist Church here advertised a speaker last fall who would tell “the truth about Islam,” Dina Ezzeddine of Kettering assumed it would be an interfaith gathering aimed at dispelling negative publicity about her religion. Instead, former Muslim and Christian convert Shahram Parvani told a gathering of 500 people that “Islam is not […]
CAIR: Action the Cure for Anti-Islam Terminology in Elections
In the 2008 presidential race, White House hopefuls, mainly Republicans, are linking Islam with terrorism as a tool to scare up support among US voters, an election style experts describe as “shameful”, as Muslims are still too absent from the scene to make the contenders re-consider.Republicans fiercely attacking Islam as a religion interwoven with terrorism […]
CAIR-PA: Muslim Employees Get Time for Prayers
Somali immigrants who quit work at Arnold Logistics in Hampden Twp. because of a “misunderstanding” are back on the job, with accommodation for their daily prayers, a Muslim advocacy group says. The warehouse and distribution services company has agreed to provide a 15-minute break for Muslim prayer, according to the Pennsylvania office of the Council […]
CAIR-MN: Muslim Leader Remembered by Interfaith Community
A man with many skills, he helped build bridges between Minnesota’s Muslim and non-Muslim citizens.Hesham Hussein was a father, teacher, engineer, imam, founder of two Arab-speaking Islamic schools, spokesman for the state’s Muslim community and a man who could bring Muslims and Christians together for a potluck.The 44-year-old Inver Grove Heights resident died Saturday in […]
CAIR-OH: Anti-Islam Sentiment Still High
Osama Abbas harbors no ill will toward the pastor and members of the First Baptist Church in Sugarcreek Twp. for opposing the zoning change that would have allowed a new mosque on South Alpha-Bellbrook Road.“I don’t blame people who have been frightened of Islam by all the negative media images,” he said. “I see it […]
CAIR-CA: A Crescent Taken is a Community Gained
[Hamza El-Nakhal is a board member for the Sacramento chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.]While we were sleeping, they stole the crescent on top of the new Davis mosque. At this point, we do not know who ‘they’ are or why they did it. We only know there is an empty space where a […]
CAIR Rep Discusses ‘Beyond Stereotypes’ Educational Campaign
CAIR Media Relations Director Ahmed Rehab joined an online forum to answer questions about CAIR’s new “Beyond Stereotypes” initiative.Read the transcript here.Question: Can you please give us more information about CAIR’s new initiative and what it aims to accomplish?Answer: Thank you Amjad for starting us off with this question.CAIR’s initiative, “Beyond Stereotypes”, was launched to […]
CAIR- FL: Teen Says Teacher Discriminated against Muslims
An Orange Park High School teacher told a class that all Muslims are terrorists waging war against Americans and Christians, a 16-year-old Muslim student told the Times-Union on Thursday. School officials confirmed they have been notified of the student’s claim.“All I can say is we are investigating it and we’ll deal with whatever the outcome […]
CAIR-FL: Student Claims Muslim Slur by Teacher
A 16-year-old Muslim student said one of her teachers told a class that all Muslims are terrorists waging war against Americans and Christians, her father said Friday.Darlene Mahla, a spokeswoman for the Clay County School District near Jacksonville, said an investigation is continuing and no decisions were expected this week on whether the Orange Park […]
CAIR-NJ: Election Rhetoric, ‘War on Terror’
There is nothing “Islamic” about terrorism.As the race for the presidency heats up, and with the New Jersey primary less than two weeks away, the Republican candidates are gathering for a debate tonight in Florida. The event will likely leave people asking a lot of questions (such as who was the most conservative, who won […]