CAIR-FL: Teacher Made Offensive Comments About Muslims
A Clay County teen spoke out Thursday against a teacher who she said made offensive comments regarding Muslims and terrorism.Ferzana Rajpoot, whose parents were born in Pakistan, said that at one point in class her teacher referred to all Muslims as terrorists.According to the 16-year-old student, the comments came during an extra credit psychology class […]
Muslim Scholar Appeals US Visa Refusal
Controversial Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan said Wednesday that with the backing of civil rights groups he was appealing a decision by the US administration to refuse him a visa. Ramadan was forced to give up a teaching position at the University of Notre-Dame in Indiana in late 2004 when US authorities revoked his visa at […]
WA: Muslim Addresses Peace Rally on MLK Day
Mohamed stated his main mission was to bring to the attention of average Americans the ongoing war in Somalia. Many people across the world intimately relate to the message of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the American civil rights leader who spoke so eloquently about war and peace, justice and equality some 40 years ago. […]
AZ: Officials Must Show Hardship to Deny Halal Meals to Inmates
Arizona prison officials need to show a real hardship if they want to deny halal meals to a Muslim inmate, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. In a unanimous ruling, the judges overturned a lower court decision which accepted the claims of the state Department of Corrections that providing the meals to […]
NY: Muslim Train Hero to be Guest at State of Union
The Brooklyn Muslim who defended a group of Jewish subway riders after they were allegedly attacked for saying “Happy Hanukkah” last month will get an all-American reward next week – a seat at the State of the Union Address. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) told The Post that his one extra ticket to President Bush’s speech […]
CAIR-CA: Remembering Dr. King in Times of New Injustices
Who does not know Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr.? The charismatic civil rights leader fiercely, yet nonviolently, battled the rising tide of racism and inequality in America during the 50s and the 60s, some 180 years after the country was founded on such noble principles as “all men are created equal.” He organized meetings, […]
CAIR-Chicago Rep Speaks about Muslim Civil Rights
Students gathered for a fireside Monday night to discuss Muslim civil rights and how Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy impacts the Muslim community.About 30 students gathered in the Allison Hall lounge to talk with Christina Abraham, civil rights director at the Chicago branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. CAIR is a national organization that […]
CAIR-FL: Work for CAIR Tampa Today
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATORCandidates for this position must demonstrate strong aptitude for written and oral communications as well as advocacy work. The Coordinator will work directly with the Executive Director.Duties: The Coordinator’s duties will include but not be limited to:* Build, maintain and standardize the processes and databases of the communications department. * Maintain and build relationships […]
NY Settles Suit over Dress Code for Prison Guards
The Justice Department has settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of state prison guards who had sought the right to wear certain types of religious clothing on the job. The U.S. Attorney in Manhattan announced Friday that the state’s Department of Correctional Services had agreed to keep new regulations in place that allow guards to […]
Carroll: Islamofascism’s Ill Political Wind
The unfolding U.S. presidential elections are laying bare what the real dangers are in the new American condition. They come not from our political divisiveness, economic uncertainty or military insecurity – but from our religious character as a people, which, in this case, is not positive. Religious intolerance marks one candidate debate after another – […]