CAIR-FL: County’s First Mosque Opens with Interfaith Service
Pasco County’s first mosque opened its doors Saturday.The Islamic Center of New Port Richey had its grand opening at 10 a.m. at its new building at 4715 Grand Blvd.The event began with an interfaith service outdoors to show a diverse crowd can get along peacefully.“It is a day of celebration for Muslims in Pasco,” said […]
AL: Muslim Raises $4,000 for Children in Need
Last year, the Bikes or Bust fundraiser at Bob Jones High School managed to net $1,500 in less than one a week to buy 31 bicycles. That was last year. This year again in only one week, students raised $4,296.77. Stephenie Peterson’s English students carried on the tradition. Many students “remember my seniors from last […]
MI: Panel on Muslim-American Experience
A panel discussion on Wayne State University’s campus this evening will share the findings of a task force on Muslim involvement in American political and civic life. The study, called “Strengthening America: The Civic and Political Integration of Muslim Americans,” was led by Tarooq Kathwari, CEO of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., and former Secretary of […]
CAIR-FL: Man Trapped in Gaza Returns to South Fla.
Seven months after he left South Florida to visit his ailing mother in the Middle East, a Boca Raton man is finally home.Hafez Almbasher arrived at Miami International Airport on Thursday afternoon, exhausted and relieved after 24 hours of flying — and seven months of anxiety.“My wife always crying. I am crying with her. I […]
CAIR-FL: Man Back from Gaza After Red-Tape Hassle
Pushing a luggage cart, Hafez Almbasher emerged from customs Thursday at Miami International Airport.“How did they treat you?” he was asked.A wry smile. Just fine, he answered. He wore the thousand-yard stare of a man who had traveled farther than he ever expected.After seven months of learning more about the workings of immigration regulations than […]
WA Sikh Beaten After Being Mistaken for Muslim
As a Sikh, Sukhvir Singh says he has encountered racial harassment before, but he never feared it could lead to his death. But on Saturday, police say, the Orange Cab driver withstood a violent attack from a drunken passenger who punched him, bit off a piece of his scalp, called Singh an “Iraqi terrorist” and […]
TSA Issues Hajj Travel Information
The Hajj is a significant religious event for Muslims and is one of the five pillars of Islam. Many observant Muslims perform Hajj, making a pilgrimage to Mecca and Madinah, two cities in Saudi Arabia. Each year, more than a million pilgrims take part in the Hajj, including thousands of Americans. The travel period this […]
CAIR: Foes Use Obama’s Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors
In his speeches and often on the Internet, the part of Sen. Barack Obama’s biography that gets the most attention is not his race but his connections to the Muslim world.Since declaring his candidacy for president in February, Obama, a member of a congregation of the United Church of Christ in Chicago, has had to […]
Pope Accepts Muslim Call for Dialogue, Plans Meeting
Pope Benedict has accepted an unprecedented call by Muslim scholars for dialogue between Christians and Islam, inviting them for meetings in Vatican City, the Vatican said on Thursday. Some 138 Muslim scholars wrote to the German-born Pontiff and other Christian leaders last month, saying “the very survival of the world itself” may be depend on […]
CAIR-FL: Judge Mixes Humanitarian Work, Religion on Israel Trip
Circuit Judge Monica Sierra hopes a three-month trip to Israel will help alleviate the threat of terrorism by helping Palestinians understand Americans and the Bible.Sierra said she will work primarily in an administrative capacity for a nongovernmental organization that works on secular, not religious, visas. Still, she said, aid provided to those in Palestinian refugee […]