VA: British Muslim MP Detained at US Airport
Britain’s first Muslim minister was detained at a US airport for almost an hour on his way back from attending talks on tackling terrorism. Shahid Malik, the International Development Minister and MP for Dewsbur, was “deeply disappointed” to be taken aside at Dulles Airport in Washington DC yesterday morning. Officials from the Department of Homeland […]
KY: Supreme Court Takes Muslim Inmate’s Case
A Muslim inmate in Kentucky said prisoners around the country are regularly mistreated by their jailers because of religious faith. The Supreme Court is considering his case Monday. The issue in the inmate’s lawsuit is whether he can sue prison officials in Kentucky for allegedly confiscating two copies of his Quran and his prayer rug. […]
MA: Professors Protest Pro-Israel Tenure Interference
A committee of five academics—including the director of Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies—issued a petition earlier this week to limit “outside interference” in university tenure decisions and maintain “academic freedom” at institutions of higher education. The petition, which currently lists 231 signatures including six Harvard affiliates, highlights pro-Israel groups as the main sources of […]
VA: Examine School Curriculum Before Condemning It
Here’s an idea for those members of a federal panel worried about what’s being taught at a Saudi-supported school in Fairfax County. Give the academy a call and ask to take a look at the disputed works. That’s what a Fairfax supervisor did, and school officials, without hesitation, opened their doors and the books. Maybe […]
Employers Taking Steps to Attract Muslim Work Force
Many U.S. companies are trying to accommodate the religious beliefs of Muslim employees by setting aside rooms for prayer and meditation, supporting the wearing of traditional head coverings, adjusting work hours and honoring leave requests for major Islamic holidays. These companies see a link between a culture of inclusion and business success, say diversity experts. […]
NY: Patriot Act Faulted in Denial of Visa for Muslim Scholar
A lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge yesterday to declare unconstitutional a part of the Patriot Act that he says allowed a prominent Muslim scholar to be denied a visa. The lawyer, Jameel Jaffer, told Judge Paul A. Crotty of Federal District Court in Manhattan that the provision, allowing the […]
OK: Legislator to Find Home for Quran
State Rep. Dan Sullivan of Tulsa contacted his fellow Republican House members Wednesday saying he would be happy to find a home for a copy of a Quran that a member might be discarding. Sullivan said in an e-mail. “If someone receives one and doesn’t want to keep it, please have it sent to my […]
CAIR-Chicago: Muslims Facing Citizenship Delays
CAIR-Chicago attorney Bitta Mostofi and a CAIR-Chicago client discuss how Muslims, immigrants and non-immigrants alike, are common targets of suspicion and unreasonable citizenship delays on PBS-WTTW 11 Chicago Tonight, Chicago Matters: Beyond Borders series.Click here to view the video.
CAIR-NV Director Discusses Discrimination Cases in Nevada
CAIR-NV Executive Director Yasser Moten Discusses Discrimination Cases in Nevada. To listen, click here.
TX: An Unholy Case, Flawed from the Beginning
Thanks to some jurors in a Dallas courtroom who refused to bow to religious bigotry and political pressure, a miscarriage of justice was prevented from running its full, destructive course this week. After years of investigations, weeks of testimony on 197 charges and 19 days of deliberations, the men and women who heard the case […]