Canada: Islam Sparks Fiery Debate in Quebec
There was the woman who feared that Quebec would be overrun by Muslims. There were anecdotes about Muslims unwilling to integrate. Mentions of massacres in Muslim countries. For an area where Muslims make up less than 0.7 per cent of the local population, Islam repeatedly came up as a source of anxiety last night as […]
Terror Watch List Swells to More Than 755,000 Names
The government’s terrorist watch list has swelled to more than 755,000 names, according to a new government report that has raised worries about the list’s effectiveness. (READ MORE)
MI: Catholic, Muslim Interfaith Dialogue
Prayerful dialogue rarely attracts the attention conferred on conflict and violence, but Catholic and Muslim leaders say it can help prevent both. A few dozen leaders of both faiths met for three days this week at the largest mosque in the country, the Islamic Center of America. They worshipped together and contemplated their ongoing collaboration, […]
CAIR: Okla. Lawmakers Return Qurans
Several Oklahoma lawmakers plan to return copies of the Quran to a state panel on diversity after a lawmaker claimed the Muslim holy book condones the killing of innocent people.The books were given to Oklahoma’s 149 senators and representatives by the Governor’s Ethnic American Advisory Council.“Most Oklahomans do not endorse the idea of killing innocent […]
TN: Showcase to Give Information About Islam
Negative images of Muslims in the media since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the start of the war in Iraq need to be dispelled, members of Chattanooga’s Islamic community say. “It’s important for us as citizens to see that Muslims are not terrorists,” said Kabah Raheem, resident imam, or prayer leader, at the Chattanooga […]
Video: CAIR Joins Press Conference After HLF Mistrial
Press conference at the federal courthouse after the judge declares a mistrial in the Holy Land Foundation case. Click here to view the video.
CAIR: Verdicts Cause Confusion, Joy, Thanks
At first, three of the six defendants in the Holy Land Foundation trial were found not guilty. Then, they weren’t. Then, one was found not guilty. But not on all charges.Such was the confusion Monday at the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse in downtown Dallas, where jurors rendered their verdict in the nation’s largest […]
U.S. Prosecution of Muslim Group Ends in Mistrial
A federal judge declared a mistrial on Monday in what was widely seen as the government’s flagship terrorism-financing case after prosecutors failed to persuade a jury to convict five leaders of a Muslim charity on any charges, or even to reach a verdict on many of the 197 counts. The case, involving the Holy Land […]
HLF Juror: Government ‘Really Used Fear’
The U.S. Justice Department suffered a major setback in another high-profile terrorist prosecution Monday when its criminal case against five former officials of a now-defunct Islamic charity collapsed into a tangle of legal confusion. U.S. District Judge A. Joe Fish declared a mistrial, but not before it became clear that the government’s landmark terrorism finance […]
CAIR: Jurors Find No Proof That Donations Aided Terror
The trial against what was once the nation’s largest Islamic charity ended in a mistrial Monday as federal prosecutors in Dallas were unable to gain a conviction on charges that the group’s leaders had funneled millions of dollars to Mideast terrorists.The jurors in the high-profile case acquitted Mohammad el-Mezain, the former chairman of the Holy […]