CAIR-FL: As U.S. Diversifies, Tolerance is Crucial
What should have been a molehill Saturday turned into a mountain when a youth soccer referee downstate ruled that a Muslim teenager couldn’t play while she wore a head scarf because it wasn’t part of the team uniform.Despite members of both Pinellas County teams arguing that Iman Khalil be permitted to play, and a previous […]
CAIR-FL: Soccer Player Benched for Head Scarf
The benching of a teenage Muslim athlete from a soccer match in Palm Harbor is one in a series of local incidents in which female athletes were prohibited from playing sports in traditional Islamic dress.Iman Khalil, 15, booted from a match Saturday, returned to the field Sunday after the referee’s decision was overturned by the […]
TX: Needy Children Will Benefit from Eid Effort
Austin’s Muslim community has launched a new season of giving in Central Texas. This weekend, Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the festival that follows the holy month of fasting and prayer known as Ramadan. For Muslims, Eid is a time of community involvement and charity. This year, the Austin chapter of the Muslim American Society seized […]
Law Center: Little Evidence of Jihadists in U.S.
Six years of investigations and prosecutions have turned up little evidence of Islamic jihadists at work in the United States, according to a study released Monday. The study, conducted by New York University’s Center on Law and Security, tracked 510 cases billed as terrorism-related when arrests were made. But it found only 158 of those […]
MN: David Horowitz Intends to Spread Fear, Hatred
This coming Monday, brace yourself for the excitement and thrills brought to you by the David Horowitz Freedom Center’s “Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week,” beginning Oct. 22 and ending Oct. 26. This fun-filled week will feature an array of speakers, films, enlightening literature and the opportunity to participate in a sit-in. Student organizers can choose from a […]
Ann Coulter a Disgrace to Conservatives
Last week, during an appearance on the CNBC program The Big Idea, right-wing shock-pundit Ann Coulter described her ideal vision of American society. It was, she said, New York, as the city appeared in the midst of its 2004 Republican national convention: “People were happy. They’re Christian. They’re tolerant.” When host Donny Deutsch asked the […]
More on Those Obama-is-a-Muslim Emails
NBC Atlanta-based producer Terry Pickard sends along this AP article that escaped our attention. “A state employee was disciplined Friday for using a state computer to send an e-mail inside and outside of state government that was critical of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The e-mail began by describing Obama’s father as a Muslim and […]
TX: Muslim Linemen Balance Faith, Football
Arlington Seguin offensive linemen Ali Elaydi, left, and Mohannad Hussein won the respect of teammates and coaches by enduring strenuous practices with no food or water during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Enduring a typical high school football practice can be grueling, even for the most fit of athletes. Now imagine tolerating a three-hour […]
VA: A Day in the Life of a Tireless Imam
If you think a religious life is slow and contemplative, you’ve never met Imam Sheikh Rashid Lamptey. From before dawn until nearly midnight, the young Muslim cleric is dashing from prayer to person, putting out brushfires and doling out spiritual guidance. Two months ago, Imam Lamptey cut the ribbon on the new Dar Al Noor […]
MN: Muslims Leading Modest Fashion Movement
Arwa Osman would never wear the sleeveless, low-cut baby-doll top as it is shown on the rack at Wet Seal. But the 17-year-old grabs the revealing garment. She asks herself: “How do I ‘Islamize’ this?” Finding creative ways to reconcile modesty and trend-consciousness has become so pervasive among young Muslim American women, there’s now a […]