DC: Judge Rules for Bearded Firefighters
A federal judge on Friday struck down a requirement that firefighters in the District of Columbia be clean-shaven. A group of firefighters who wear beards for religious reasons first sued in 2001 to challenge the fire department’s “grooming policy.” That policy was replaced with a safety policy in 2005 that held that beards are not […]
CAIR: McCain Doesn’t Want Muslim as President
GOP presidential candidate John McCain says America is better off with a Christian President and he doesn’t want a Muslim in the Oval Office…McCain later clarified his remarks, saying, “I would vote for a Muslim if he or she was the candidate best able to lead the country and to defend our political values.”A Muslim […]
CAIR-FL: Panel Debates Role Prayer Plays
When we come together as a nation in times of crisis and pray, what is it that we are praying for?That question was posed during a recent panel discussion at Nova Southeastern University’s Alvin Sherman Library in Davie.The group met to review the public television miniseries Prayer in America, which addresses the question of how […]
CAIR-LA: Imam Devotes Sermon to Message of Peace
Imam Muzammil Siddiqi thought it would be a good time to reiterate his message of peace and tolerance. As hundreds gathered Friday at the Islamic Center of Orange County in observance of the holy month of Ramadan, Siddiqi devoted his sermon to taking a stand against violence and promoting human values.“My message is that Islam […]
CAIR-PA: Mosque Signals Diversity
Asra Husain’s life at Pennsbury High School was about sticking close to the only other Muslim girl in the school.The two students received special permission to pray in a quiet place during the day, and to be excused from the cafeteria during religious fasts. In middle school, classmates yanked the scarves off their heads.“It was […]
GOP Urged to Use Term ‘Islamic Terrorists’
Pollsters and communications advisers to congressional Republicans are urging lawmakers not to follow President Bush’s lead when it comes to talking about terrorists and the threat they pose to the nation. While Bush has lightened up on using the word “Islamic” in front of terrorists, the advisers said on background that the word should always […]
NY: Feds Sue Prison Over Muslim Head Scarf Ban
Prison officials violated workplace discrimination laws when they fired a Muslim nurse who insisted on wearing a head scarf on the job, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged Thursday. The agency charged in a lawsuit that The Geo Group Inc., a private company that operates the Delaware County Prison in Thornton, refused to make religious […]
MD: Pushing for a Muslim School Holiday
There will be three religious holidays for which Montgomery County Public Schools will cancel classes this year: Rosh Hashanah, Christmas and Easter. Yom Kippur, which many MCPS students celebrated this week, began a half hour before sundown on Friday, thus forcing the rescheduling of several athletic and after-school events. Yom Kippur calls for, among other […]
DC: New Light Cast on Bush’s Plans for Iraq War
A leaked transcript of talks between President George W. Bush and José Maria Aznar, former Spanish prime minister, has cast fresh light on the diplomatic wrangling that preceded the Iraq war. Speaking in February 2003, a month before the invasion, Mr Bush told his Spanish counterpart that US forces would be in Baghdad by the […]
Hadith: God is Just and Generous
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “If anyone transgresses and receives punishment in this world, God is too just to repeat the punishment of His servant in the next. And if anyone transgresses and God conceals it and forgives him, He is too generous to go back on a thing He has forgiven.” […]