CAIR-IL: Using Ramadan to Push Anti-Smoking Message
For nearly 13 daylight hours during Ramadan, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and other sensual pleasures.Many Muslims use the Islamic holy month to temporarily give up a vice — smoking.Now, three area Muslim organizations, including physicians groups, are urging smokers to kick the habit for good.Ramadan began Sept. 13, per the Islamic lunar calendar, and […]
CAIR-MI: Ramadan Meal Aims to Deepen Understanding
Hate crimes against Muslims are on the increase since 2002, says Dawud Walid, leader of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.And that makes promoting cross-cultural understanding imperative.“It’s incumbent for us to break out of our comfort zones and to learn each other’s varying cultural and religious practices,” Walid said.He will be the […]
CAIR-CA: Ramadan Dinner Breaks Islamic Fast
A traditional Iftar dinner was held breaking the fast of Ramadan on Saturday evening in Woodland.But the dinner, while sparsely attended, acknowledged more than a simple recognition of a sacred day on the Islamic calendar. The gathering signified a month of purification of the heart, a renewed focus on family and community.“It’s a spiritual bootcamp,” […]
CAIR-CA: Program Aims to Acquaint Public with Islamic Practices
The South Valley Islamic Community is inviting local political and religious leaders as well as the general public to a special Mosque Open Doors program from 5 to 8pm Saturday, Sept. 29, during the upcoming Ramadan season.The program, which is co-sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, is part of a Bay Area-wide effort since […]
MI: Muslims Host Day to Help Homeless
Representatives from the area’s Muslim community will be hosting Humanitarian Day at Martin Luther King Park on North Rose Street from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The event will be aimed at benefiting the Kalamazoo area homeless community. According to organizers of the event, the volunteers will provide the area homeless with “food, clothing, […]
IN: Pastor Opposes Airport Sinks for Muslims
A Baptist pastor who lost a son in Iraq objects to the placement of special sinks that would aid Muslims at the Indianapolis airport in preparing for prayer because he opposes “the fraternization with our open enemies during a time of war,” according to a statement from his church. The Rev. Jerry Hillenburg, pastor at […]
CAIR-OH: Islamic School Vandalized
Federal agents are investigating whether vandalism at an Islamic high school in Sylvania early yesterday morning where swastikas and “white power” slogans were spray-painted on the property was racially motivated, authorities said.The incident is not being considered a hate crime – a conclusion that cannot be made until later in the investigation, authorities said.Six windows […]
CAIR-NJ: Man Could Become First Muslim State Judge in NJ
A Clifton man could become the first Muslim state judge in New Jersey.Sen. John Girgenti said he recently submitted the name of Sohail Mohammed to Governor Corzine’s office, asking the governor to consider the prominent North Jersey Muslim for a Superior Court judgeship.“I have known him for a number of years, and he’s extremely well […]
FL: Police Taser Muslim Who Refused to Drop Quran
The Ocala Police Department has launched an internal afairs investigation involving four officers accused of roughing up and stunning a man with a Taser when he refused to drop his Quran or even take his hand off the bulky book, which was tucked into his waistband. Deputy Chief Greg Graham said the complaint – made […]
CAIR-TX: Knowledge Reduces Intolerance of Islam
Informing people of other religions about Islam is important because the more people know about Islam, the less hostile toward it they will be.For that purpose, the Council on American-Islamic Relations assisted with an open house event June 23 with the Islamic Center of San Antonio. “The less people know about Islam, the more of […]