US Companies Aim Advertising at Muslim Americans
A recent study by the nation’s largest advertising firm shows that the Muslim American community has an estimated purchasing power of about $170 billion. JWT Advertising conducted the study, and it is now working with a wide variety of companies to develop strategies to attract Muslim American customers. VOA’s Mohamed Elshinnawi examined the new trend […]
MT: Muslims Strengthen Spirituality Through Fasting, Prayer
In a handful of houses scattered across town, Missoula’s Muslim community is celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. There is no mosque, no holy place for worship here, but there is fellowship among the 200-some international students and longtime Missoula residents who embrace the teachings of the Quran. For 30 days, from Sept. 13 to […]
CAIR: Rudy Giuliani Backs Pete King in Mosque Flap
Democrats want Rudy Giuliani to fire one of his top homeland security advisers, Long Island Rep. Pete King, for saying America has “too many mosques.”King, the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, made the comments in an article and video posted online by Politico.com.“We have – unfortunately – we have too many mosques […]
Giuliani’s Proposal for Endless Middle East Wars
In London this week, Rudy Giuliani proposed what is probably the single most extremist policy of any major presidential candidate, certainly this year and perhaps in many years: Rudy Giuliani talked tough on Iran yesterday, proposing to expand NATO to include Israel and warning that if Iran’s leaders go ahead with their goal to be […]
DNC Condemns Congressman Peter King’s Comments
The Democratic National Committee today condemned Peter King’s statement that there are “too many mosques in this country,” and called on Rudy Giuliani to fire King as his homeland security adviser. King is on Giuliani’s Homeland Security Advisory Board and according to the New York Post is a “top adviser”. “Congressman King’s comments are deplorable […]
TX: HLF Defense Denies Terror Ties
Stressing her client’s years of work helping impoverished Palestinian children, a defense lawyer on Wednesday asked a federal jury here to look beyond what she described as fear-mongering and politically motivated charges against a Muslim charity the government has accused of financing the terrorist group Hamas. Her client, Ghassan Elashi, the former chairman of the […]
West Bank: Food Runs Low in Raided Palestinian Camp
A fierce Israeli army raid in a crowded West Bank refugee camp confined thousands to their homes for a third straight day Thursday and residents said they were running out of food and water. In a separate Israeli raid Thursday on the Gaza Strip, a 17-year-old died when he was hit by shrapnel and run […]
CAIR: Giuliani Adviser Under Fire for Comments
A homeland security adviser to Rudy Giuliani came under fire Thursday for claiming there were “too many mosques” in the United States — and defended himself by saying his point was that not enough Muslim leaders cooperate with law enforcement.Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., the former chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and the top […]
CAIR: Muslims Hope New Attorney General Defends Rights
In a move with deep historic resonance for the Jewish community, President George W. Bush has turned to a respected Jewish jurist to restore credibility to a controversy-damaged Justice Department. The nomination is winning praise from a range of Jewish leaders, though his positions on a range of issues of concern to Jewish groups, including […]
CAIR-NJ: Dispelling Myths About Islam
Six years after Sept. 11, the Council on American Islamic Relations of New Jersey remains concerned with the growing trend of Islamophobia (fear of Islam and Muslims). New Jersey is among the top 10states in America to receive the most number of Muslim civil rights complaints and anti-Muslim hate crimes reports. Since the previous year, […]