Giuliani Adviser Renews Call to ‘Raze’ Palestinian Villages
In a Jerusalem Post piece six years ago, Preventing war: Israel’s options I called for shutting off utilities to the Palestinian Authority as well as a host of other measures, such as permitting no transportation in the PA of people or goods beyond basic necessities, implementing the death penalty against murderers, and razing villages from […]
Congresswoman Johnson Introduces Resolution to Pay Tribute to Ramadan
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson introduced a resolution to recognize the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. “We are blessed to live in a nation that protects its citizens’ right to religious freedom, communal worship, and interfaith dialogue and service,” said Congresswoman Johnson. September 13, 2007 marks the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan […]
Speaker Pelosi’s Statement on Ramadan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today to commemorate the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins at sundown tonight: “Ramadan is a time for prayer, fasting, inner reflection, and charity for the more than 1 billion Muslims around the world. As Muslims observe this holy month, it is also a […]
Presidential Message: Ramadan, 2007
I send greetings to Muslims observing Ramadan in America and around the world. Ramadan, the holiest days of the Islamic faith, begins with the first light of dawn and commemorates the revelation of the Qur’an to the prophet Muhammad. During the days of fasting, prayer, and worship, Muslims reflect and remember their dependence on God. […]
IL: Ramadan ‘No Sweat’ for Food Workers
Imagine being on a diet and working at Dairy Queen. Over the next month, Naseer Khan’s life will be something like that. He works in a restaurant and is undertaking a religious fast for Ramadan, the Islamic month of spiritual purification. That means no food or drink goes into his mouth from dawn to sunset. […]
IL: Muslim Players Face Challenge of Ramadan Fasting
For Omar Mukahhal and his other Muslim teammates on Stagg High School’s varsity football team, the strength to endure the next 30 days of football season will demand mental and physical vigor. It will also be a spiritual test. Not only is Mukahhal aiming for the playoffs, but starting Thursday, he will observe Ramadan, the […]
FL: Federal Court Struggles with Al-Arian Case
A federal appeals court is struggling with the case of a former Florida college professor who admitted to aiding Palestinian Islamic Jihad but later insisted that his plea deal precluded the government from calling him before a grand jury investigating Islamic charities in Virginia. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments for 45 […]
NY: Controversy Over Palestinian Prof’s Tenure
A debate over an anthropologist’s book on ancient Hebrew history isn’t just academic — it’s spilled over into an online dispute between critics trying to keep her from getting tenure and supporters who say the effort stifles scholarly freedom. Nadia Abu El-Haj has been teaching at Columbia Univerity’s Barnard College since 2002. Her book, “Facts […]
MA: Holidays Bring Vow for Better Jewish, Muslim Relations
A group of local Jewish and Muslim leaders have signed a joint statement urging better relations between the two communities, which have suffered a serious rift over each other’s response to controversial remarks by onetime leaders of a large mosque under construction in Roxbury. The cautiously crafted statement, which is being released to coincide with […]
MA: Statement to Mend Mosque Rift
On the eve of Ramadan and the Jewish high holidays, some Muslim and Jewish leaders have signed a joint statement aimed at mending a rift over construction of a mosque in Roxbury. 41 Muslim and Jewish leaders and one board of rabbis say they hope their statement of shared beliefs will replace fear and distrust […]