MI: Feminism Not Exclusive to Non-Muslims
The resurrection of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) isn’t stirring up the controversy it did in the 70s. Americans now have more pressing issues to deal with than whether women deserve the “equality of rights under the law,” set forth in the amendment. Aside from the Iraq quagmire and the quagmire-to-be in Iran, we still […]
IL: Officer Lives Muslim Values on Job
He barely winces when obscenities are hurled his way, shrugging at occasional threats. “What do you expect? You’re not working with angels,” says Rame Abdeljaber, a Lake County Sheriff correctional officer, referring to some unruly inmates. Other name-calling stings, though. “Before, everybody was holding in their negative feelings against Muslims,” says Abdeljaber, a practicing Muslim […]
CAIR-FL: Friday Prayers, Hearing Conflict
As the bail hearing approaches for two University of South Florida students facing federal explosives charges, one man’s family sees a conflict between court and faith.The family of engineering student Youssef Megahed worries that friends and supporters will not be able to attend the hearing because of the date and time: Friday at 2 p.m. […]
CAIR-NJ: Jews, Muslims Enter Time of Reflection, Joy
Jews and Muslims will begin celebrating their most introspective holidays tonight – the Islamic month of Ramadan and the Jewish High Holy Days.Members of both faiths said Tuesday they’re busy preparing for a time of increased prayer, family gatherings and rigorous examination of their behavior.“Combined with the joy, there’s a sense of introspection and reflection […]
CAIR-MI: Concurrent Holy Days Unite Jews, Muslims
After sundown today, Tammam Alwan will be spiritually attuned.The West Bloomfield Township native and interdisciplinary humanities major at Michigan State University will mark the start of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting and contemplation, by praying at the Islamic Center of Greater Lansing.Between adjusting his fasting schedule and studying the Koran, Alwan, 19, also plans […]
CAIR-CA: Rosh Hashanah, Ramadan to Begin Wednesday Night
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown Wednesday night, coinciding for the third year in a row with Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting.The relatively unusual calendar occurrence is being used by religious leaders to urge two communities often at odds as a result of six decades of Arab-Israeli strife to come […]
VA: Muslim Woman Protests Rough Treatment at Airport
Travel security measures six years after 9/11 have Muslims facing extra searches at airports everywhere. A Richmond woman says she was pulled for additional screening because of the religious head scarf she wears. Zainab Nasser, originally from West Africa, works as a librarian and has lived here 10 years. While she believes she was racially […]
MD: Muslim Activist’s Cars Vandalized
Ten years to the day after Samira Hussein’s family cars were slashed on the inside and outside, she woke up to a near identical incident. The mother of three spends each morning driving her daughter and her daughter’s friends to school. However, on September 11, one of those young friends delivered some bad news. “She […]
CAIR: 9/11 Brings Return of Vandalism for MD Family
For Samira Hussein and her family, the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks began at 6:45 a.m. yesterday when they noticed that six tires on their Astrovan and Lincoln Continental had been slashed outside their Gaithersburg home.Like many Americans, Hussein said, they knew the anniversary would bring sad memories. As Muslims of Palestinian descent, […]
NY: Muslim Journalist’s Photos Deleted After Questioning
A Syracuse University graduate student taking photographs outside the VA Medical Center says she was questioned and ordered to delete several images by hospital security officers Thursday afternoon. Mariam Jukaku, 24, of Michigan, said the officers also photocopied her university ID and driver’s license and asked if she was a U.S. citizen. She wonders if […]