Greenwald: It’s crucial to safeguard the civil liberties of American Muslims
By Travis Gettys, Raw Story Glenn Greenwald, the civil rights attorney and journalist who helped reveal evidence that the U.S. was spying on its citizens and allies, said it’s crucial to safeguard the civil liberties of American Muslims to ensure the rights of all Americans. Greenwald, who published a series of articles based on documents […]
Civil rights advocacy group says banks closed more accounts of Muslims
Mark Hicks, The Detroit News The Council on American-Islamic Relations-Michigan is asking federal officials to investigate more complaints that JPMorgan Chase is allegedly closing bank accounts of Muslim customers in Metro Detroit. “It seems like it’s solidifying our idea more that there’s a disturbing pattern going on,” said Dawud Walid, executive director of CAIR-MI. “These […]
Muslim woman ejected from event over religion
by Shelby Capacio, KMSP-TV The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has filed charges of discrimination on behalf of a Minneapolis woman who was physically escorted out of an event because of her religion. “The retreat organizers engaged in discrimination when they denied a Muslim woman from participating in the event while opening […]
Bosses May Use Social Media to Discriminate Against Job Seekers
By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Wall Street Journal Many companies regularly look up job applicants online as part of the hiring process. A new study suggests they may also use what they find to discriminate. The study, a Carnegie Mellon University experiment involving dummy résumés and social-media profiles, found that between 10% and a third of U.S. […]
Christian history taught before Islam in state curriculum
By Chris Graham, The News Journal The Volusia County high school textbook that has generated protests from conservatives over a chapter on Muslim civilizations is actually the second half of the state’s world history curriculum, with an earlier book taught in sixth grade that includes chapters on Christianity and Judaism. A number of people came […]
Muslim workers say they were fired for praying
Mark Curnutte, The Cincinnati Enquirer CINCINNATI — For more than three years, Mohamed Maow worked at DHL Global Mail in Hebron, Ky. He said he earned $11.57 an hour to sort mail and was paid time-and-a-half for overtime. Maow, 27, a refugee from Somalia who came to the U.S. in 2007, said he never received […]
Protesters demand justice in Renisha McBride shooting death
By Ashley Sword, Press and Guide Newspapers About 50 people gathered in front of the police station Thursday evening to protest the shooting death last weekend of a 19-year-old Detroit woman. Renisha McBride died after she was shot at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday on the front porch of a house on Outer Drive, just north […]
Okla. State Rep. Decries Anti-Muslim Speakers
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Mike Shelton said today that two speakers scheduled to present at an event sponsored by a legislative caucus on Friday at the state Capitol have spread hate speech toward Muslims in the past and should be condemned by leadership of the House of Representatives. This Friday, the House Counterterrorism Caucus […]
Oklahoma Islamic group says seminar speakers are anti-Muslim
By Barbara Hoberock, Tulsa World The leader of an Oklahoma Islamic group said Monday that a law enforcement training council is being used to promote anti-Muslim speakers. Adam Soltani, executive director of the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, asked that anti-Muslim speakers who are scheduled to speak Friday at the Legislative Counterterrorism […]
Why We Work With Our Local CAIR Chapter in Chicago
By Asaf Bar-Tura, Zeek (Forward) Last week, the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) hired its first non-Muslim executive director. What’s more, he’s Jewish. So are some of the most critical reactions. In the Forward, Nathan Gutman reports that the Jewish community “has excluded CAIR from all joint interfaith activities with […]