U.S. Stops UK Muslim Boy Over Terror Suspicions
For seven-year-old Javaid Iqbal, the holiday to Florida was a dream trip to reward him for doing well at school. But he was left in tears after he was stopped repeatedly at airports on suspicion of being a terrorist. The security alerts were triggered because Javaid shares his name with a Pakistani man deported from […]
Gazans Tell of Demeaning Questioning by Israelis
In the most recent Israel Defense Forces raids in the Gaza Strip, during which dozens of people were detained for interrogation by the Shin Bet, the security service adopted a procedure unknown in recent years: The detainees were forced to undress in the presence of another detainee and a soldier or a member of the […]
U.S. Diplomacy Effort Reaches Out to Muslim Youths
WASHINGTON — The State Department is launching what it says will be the first comprehensive public diplomacy effort targeting children, hoping to shape the views of Muslim youths ages 8 to 14 with a series of summer camps and enrichment programs designed to counter negative images of the United States.
WA: Muslim Women’s Shelter Needs Help
Aug. 19–Paperwork that included the names and Social Security numbers of visitors to a newly opened domestic violence center in Tacoma were stolen along with the center’s car last week. Asma Simmons, executive director of Sisters of Sunnah Islamic Services of Tacoma, said Saturday that she’d parked the Dodge Neon outside her house after attending […]
CAIR-CA: Mosque Opens Its Doors to Understanding
Hundreds of men and women left their shoes at the door and bowed for the weekly Friday afternoon prayer at the Islamic Center of Hawthorne. The service was a typical one – adults and children were consumed in prayer for about an hour. Some teens hung around outside the mosque, discussing basketball and the popular […]
MN: Muslim Congressman Joins Anti-Semitism Task Force
The only Muslim member of Congress has joined its anti-Semitism task force. “I am honored to join the Congressional Anti-Semitism Task Force because it embodies the ideals and principles that have guided and shaped my life,” said US Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.).
CAIR-CA: Mosques Need Native Imams to Connect with Youth
The muezzin’s call echoes around the mosque here, beckoning the Muslim faithful to midday Friday prayers. Stragglers scurry to take their places, as imam Yassir Fazaga – at 35, younger than many in attendance – comes down from his office ready with this week’s sermon on lessons from the recent violence at a mosque in […]
CAIR-FL Helps Needy Students
Altaf Ali had a vision that one day he would organize the Muslim community to join in an end-of-summer tradition: distributing school supplies to needy children. “I was a student once and noticed a lot of students did not have supplies, and I said one day I’d have to have the Muslim community help out […]
CAIR: Idaho Rep Apologizes for Remarks About Muslim Colleague
BOISE, Idaho — U.S. Rep. Bill Sali has apologized to a Muslim colleague for remarks suggesting the nation’s founders never intended for Muslims to serve in Congress. In the interview with the Christian-based American Family News Network, Sali, a Republican freshman from Idaho’s 1st District, referred to his U.S. House colleague Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., […]
MA: ADL Leader Fired on Armenian Issue
The national Anti-Defamation League fired its New England regional director yesterday, one day after he broke ranks with national ADL leadership and said the human rights organization should acknowledge the Armenian genocide that began in 1915. The firing of Andrew H. Tarsy, who had served as regional director for about two years and as civil […]