CAIR: Muslims, Christians, Jews Worship the Same God
A proposal by a Roman Catholic bishop in the Netherlands that people of all faiths refer to God as “Allah” is not sitting well with the Catholic community. Tiny Muskens, an outgoing bishop who is retiring in a few weeks from the southern diocese of Breda, said God doesn’t care what he is called. “Allah […]
U.S., Israel Sign $30 Billion Aid Deal
JERUSALEM (AP) – The United States offered Israel on Thursday an unprecedented $30 billion military aid package, bolstering its closest Mideast ally. The aid deal represents a 25 percent rise in U.S. military aid to Israel, from a current $2.4 billion each year to $3 billion a year over 10 years. Nicholas Burns, the U.S. […]
CAIR: Groups Critical of NYPD Terror Report
Understanding how seemingly ordinary people become radicalized and hatch homegrown terror plots is essential for law enforcement officials in the United States and abroad to stay one step ahead, a study released yesterday by the New York Police Department concluded. The study found that unassimilated Muslims in the United States are vulnerable to extremism, but […]
Backlash Over Book on Pro-Israel Lobby
“The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy” is not even in bookstores, but already anxieties have surfaced about the backlash it is stirring, with several institutions backing away from holding events with the authors. John J. Mearsheimer, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, and Stephen M. Walt, a professor at the John F. […]
CAIR-CA: $10,000 Offered for Mosque Fire Info
ANTIOCH – Islamic community leaders are hoping a reward will help investigators track down the arsonist who set fire to one of East Contra Costa’s only mosques during the weekend. As much as $10,000 will be given for information leading to the capture and conviction of the persons who started the Sunday morning fire that […]
CA: African-American Muslims Fight False Impressions
MENLO PARK – Your Black Muslim Bakery was once an establishment that symbolized self-reliance and black empowerment in Oakland. Now, it’s a skeleton of what it once was and has lost its level of contribution in society many years ago, said Imam Ben Ahmad of Menlo Park. “Something obviously happened,” said Ahmad, who once bought […]
CAIR-OK Co-Hosts Benefit Dinner for Orphans
Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, “Orphans – Think. Care. Act,” benefit dinner to support orphans, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2945 Northwest Expressway. Event is in partnership with Islamic Relief and Council on American-Islamic Relations-Oklahoma City. 210-4475.
TX: Anonymity for Israeli Agent in Holy Land Case
The Holy Land Foundation was part of a global network of organizations that raised money from Muslims throughout the world and funneled it to Hamas, according to a second Israeli secret agent who testified under a pseudonym Wednesday. The testimony of an anonymous agent as an expert witness could be a first in the U.S. […]
NY Muslims Pan Terrorism Report
Long Island Muslim leaders yesterday criticized a report by the New York City Police Department on homegrown terrorism, saying they are all for fighting terrorism but that the findings may help perpetuate stereotypes about Muslims. The report warns of “radicalization” among otherwise unremarkable young Muslim men in the United States who grow disillusioned with life […]
VA: Davis Outraged Over Tancredo Comments
I write to join in the outrage over comments made by one of my congressional colleagues, Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo. His comments were clearly inappropriate. In response to a question about potential future attacks on the United States, Rep. Tancredo reportedly said, “If it is up to me, we are going to explain that an […]