LA: Police Investigate Vandalism of Mosque
LA: POLICE INVESTIGATE VANDALISM OF MOSQUE A faded green marijuana leaf remained on the outside of a Shreveport mosque late afternoon Tuesday, despite efforts to wash off the graffiti. The imam of the Islamic Association of Arabi Inc. arrived for prayers about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday and found the drug symbol spray painted on one side […]
CAIR Debates Hate Vandalism of Quran with Chris Hitchens
CAIR Rep Debates ‘Islamophobia’ with Dennis Prager on CNN
Controversy at ‘Christian Zionist’ Summit
Christians United for Israel met with Congress members last week as part of the second annual Christians United for Israel (CUFI) Summit. Led by Pastor John Hagee, the group called on Congress to support pre-emptive military action on Iran and to oppose a two-state solution for the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Journalist Max Blumenthal […]
DC: Muslim Rep Meets with Muslim Women Leaders
A group of 25 Muslim women leaders from around the world recently met in Washington, D.C. with the first Muslim to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Keith Ellison spoke to the women as part of a summer leadership program sponsored by Congress and George Washington University. VOA’S Mohamed Elshinnawi has more […]
Claims in Imams’ Suit Against US Airways Disputed
Talk of the Nation, July 30, 2007 · Last year, six Islamic leaders were removed from a U.S. Airways flight after fellow passengers reported them for suspicious behavior. The men have now sued the passengers who reported them. A new amendment to a homeland security bill promises to protect terrorism tipsters. Is the amendment common […]
Video: O’Reilly Supports Charges in Quran Vandalism Case
Bill O’Reilly discusses hate crime charges in Pace University Quran vandalism case. (more)
KS: Don’t Cast Blame on Muslims
READER VIEW: DON’T CAST BLAME ON MUSLIMS It is a misconception to say that “For 1,400 years, radical elements of the Sunni and Shiite sects have been killing each other over questions of religion and tribal rivalries and resentments” (“Civil war is inevitable, so let’s leave Iraq now,” July 24 Opinion). This is a dishonest […]
NY: Arab Boy Bound, Beaten in Class
NY: ARAB BOY BOUND & BEATEN IN CLASS, SUIT SAYS Two Brooklyn schoolgirls allegedly bound a boy of Arab descent with tape, locked him in a classroom closet and bombarded him for eight minutes with ethnic slurs before their substitute fourth-grade teacher did anything. The shocking charges are laid out in a lawsuit filed in […]
U.S. Christians Voice Support for Palestinian State
U.S. CHRISTIANS VOICE SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN STATE In recent years, conservative evangelicals who claimed a biblical mandate to protect Israel have built a bulwark of support for the Jewish state – sending donations, denouncing its critics and urging it not to evacuate settlements or forfeit territory. Now more than 30 evangelical leaders have stepped forward […]