NY: Muslims Look to Plant Roots
NY: MUSLIMS LOOK TO PLANT ROOTS IN NORTHERN WESTCHESTER It was 10 years ago that a group of highly educated, affluent Muslims who had been drawn to the comfortable lifestyle and top-ranked schools of northern Westchester began to pursue a vision of a new community. They would set up a temporary mosque, begin to meet […]
FL: Community Must Confront Hate Crime Against Muslim Family
FL: COMMUNITY MUST CONFRONT HATE CRIME AGAINST MUSLIM FAMILY On July 6, a Sarasota family’s home was vandalized with obscenities and destroyed by arson while they were away (Herald-Tribune July 14, “Action sought on hate crime”). Apparently, the family of Hasib Sejfovic was targeted because they are Muslim. The family is from former Yugoslavia, where […]
Zogby/GSN Poll: Report Card on Prejudice in America
REPORT CARD ON PREJUDICE IN AMERICA Most Americans believe their fellow citizens hold strong biases against minorities, according to a landmark poll by Zogby International commissioned by GSN. The survey of 10,387 American adults, one of the most comprehensive ever conducted on prejudice, according to Zogby, explores attitudes about race, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender, […]
CAIR: Islamic Charity’s Terror Trial Starts Soon
CAIR: ISLAMIC CHARITY’S TERROR TRIAL STARTS SOON Nearly six years after it shut down the nation’s largest Islamic charity for alleged ties to terrorism, the U.S. government begins the high-stakes prosecution this week of five top officials of the Holy Land Foundation, accused of funneling money to Palestinian militants. In a 2001 Rose Garden appearance […]
Islam in America: A Special Report
AMERICAN DREAMERS Fareed Siddiq is a successful businessman and a father of two. He lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohioa 19th-century mill town built on a river and known for its scenic waterfalls and damsin a five-bedroom house he recently paid for, in cash, with his savings. Prominent in local civic and religious organizations, including the […]
Video: CAIR-FL Announces $10K Reward in Arson Case
CAIR-FL NEWS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE $10K REWARD IN ARSON CASE
CAIR-FL: Reward Offered in Arson at Muslims’ House
CAIR-FL: REWARD IS OFFERED IN ARSON AT MUSLIM FAMILY’S HOUSE Islamic activists and state officials announced Friday that they are offering a $10,000 reward for any information about an arson that destroyed a Muslim family’s home. Ahmed Bedier, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said someone knows who started the blaze and spray-painted […]
CAIR-CA: Tragedy of Hate Crime Rallies Community
CAIR: TRAGEDY OF HATE CRIME, MURDER RALLIES COMMUNITY America has always represented hope for a better life to people around the world, but for some new Americans, that dream can become a nightmare. Satender Singh was attacked on July 1 in an apparent hate crime at Lake Natoma and removed from life-support four days later. […]
Panamanian Jews, Muslims Work Together
JEWS AND MUSLIMS NEAR CARIBBEAN GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS PEACEFULLY COLON FREE ZONE, Panama (JTA) — While conflicts in the Middle East make the prospect of peaceful coexistence between Jews and Arabs seem distant, a walk along the crowded streets of this trading zone shows Jews and Arabs can get along. Asian goods seeking Latin […]
CAIR: Terror Fears Shape Jury in HLF Trial
CAIR: TERRORISIM FEARS HELPED SHAPE JURY IN TRIAL OF MUSLIM CHARITY – TOP DALLAS Of the first 26 people interviewed for jury duty in the case of Muslim charity officials accused of financing Hamas terrorists, three said they feared for their safety, including one man who said he wouldn’t put anything past the Middle […]