MI: Chertoff Tells NAACP to Fight for Muslims
HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF TELLS NAACP TO FIGHT FOR MUSLIMS, TOO DETROIT — While the NAACP has been fighting for the rights of African-Americans for nearly a century, it’s important to fight for Muslim Americans in a post-9/11 world, the nation’s Homeland Security chief told guests at the 98th NAACP national convention Tuesday evening. “(We’ve) fought […]
CAIR Rep Debates Religious Accommodation in Schools
CAIR Rep Debates Religious Accommodation in Schools
CA: Dunkin’ Donuts Owner Can Sue Over Pork, Court Says
CA: MUSLIM DUNKIN’ DONUTS OWNER CAN SUE OVER PORK, APPEALS COURT SAYS LOS ANGELES – A discrimination lawsuit filed by a Muslim Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee who was not allowed to renew his contract with the chain because of a refusal to sell pork products can proceed, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday. The decision reversed […]
American Muslim Physician Condemns UK Doctor Terror Plot
American Muslim Physician Condemns UK Doctor Terror Plot
CAIR-CAN: Muslims Speaks Out Against Violence
CANADIAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY SPEAKS OUT AGAINST VIOLENCE The editorial, Muslim leaders can drown out violent message (SP, July 5), correctly argues that it is up to mainstream Muslim leaders to challenge and “drown out” the voices of extremism in our nation. Canadian Muslims are doing just that. After the July 2005 transit bombings in London, […]
GA: Muslim Group, City Meet Over Scarf in Court
MUSLIM GROUP, CITY MEET ON WOMAN BARRED FROM COURT OVER SCARF Members of a national Muslim advocacy group met with Valdosta city officials Wednesday about a policy they say prohibited a Muslim woman from wearing a traditional head scarf into a municipal courtroom. But the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations said no resolution was reached […]
UK: Pilot Removes Muslim from Flight Over Prayer Request
PILOT REMOVES MUSLIM FROM FLIGHT FOLLOWING PRAYER REQUEST The recent bombing attempt at Glasgow Airport has started an apparent ripple effect of trepidation. The pilot of a Thomsonfly jet ordered a young man off an aircraft last week, after the man asked permission to pray before the flight commenced, according to the Newcastle Sun. The […]
NC: Iraqi Woman Mourns Husband, a U.S. Soldier
IRAQI WOMAN MOURNS HUSBAND, A U.S. SOLDIER RAEFORD – Maj. James Ahearn met Lena during his second tour of Iraq, converted to Islam to marry her and brought her home to the United States.Two years later, the Iraqi woman is mourning the death of her husband. Ahearn, 43, was killed Thursday in Baghdad when his […]
NY: Deacon to Discuss Christian-Muslim Relations
NY: DEACON TO DISCUSS CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS George Dardess, a Catholic deacon from Rochester, will present a program on his study of Islam tonight at St. Mary’s Church in Elmira. The program, “A Catholic Meets Islam: Discovering Social Justice in the ‘Enemy Other,’” is planned for 7 p.m. in the church’s Marian Center building at Fulton […]
MI: Chertoff to Visit Mosque Today
MI: CHERTOFF TO VISIT MOSQUE TODAY The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, is planning to visit a Shi’ite mosque in Dearborn today. Chertoff is to visit the Karbalaa Islamic Education Center, department spokeswoman Veronica Valdes said. The mosque has a largely Iraqi-American congregation. He will meet with the center’s imam, […]