Video: Rachel Maddow Reports on CAIR News Conference with Father of Florida Muslim Shot by FBI
Civil Rights Groups Oppose NYPD Chief Kelly to Head DHS
By Sunita Sohrabji, IndiaWest Several civil rights organizations have announced their opposition to the possible nomination of New York Police Chief Raymond Kelly to head the Department of Homeland Security. Former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano resigned in June to head up the University of California system. President Barack Obama has not yet announced his nomination […]
Editorial: Transit board should accept CAIR ad
Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board An effort to promote diversity on the side of a bus should not turn into a controversy. Yet the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority has denied an advertisement sponsored by the Florida Council on American-Islamic Relations in support of diversity. HART should reconsider infringing upon free speech and its shaky […]
Video: CAIR Rep Sees Increased Media Coverage of Ramadan in U.S.
In the United States, Islam has traditionally been poorly understood and sometimes even associated with violence. But in recent years, that image has been changing. The Muslim population of America has been growing, and Islam is increasingly being seen as one of the legitimate faiths practiced in the country. With Ramadan coming to a close, […]
Father of Chechen man shot by FBI trying to get answers in Florida
By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel The father of a Chechen man shot by an FBI agent in Orlando is in Florida, where he is trying to get answers about his son’s death. Hassan Shibly, executive director of the Florida Council on American Islamic Relations in Tampa, told the Orlando Sentinel his organization planned to meet […]
Congress must reform FBI use of informants
Dawud Walid, The Detroit News Congress must hold hearings to reform federal law enforcements’ clandestine use of informants. A recent Freedom of Information Act request, filed by USA Today, revealed what civil liberties advocates and many criminal defense attorneys have long known – that the FBI and other federal entities have misused informants in investigating […]
Video: CAIR News Update, August 2, 2013
Topics covered in the video include: CAIR-LA Stands with Sikhs Following Hate Vandalism CAIR-San Diego Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Threats to Mosque Worshippers CAIR-MN Seeks to Keep Hate Group Leader Off School Property CAIR-Houston Hosts Media Iftar | CAIR-FL Wants ‘MyJihad’ Bus Ads Approval CAIR Rep Speaks at Va. Interfaith Iftar DC Imam Opens […]
CAIR-FL: Father of Muslim Shot by FBI Plans to Travel to U.S. (Boston Globe)
By David Filipov, Boston Globe MAKHACHKALA, Russia — The father of a Chechen man fatally shot in May by a Boston FBI agent said Saturday that he is planning to travel to the United States, hoping to get answers from authorities about a case that has been shrouded in a thick cloak of secrecy. Abdulbaki […]
Glenn Beck Blames CAIR for Being Dropped by ABC
by Andrew Kirell, Mediaite On his radio show this morning, Glenn Beck not-so-fondly recalls the time he was employed by ABC News and became Diane Sawyer’s “little bitch” before their working relationship soured and “she became the biggest bigot I’ve ever seen.” According to Beck, during his brief stint as an ABC contributor, Sawyer was […]
Law enforcement agencies decline Central MN Tea Party invitation to Brigitte Gabriel speech
Bluestemp Prairie Since last month, Bluestem has been following news of tonight’s Central Minnesota Tea Party sponsored speech by Islamophobe Brigitte Gabriel, “one of the most visible personalities on a circuit of self-appointed terrorism detectors who warn that Muslims pose an enormous danger within United States borders,” according to the New York Times. Last night, […]