CAIR-FL: Anti-Muslim Bias Increasing
CAIR-FL: ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS COMPLAINTS INCREASING Ahmed Sheikh-Khalil applied for citizenship about three years ago and passed the interview phase of his citizenship exam in March 2004. He’s still not a citizen. When he calls to complain, he said, he is not told a legitimate reason why it is taking so long. Sheikh-Khalil, 50, a Tampa […]
Bush Pledges to Increase US Funding to Israel
BUSH PLEDGES TO INCREASE US FUNDING TO ISRAEL In a White House statement issued following Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s visit to Washington, President George W. Bush pledged to increase US military aid to Israel over the course of the next decade. An American team will land in Israel in July to finalize the deal. Israel […]
CAIR-Tampa Video: News Conference on Civil Rights Report
VIDEO: CAIR-TAMPA NEWS CONFERENCE ON CIVIL RIGHTS REPORT 6/20/2007 – The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held a news conference to release the annual CAIR report on the status of Muslim civil rights in the United States. According to the report, a total of 2467 anti-Muslim incidents were reported nationwide, including […]
IL: Inner-City Muslim Action Network
IL: THE INNER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK TAKES IT TO THE STREETS This Sunday, the bi-annual event “Takin It to the Streets” returns to the Marquette Park neighborhood on Chicago’s southwest side. The event also marks the 10th anniversary of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network-also known as IMAN. Eight Forty-Eight host Steve Edwards sat down with […]
OH: ‘Prince Among Slaves’ Debuts
OH: ‘PRINCE AMONG SLAVES’ DEBUTS It’s a true story that has the aura of myth. A young African prince is sold into slavery in 1788. After 40 years of enslavement, he gains his freedom and the first city he visits on his historic journey back to Africa is Cincinnati. His name was Prince Abdul Rahman […]
CAIR-PA: Muslim Students to Paint a Mural
CAIR-PA: MUSLIM STUDENTS TO PAINT A MURAL IN WEST PHILLY Twenty Muslim students will begin painting a mural Saturday on the wall of the Sunshine Food Market, 42nd Street and Lancaster Avenue, that will recognize the diversity in faith, including but not limited to Christianity, Judaism and Islam. The mural will be a collaborative effort […]
NM: University Bias Lawsuit Expected to be Settled
NMSU LAWSUIT EXPECTED TO BE SETTLED New Mexico State University will hold a news conference today at 3 p.m. to announce the settlement of a lawsuit filed by four former football players who said they were discriminated against because they are Muslims. The lawsuit against Aggie football coach Hal Mumme was slated to go to […]
CAIR-CA: Civil Rights Report Cites 25% Increase
CAIR-SAN DIEGO: CIVIL RIGHTS REPORT CITES 25% INCREASE With polls showing at least one in four Americans harbors some prejudice toward Muslims, a national Islamic rights group reported yesterday that complaints of civil rights abuses rose 25 percent last year. Some 2,467 complaints were made in 2006 to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington, […]
CAIR-IL: Bias in Muslim Citizenship Delays
CAIR-CHICAGO: MORE MUSLIMS CITE RACISM IN SEEKING U.S. CITIZENSHIP Delays in the citizenship process caused a spike in civil rights complaints by Muslims in Illinois last year, a civil liberties group reported Tuesday. The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations received 412 reports of discrimination last year, ranking Illinois second in the U.S. […]
CAIR-IL: Jump in Civil Rights Complaints by US Muslims
CAIR CITES JUMP IN CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINTS FILED BY MUSLIM-AMERICANS There have been a significant jump in civil rights complaints filed by Muslim-Americans. That’s the result of a report called “Presumption of Guilt.” It was released in Chicago today by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR. In 2006, CAIR processed 2,467 civil rights complaints. […]