CAIR-Chicago: MN Muslims in Culture Clash at Airport
CAIR-CHICAGO: MINNESOTA MUSLIMS IN CULTURE CLASH AT AIRPORT For Mahamed Jama, a Minnesota taxi driver, the Islamic restriction on drinking alcohol is a seamless rule for life. “He who carries alcohol, he who drinks and he who sells it are the same thing,” he says. That belief could affect his livelihood. The commission that runs […]
CAIR: Teacher Fights On in Flap Over Anti-Islam Speaker
CAIR: TEACHER FIGHTS ON IN FLAP OVER ANTI-ISLAM SPEAKER The former Enloe High School history teacher who invited a Christian evangelist to speak to his students is not taking his reprimand quietly. Social studies teacher Robert Escamilla said the Wake County school system squelched free speech and academic freedom — and he is finding a […]
CAIR-MI: Muslims to Hold Unity Rally
CAIR-MI: MUSLIM LEADERS TO HOLD UNITY RALLY TODAY IN DEARBORN Muslims are planning to gather in Dearborn this afternoon to call for unity in the aftermath of the bombing of one of the most important mosques for Shi’ite Muslims in Iraq. Sunni and Shi’ite leaders are expected to hold a 4 p.m. news conference at […]
VA: Court Rules Against Indefinite Terror Lockups
VA: COURT RULES AGAINST INDEFINITE TERROR LOCKUPS The Bush administration cannot use new anti-terrorism laws to keep U.S. residents locked up indefinitely without charging them, a divided federal appeals court said yesterday. The ruling was a harsh rebuke of one of the central tools the administration believes it has to combat terror. “To sanction such […]
Settlers Desecrate Graves in West Bank
JEWS DESECRATE GRAVES IN WEST BANK A Palestinian mayor called Monday for the end of pilgrimages by Jewish groups to a holy site in his West Bank village after Muslim graves were desecrated there last week. Ahmed Bouzia, mayor of Kifl Hares in the northern West Bank, said villagers discovered the desecration Friday morning after […]
Video: Baghdad Morgue Overflowing with Bodies
VIDEO: BAGHDAD MORGUE OVERFLOWING WITH BODIES IN COURTYARD On Sunday, CNN showed bodies laid out in an Iraq courtyard for wailing relatives to reclaim, reporting that “for over a year, there’s been little or no room in Baghdad’s morgues.” The “surge” plan did appear to be reducing sectarian killings in March and April, as the […]
IL: Mosque Evolves to Traditional Islam
IL: DECATUR’S MOSQUE EVOLVES “In the name of Allah, most merciful” were the chants heard inside the Masjid Wali Hasan Islamic Center. A place that has brought two factions of Muslims – blacks and those from the Middle East – together for worship. During a recent service at the local mosque, more than 20 men, […]
MI: Wearing Hijab Affects Woman’s Husband
MI: WEARING HIJAB AFFECTS WOMAN’S HUSBAND, TOO Her mother, grandmother, and all her aunts had never worn hijab. And for the first 44 years of her life, neither did Sandra Amen-Bryan, a third-generation American living in Dearborn. But with the anti-Muslim backlash after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks weighing on her mind, Amen-Bryan decided to […]
MI: Muslim Women Return to Head Scarves
MI: A RETURN TO TRADITION At 19, Sandra Jawad decided she wanted to wear an Islamic head scarf. Her mother’s response: a long lecture on how that could draw prejudice and limit her career options. “She told me, it’s going to be hard. … It’ll make things difficult,” Jawad said, recalling a four-hour talk with […]
Pew Report: Interpreting Statistics or Rushing to Judgment?
INTERPRETING STATISTICS OR RUSHING TO JUDGMENT? I’m usually one of the first to defend MSMers (mainstream media people) when conservative pundits label us irresponsible, sloppy or dangerous. After reading commentaries about a recent Pew Research Center study, I have to admit those pundits may have a legitimate gripe – at least in this case. At […]