IL: ‘Islam Is Not the Problem’
IL: PROBLEM ISN’T MUSLIMS – IT’S RELIGIOUS FANATICS This is in response to the letter by Anna Helmers (“We’re engaged in war between good, evil,’” YourViews, May 29). As a lifelong Christian who has actually read the Quran, I think her comments about Islam being the greatest threat to the United States are unrealistic. Fanatics […]
MI: Arab Americans Rally to Show Unity
MI: ARAB AMERICANS TO RALLY WEDNESDAY IN DEARBORN Arab Americans plan to rally Wednesday at Dearborn City Hall to show unity at a time of division in the Arab and Muslim worlds. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. in front of City Hall, 13615 Michigan Ave., followed by a town hall meeting at 7 […]
CAIR: Steven Emerson’s Disturbing Track Record
CAIR: STEVEN EMERSON’S DISTURBING TRACK RECORD Masquerading as an Islam/terrorism expert, Steven Emerson’s apparent lifelong goal is to banish Muslim Americans from American civil life. He recently went after the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC); now it is CAIR. In his latest anti-CAIR attack, Steven Emerson once again unleashes one of his trademark tirades designed […]
CAIR-CA: Muslim Leader Reaches Out
CAIR-CA: MUSLIM LEADER REACHES OUT For years, Hamza El-Nakhal led a peaceful, quiet life in Davis. He was professionally successful and personally satisfied. “I lived my own life, like everyone else,” he recalls. “I was focused on my family and isolated as many others are.” That was before Sept. 11, 2001; before, El-Nakhal says, he […]
CAIR: ‘Muslims Care’ Campaign Improves Communities
CAIR: ‘MUSLIMS CARE’ CAMPAIGN IMPROVES AMERICAN HEALTH, COMMUNITIES Summer in the United States is often a time to slow down the pace of everyday life, and for many, including some American Muslims, to get to know neighbors and solve shared problems. The Muslims Care campaign is a summer volunteer program launched three years ago to […]
CAIR-MI: College Footbaths Spark Backlash
CAIR-MI: COLLEGE’S FOOT BATH PLANS SPARK BACKLASH The University of Michigan-Dearborn plans to spend $25,000 for foot-washing stations, making it easier for Muslim students to practice their religion but sparking questions about the separation of church and state. The university claims the stations are needed to accommodate Muslim students, who must ritually wash their bodies […]
Tariq Ramadan: Link Between Terror, Foreign Policy
BLAIR CAN NO LONGER DENY A LINK EXISTS BETWEEN TERRORISM AND FOREIGN POLICY Let us look closely at recent developments in government policy toward Muslims. The British Muslim reaction to the July 7 attacks was exemplary, as Ken Livingstone pointed out, and this was a proof that they were well integrated into society. A policy […]
Iraq: Anger Builds in Besieged Fallujah
IRAQ: ANGER BUILDS IN BESIEGED FALLUJAH The city that was mostly destroyed by the US military operation Phantom Fury in November 2004 has been under curfew for more than two weeks, with no signs of relief. Located 70 kilometers west of Baghdad, the city made headlines when four Blackwater security mercenaries were killed and their […]
UN: 4.2 Million Iraqis Are Now Displaced
4.2 MILLION IRAQIS ARE NOW DISPLACED More than 4 million Iraqis have now been displaced by violence in the country, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday, warning that the figure will continue to rise. The number of Iraqis who have fled the country as refugees has risen to 2.2 million, said Jennifer Pagonis, spokeswoman for […]
Officials: CIA Runs Propaganda Ops Against Iran, Syria, Lebanon
CIA RUNNING BLACK PROPAGANDA OPERATION AGAINST IRAN, SYRIA AND LEBANON, OFFICIALS SAY The Central Intelligence Agency has received approval at least twice in the last several years to conduct an “information war” against several countries in the Middle East, including Iran, Lebanon and Syria, according to current and former intelligence officials. In addition, the Bush […]