NY: Mosque is Muslim Cab Drivers’ Spiritual Pit Stop
NY: MADINA MOSQUE IS MUSLIM CAB DRIVERS’ SPIRITUAL PIT STOP In the predawn chill of a weekday in early spring, at an East Village mosque the entryway shelves were brimming with the shoes of worshipers. Favored footwear styles were sturdy tennis shoes and dusty work boots, most with well-worn heels. Inside, more than 200 men […]
CA: How Muslims Deal with Grief and Death
CA: MUSLIMS DEAL WITH GRIEF AND DEATH The tragic events at Virginia Tech brought deep sadness and my heart goes out to the victims, their families and the school. Then, what came to mind was the fear of the possibility of association with the terrorism that has always been associated with Muslims – like what […]
CO: Ads Pulled After Radio Host’s Anti-Muslim Comments
CO: ADS PULLED AFTER KOA HOST MAKES ANTI-MUSLIM COMMENTS Peggy Beck’s tradition of trading catering services for advertising on Clear Channel Communication’s radio shows shifted a bit this week. Beck, co-owner of Three Tomatoes Catering in Denver for almost 30 years, said her deal with the media company’s stations goes back almost as long as […]
MI: FBI Probes Mosque Vandalism
MI: FBI PROBES MOSQUE VANDALISM Police began special law enforcement procedures in the area of the Karbalaa Islamic Education Center on Thursday to discourage acts of vandalism, after a fourth incident since late last year occurred at the mosque Wednesday morning. The FBI is investigating the latest event, in which the words “center of the […]
NJ: Anti-Muslim Slur Leads to Charges
NJ: MUSLIM SLUR LEADS TO CHARGES A township man turned himself in to police five days after he allegedly shouted racial slurs at a Hispanic Muslim woman while he sat in traffic on a busy roadway, authorities said. David Liscio, 32, was arrested on charges of harassment, making terroristic threats and bias intimidation when he […]
CO: FBI Pressures Muslims to be Informants
CO: COLORADO ARAB-AMERICAN BRING CONCERNS Arab-Americans and Muslims concerned about FBI efforts to recruit them as informants and other tactics designed to prevent terrorism plan to meet today with U.S. Attorney Troy Eid. Among issues they say they want addressed: FBI pressure on Arab-Americans and Muslims to work as informants – reporting what friends say […]
CAIR-NY: Life Resettles for Survivors of Bronx Fire
CAIR-NY: LIFE RESETTLES FOR SURVIVORS OF BRONX FIRE A 7-year-old girl played with a construction-paper butterfly. Her 5-year-old cousin came and went from the kitchen, trying to distract her mother as she fried potato wedges on the stove. A teenager focused on a homework assignment, sitting in front of the computer in the living room. […]
CAIR-OH: Advocating for Justice, Not Terrorism
CAIR-OH: ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE, NOT TERRORISM The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), has worked tirelessly as an advocate for justice and peace for over a decade. As the largest Muslim civil rights advocacy and educational outreach organization in the United States and Canada, we have made great strides in building mutual respect among peoples of […]
CAIR-FL: Concern About Intolerance Toward Islam
CAIR-FL: SIGNS OF INTOLERANCE TOWARD ISLAM SADDEN READER I am saddened by the May 2 article discussing a Pompano Beach man’s lawsuit to prohibit the building of a mosque in his neighborhood, claiming it would lower his property values, and a subsequent article noting a letter threatening the life of Ali Altaf, director of the […]
CAIR-NJ Worried About Hate Crimes
CAIR-NJ: ISLAMIC GROUP WORRIED ABOUT HATE CRIMES An Islamic group is expressing concern about a possible rise in hate crimes against Muslims in the state in response to the recent arrests of alleged terrorists in South Jersey. “We feel there is a backlash,” Afsheen Shamsi, communications director for the New Jersey chapter of the Council […]