NY: Hate Messages Written on Mosque
NY: VANDALS WRITE HATE MESSAGES IN MOSQUE Vandals broke into a Brentwood mosque and left hate-ridden messages on the walls and doors, officials said yesterday. The Shah-e-Najaf Islamic Center of Suffolk County’s president discovered the writings at around 9 a.m. when he returned to the mosque after several weeks in Pakistan, said Syed Naqvi, the […]
IL: Study: Youth Success Linked to Islamic Involvement
IL: NEW STUDY EXAMINES IMPACT OF ISLAMIC RELIGION ON MUSLIM YOUTH In the days since al-Qaeda became a household word, Westerners have grappled with the distinction between radical Islam and Islam as practiced in mainstream Muslim culture. To gain insights into the impact of religion on Muslim youth, the first phase of a long-term study […]
KY: Musician Shares Muslim Culture
KY: MUSICIAN SHARES MUSLIM CULTURE Pianist and composer Zade Dirani was visiting his native Jordan when he saw news of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. “We were really horrified,” said Dirani, a Muslim now residing in Los Angeles. “I knew I had to take it upon myself to reach out, to go back and […]
MD: Doctor Alleges Assault During Wudu
MD: DOCTOR ALLEGES ASSAULT DURING ISLAMIC RITUAL A hospital security guard has been charged with second-degree assault for allegedly manhandling a doctor after watching him perform an Islamic prayer ritual at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, prosecutors said yesterday. The doctor, Mohammed A. Hussain, sought criminal charges late last week against the […]
FL: Mosque Gets Approval to Grow
FL: MOSQUE GETS APPROVAL TO GROW Hernando County’s lone mosque received approval Monday for a significant expansion. The Barclay Avenue mosque plans to expand to more than seven times its current size, creating a single-story building with space for offices, community events and 3, 790 square feet of assembly space for prayer. The five-member Hernando […]
CAIR-FL: Al-Arian Film Takes Family’s Perspective
CAIR-FL: AL-ARIAN FILM TAKES FAMILY’S PERSPECTIVE For Norwegian filmmaker Line Halvorsen, the case of Sami Al-Arian is about freedom of speech and about the U.S. government’s efforts to silence a tireless voice for human rights. It is about post-Sept. 11 hysteria and the persecution of a Muslim, as well as the emotionally grinding devastation the […]
NY: Parents Again Raise Objections to Arabic School
NY: NOW, PARENTS IN BOERUM HILL RAISE OBJECTIONS TO AN ARABIC SCHOOL The Department of Education stood on the firing line last night at a contentious PTA meeting attended by more than 100 Brooklyn parents whose schools are set to share space with the Khalil Gibran International Academy, a new dual-language school that will teach […]
CAIR: Muslim Reporter Discusses ‘Fear-Mongering’
CAIR: DODGING SLURS SHOULD NO LONGER BE A WAY OF LIFE Aisha Sultan, an American Muslim reared in Houston, had grown tired of a fellow middle school student who teased her about her mother’s traditional Muslim hair covering. The boy called her mother “raghead” or “diaperhead,” and insisted her family “go back where they came […]
Dan Rather Report on Anti-Muslim Sentiment
DAN RATHER REPORT ON ANTI-MUSLIM SENTIMENT Premiere! Tue., May. 15th 8:00 PM ET Green Scare – Some Muslims and Arab Americans complain this country is returning to the McCarthy era and the red scare.
CAIR-LA: Muslim Police Officer Establishes Trust
CAIR-LA: LITTLE ARABIA’S ‘MAYOR’ EASES TENSIONS He wears a uniform and drives a car that has traditionally evoked fear and anger in Anaheim’s Arab American community. But the moment Omar Adham’s black and white cruiser pulls into a strip mall on Brookhurst Street, it’s clear that that sentiment is melting in Little Arabia. “How you […]