CAIR-St. Louis: Counterterror Agent Heading to D.C.
MO: COUNTERTERRORISM AGENT IS HEADING TO WASHINGTON Steve Gomez can’t really talk much about what he did for 2½ years in St. Louis. But basically, his job was to worry. As assistant special agent in charge of the national security branch of the FBI office here, he worried about terrorism. And he fretted over whether […]
CAIR-St. Louis: Advancing Understanding After Hate Incident
CAIR-St. Louis: ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING AFTER INCIDENT OF HATE On May 7, the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations handed the FBI office in St. Louis a letter it received 10 days prior that contained extreme hate messages and threats to Muslims in the United States and abroad. The letter is part […]
CAIR-FL: When Reporters Switch Sides
CAIR-FL: WHEN REPORTERS SWITCH SIDES He knows it may not look good: An investigative reporter with more than 10 years covering a controversial case leaves journalism to work for one of the guys at the center of the story. Still, ask former Tampa Tribune reporter Michael Fechter whether his decision to join the staff of […]
MA: Imam Appointed to Religious Freedom Commission
ARGUE, CROMARTIE, EID, AND LEO APPOINTED TO COMMISSION Contact: Judith Ingram,Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 127 WASHINGTON-President George W. Bush today appointed Dr. Imam Talal Y. Eid and Leonard Leo to the United States Commission on International Religious freedom, an independent, bipartisan federal agency, and reappointed Michael Cromartie. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) appointed […]
CAIR-CT Rights Director ‘Called to Advocacy’
CAIR-CT: CALLED TO ADVOCACY Four days out of each week, Hamza Collins reports for his 12-hour shift as control room technician in the AES Thames power plant in Montville. But Collins, 52, is just as busy on his days off from the plant, working as volunteer civil rights director for the Connecticut chapter of the […]
NJ: Muslim Group Hopes to Counter Post-Ft. Dix Fears
NJ MUSLIM GROUP HOPES TO COUNTER POST-FT. DIX FEARS In the aftermath of the alleged attempted terrorist attack at Fort Dix (see related story), a Muslim group in South Jersey is holding an emergency town meeting on Friday night. Mrs. Naseem Badat, spokeswoman for the Islamic Center of South Jersey, says it’s important that those […]
CAIR Commentary: Smears are Like McCarthyism
CAIR: SMEARS ARE LIKE MCCARTHYISM [Parvez Ahmed, Ph.D., is chairman, Council on American-Islamic Relations] The Council on American-Islamic Relations has a long history of positive social and political activism. Our educational initiatives have opened doors to dialogue and mutual understanding with Americans of all faiths. Yet a recent letter to the editor was published with […]
Study: Palestinians Forced to Leave Homes in Central Hebron
PALESTINIANS FORCED TO LEAVE HOMES IN CENTRAL HEBRON: STUDY More than 40 percent of Palestinians living in the center of the West Bank city of Hebron, under Israeli control, have been forced to leave their homes, and more than 75 percent of their shops have shut down, according to a survey released Monday by two […]
MN: Opening the Door to Islam
MN: OPENING THE DOOR TO ISLAM – ROCHESTER MAN SHARES FAITH Rashed Ferdous of Rochester is on a mission: Open the doors of the Rochester Islamic Center to encourage community dialogue about his faith. In January, the 28-year-old IBM software engineer started organizing monthly open houses at the Islamic center. He’s encouraged by the turnout […]
MI: Detroit-Area Muslim Sects Sign Code of Cooperation
MI: DETROIT-AREA MUSLIM SECTS SIGN CODE OF COOPERATION Sunni and Shi’ite leaders in the state of Michigan which has one of the largest Arab-American communities in the US signed a pact Thursday affirming their commitment to speak out against conflicts between the two Islamic sects. The “Intra-Faith Code of Honor” is designed to decrease the […]