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 […]
CAIR: FBI, CIA Face Uphill Battle in Ethnic Recruitment
CAIR: US SPIES FACE UPHILL BATTLE IN ETHNIC RECRUITMENT The U.S. government, in dire need of intelligence agents skilled in the languages and cultures of the Muslim world, is struggling to recruit from American ethnic communities grown wary of its policies. Relations with many minority communities, first soured by a post-Sept. 11 crackdown on Muslim […]
CAIR-FL: Muslims Offer Prayers for Rain to Counter Fire Threat
CAIR-FL: SECOND GEORGIA WILDFIRE PASSES 100,000 ACRES IN OKEFENOKEE SWAMP Firefighters on Friday battled the second Georgia wildfire to burn more than 100,000 acres as gusty winds spread the fast-moving blaze further into northern Florida and toward the tiny city of Fargo west of the Okefenokee Swamp. Officials said the wildfire, ignited by lightning striking […]
CAIR: 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 […]
CAIR-CT Civil 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 […]
CAIR: Fort Dix Case Puts IA Muslims on Edge
CAIR: FORT DIX CASE PUTS MUSLIMS IN IOWA ON EDGE Iowa Muslims are bracing themselves, fearful that allegations of a plot by six Muslim men to attack Fort Dix, N.J., will spawn new incidents of anti-Islamic harassment and bias. “Everybody was talking about” the FBI arrests of the men, said Ibrahim Dremali, imam of the […]
CAIR-PA Praises FBI, Urges Fellow Muslims to Be Vigilant
CAIR-PA: LOCAL GROUP PRAISES FBI, URGES FELLOW MUSLIMS TO BE VIGILANT Local Muslims joined their nationwide advocacy group yesterday in praising federal law-enforcement efforts that stopped a possible terrorist attack on Fort Dix, N.J. “We are happy that the FBI has been so vigilant,” said Samia Malik of Hampden Twp., director of communications for the […]
CAIR-MI: Anti-Profiling Law Passed in Detroit (Detroit News)
CAIR-MI: ANTI-PROFILING LAW PASSED IN DETROIT In response to the concerns from groups representing Latinos, Muslims and people of Arab descent, the Detroit City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Wednesday that prohibits city officials from profiling people based on their appearance, race and other factors. The ordinance also prohibits city officials from asking the immigration […]
Incitement: CO Radio Host Calls for All Muslims to Wear ‘GPS Tracking Bracelet[s]’
RADIO HOST CALLS FOR ALL MUSLIMS TO WEAR ‘GPS TRACKING BRACELET[S]’ Discussing the breakup of an alleged terrorist plot to attack U.S. soldiers at New Jersey’s Fort Dix, Newsradio 850 KOA host “Gunny” Bob Newman said on his May 8 show that “every Muslim immigrant to America who holds a green card, a visa, or […]