CAIR: Nothing in Islam Says It’s Okay to Kill
BEDIER: MEDIA DISTORT ISLAM TAMPA – Ahmed Bedier called the horrific acts carried out by the Virginia Tech shooter terroristic. Yet nothing in the mainstream media described them as such or said Seung-Hui Cho was a terrorist, he said. Had the shooter been Muslim, Bedier said, news reports would have highlighted his faith. “If he […]
ISLAM-OPED: Administration’s War Rhetoric Obfuscates Real Challenge
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ISLAM-OPED is a national syndication service of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) designed to offer an American Muslim perspective on current political, social and religious issues. ISLAM-OPED commentaries are offered free-of-charge to one media outlet in each market area. Permission for publication will be granted […]
Against All Fundamentalisms
AGAINST ALL FUNDAMENTALISMS One of the most daunting challenges facing America today is to realise that choosing those Muslims that look most Western and thus least threatening, and reviling others as Islamofascist, is a prejudiced and misguided stance In recent days, the Public Broadcasting Channel (PBS) in the United States has been airing a series […]
OH: Flying While Muslim – Is Racial Profiling Real?
OH: FLYING WHILE MUSLIM Muslims say when booking a flight, they feel everyone is watching them. Recently six Muslim Imams were removed from a flight in Minneapolis, sparking the national debate: is there such an issue as “flying while Muslim”, racially profiling Muslims after 9-11, or is it just prudent? Toledo area Muslims are aware […]
MA: Students Look for Arabic Classes
MA: JOBS IN MIND, STUDENTS LOOK FOR CLASSES IN ARABIC Anna Brewer, 19, sits in the front of the classroom, watching closely as professor Atallah Alroud writes a new letter of the Arabic alphabet on the white board. She is the first to raise her hand and repeat after Alroud as he introduces students to […]
Report: Israel Uses Torture Regularly
SHIN BET USES TORTURE REGULARLY, B’TSELEM REPORT SAYS Human rights organization publishes report saying almost all Palestinian detainees suffer physical, mental abuse during interrogations, despite High Court ruling that limits use of violence against prisoners. Group calls on government to ban torture immediately
FL: Muslim Celebrate 10th Anniversary of AMANA
A SHOW OF ISLAMIC FAITH AND GOODWILL Members from mosques throughout South Florida came together on April 21 for a celebration that affirmed their pride in being American Muslims and their participation in a nonprofit organization that assists people of all faiths. About 400 people turned out for the dinner, marking the 10th anniversary of […]
NY: Complaints Force Move of Arabic Academy
BROOKLYN SCHOOL IS DROPPED AS SITE OF ARABIC ACADEMY The city’s Department of Education abandoned plans yesterday to place the Khalil Gibran International Academy, a fledgling public school that is to be devoted to the study of the Arabic language and culture, in the same building in Park Slope, Brooklyn, that houses Public School 282. […]
Ask Amy: Tough to Defend Anti-Hijab Stand
TOUGH TO DEFEND ANTI-HIJAB STAND Dear Amy: I live in a retirement community where all residents are provided one served meal each day. This meal is served by high school students in a dining area accommodating about 200 residents. These servers are both male and female, and wear white shirts/blouses and black pants/skirts. It is […]
CAIR: Islam Has No Ties to Terrorism
ISLAM HAS NO TIES TO TERRORISM [Parvez Ahmed is chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.] Five years into President Bush’s declaration of the “global war on terrorism,” the latest State Department report shows a 25 percent increase in worldwide terrorist attacks over the previous year. Terrorism is an abominable tactics, not an ideology. Thus […]