NC: Devotion Leads Women to Wear Hijab
NC: DEVOTION LEADS WOMEN TO WEAR HIJAB Insherah Odeh did not mind being stared at. She knew when she started wearing the hijab – the head scarf worn by Muslim women – in 1990 her decision would stir different emotions in people. Some friends were angered by her decision until Odeh explained her reasons. Strangers […]
CAIR-FL: Man Sues to Halt Mosque Construction
CAIR-FL: MAN FILES LAWSUIT TO TRY AND HALT MOSQUE CONSTRUCTION A man fighting the opening of a mosque in his suburban neighborhood filed a lawsuit Tuesday to try and halt construction, a move derided by Arab leaders as anti-Muslim. Rodney Wright claims the relocation of the Islamic Center of South Florida to a new, larger […]
PA: Threat to Arab Boss Results in Charge
PA: THREAT TO BOSS RESULTS IN CHARGE Federal charges were filed yesterday against a local hotel worker who allegedly sent a threatening note to her Arab American boss that referenced the Sept. 11 terror attacks. “You and your kids will pay,” the note said, according to the FBI. “Remember 9/11. . . . Patriotism and […]
Video: Death Threats Against Detroit Muslims
VIDEO: DEATH THREATS AGAINST DETROIT MUSLIMS ON ABC 7 http://www.wxyz.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=1899@wxyz.dayport.com
Video: FBI Looks Into Threat Against CAIR-MI
VIDEO: FBI LOOKS INTO THREAT AGAINST CAIR-MI http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=3087008&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1
FL Muslim Activist Receives Death Threat
FL MUSLIM ACTIVIST RECEIVES DEATH THREAT (MIAMI, FL, 5/2/07) – The executive director of the South Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFL) said today that he has received a death threat, apparently from the same person who threatened Muslims in the Detroit area. Altaf Ali said the letter, which contained the same […]
Scholar Talks About Challenges Facing Muslim Women
MUSLIM SCHOLAR TALKS ABOUT CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN IN THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLDS Last week the Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID), a Washington-based organization dedicated to promoting freedom, democracy, and good governance in the Arab and Muslim worlds, sponsored a conference on “The Rights of Women in Islam and Muslim Societies.” […]
Rabbi Offers Support for CAIR, Engaging U.S. Muslims
ENGAGING THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY: WHO CAIR’S? About a month ago, I was invited to speak at the first annual dinner of the Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), evidently because I had taken part in a pray-in to protest against the exclusion of a group of imams from flying – and maybe […]
CAIR Board Member: Dialogue with Muslims Needed
ARAB-AMERICAN LEADER: DIALOGUE NEEDED WITH MUSLIMS Vice-chair of Council on American-Islamic Relations speaks to local ACLU group Dr. Ahmad Al-Akhras, vice-chairman of the national Council on American-Islamic Relations, spoke to Oberlin residents and members of the North Central Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Sunday to address the perceptions of Muslims in the […]
CAIR on NPR Legal Blog: Losing Our Liberties
CAIR ON NPR LEGAL BLOG: LOSING OUR LIBERTIES More than five years removed from the 9/11 terror attacks-the greatest tragedy to befall our nation in modern history-our country has learned certain lessons regarding our role in the global community. But we also have more to learn about treatment of our own citizens-lessons that will hopefully […]