CA: Arabic Program Offered at School
CA: ARABIC PROGRAM OFFERED AT SCHOOL Carver Elementary School in San Diego has long been a microcosm of the world’s diversity, serving immigrants from Vietnam, Cambodia, Egypt and Somalia, among other places. Now it hosts the San Diego Unified School District’s only Arabic language program – one that is being scrutinized in the wake of […]
U.S. Muslims Keen on Political Activities
IMMIGRANT MUSLIMS KEEN ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES IN US The new-generation immigrant Muslims in the US are evincing keen interests in the country’s political activities. While the early American Muslims were more worried about the problems faced by the Muslims in other countries, the new generation has their focus on politically empowering the community within the […]
MN: New Financing Option for Islamic Businesses
MN: NEW FINANCING OPTION UNVEILED FOR ISLAMIC BUSINESSES The City of Minneapolis is joining with the African Development Center to offer a new financing option for small businesses, aimed primarily at Muslims. The program allows Muslim Minnesotans, as well as others, to repay loans without traditional interest. Many Muslims avoid conventional loans because paying or […]
TN: FBI Meets with Muslims on Quran Defacing
TN: FBI ON CASE OF QURAN DEFACING The Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed they are investigating a defaced Quran found Friday afternoon on the front steps of the Islamic Center of Clarksville. “We are looking at the situation to try to determine what to do,” said FBI spokesman George Bolds. “The first step is […]
CAIR: Federal Bureaucracy Delays Green Cards
CAIR: WAITING FOR THE G-MEN Alia Ahmadi had every reason to believe she’d be granted United States citizenship. The 73-year-old Afghan woman, who emigrated here to be with her children in Fremont, passed her naturalization interview in 2003 and was told to expect her oath notice within a month. Four years later, she is still […]
CAIR: Israeli Excavations Threaten Al-Aqsa
CAIR: CHIPPING AT FOUNDATIONS OF BELIEF Imagine if Iran decided to build a museum on the site of a 1,000-year-old Jewish cemetery, or if the Egyptian government threatened to destroy an ancient Jewish temple. Both scenarios would likely be met with outrage. Members of Congress might make indignant speeches decrying anti-Semitism. They might even threaten […]
DC: MAS Freedom Foundation Rally for Sami Al-Arian
MAS FREEDOM FOUNDATION RALLY FOR SAMI AL-ARIAN Washington Daybook The Muslim American Society (MAS) Freedom Foundation holds a news conference and rally in support of Dr. Sami Al-Arian, who is “being held indefinitely beyond the date agreed upon in his plea agreement for refusing to testify before a grand jury.” TIME: April 13, 2007, 12:30 […]
Financial Institutions Expand Products for U.S. Muslims
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXPAND PRODUCTS THAT TARGET U.S. MUSLIMS In the coming year, a bank subsidiary in Michigan will expand its reach by offering products targeted to Muslims in three metropolitan areas outside of that state. The University Islamic Financial Corporation, a subsidiary of University Bank, a community bank in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will reach Muslims […]
Actors Face Dilemma in Portraying Terrorists
WANT TO PLAY A TERRORIST? Actors Face a Dilemma Jamie Harding, a British Muslim, feared his first Hollywood feature film would be his last. He played Ahmed al-Nami, one of four Sept. 11 hijackers in “United 93,” a 2006 docudrama about the passenger revolt aboard the doomed airliner. “A lot of people were saying, ‘Why […]
PA: Islamic Center Hit by Fire
PA: ISLAMIC CENTER HIT BY FIRE Flames ripped through an Islamic center in Schuylkill County Wednesday morning and now members of that place of worship plan to come together to see how they can repair the damage. Flames sparked at the Islamic Society of Schuylkill County in Mechanicsville around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. It’s located just […]