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 […]
NY: Jews and Muslims Chuckle Alike
NY: JEWS AND MUSLIMS CHUCKLE ALIKE “You can’t hate someone you’ve shared a laugh with,” said Rabbi Bob Alper, half of the comedic duo One Muslim, One Jew, One Stage. Or, might I add, a good cry. Alper and his Muslim counterpart, Azhar Usman, tackled politically charged topics, including racial profiling and the Danish cartoon […]
Cartoon: ‘Fun with Double Standards’ on Religious Attire
CARTOON: ‘FUN WITH DOUBLE STANDARDS’ ON RELIGIOUS ATTIRE http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2007/04/10/cartoon
An Interfaith View: Driving Islamophobia
AN INTERFAITH VIEW: DRIVING ISLAMOPHOBIA In the 1950s, ultra-conservatives torpedoed their critics by calling them Communist. Today the same tactic is used against Muslim organizations by calling them apologists for terrorism. And like the 1950s, the intent of the ultra-conservatives today is to distract the public from their own undemocratic maledictions. As the French say, […]
PBS Series Accused of Political Manipulation
PBS BUYS A LOT OF ARGUMENTS FOR $20 MILLION LAST August, Richard N. Perle, the former Bush administration adviser who advocated strongly for the Iraq invasion, found himself surrounded by antiwar demonstrators on the Mall in front of the Washington Monument. He didn’t want to be there, but for “The Case for War,” a documentary […]
Muslim-Bashers Involved in Possible PBS Islam Doc
PRODUCER: PBS DROPPED ‘ISLAM VS. ISLAMISTS’ ON POLITICAL GROUNDS The producer of a tax-financed documentary on Islamic extremism claims his film has been dropped for political reasons from a television series that airs next week on more than 300 PBS stations nationwide. Key portions of the documentary focus on Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser of Phoenix […]