Imams’ Lawsuit Debated on CNN’s ‘Paula Zahn Now’
IMAM’S LAWSUIT DEBATED ON CNN PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: On this show, we put a lot of effort into bringing stories about racism and intolerance out in the open. That’s why we followed the case of six Muslim clerics who were kicked off a jet because some people thought they were acting suspiciously. Well, it […]
Jesus, Muhammad Leave Parallel Lessons
JESUS, MUHAMMAD LEAVE BEHIND PARALLEL LESSONS According to Islamic tradition, all prophets and messengers are brothers. They have different mothers, but they have one father, the message of God (the religion). It is true that a person is not a Muslim if he or she does not love and revere Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Moses, Jesus, […]
EU Official: Possible War Crimes in Somalia
EUROPEAN UNION OFFICIAL SAYS WAR CRIMES MAY HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY FORCES IN SOMALIA Ethiopian and Somali forces may have committed war crimes in battles against insurgents and European Union countries could be considered complicit if they do nothing to stop them, according to an EU email obtained by The Associated Press on Friday. The […]
Hussein’s Prewar Ties to Al-Qaeda Discounted
HUSSEIN’S PREWAR TIES TO AL-QAEDA DISCOUNTED Captured Iraqi documents and intelligence interrogations of Saddam Hussein and two former aides “all confirmed” that Hussein’s regime was not directly cooperating with al-Qaeda before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, according to a declassified Defense Department report released yesterday. The declassified version of the report, by acting Inspector General […]
CAIR-Chicago: Porn ‘Undermines Sanctity of Marriage’
CAIR-CHICAGO: PORNOGRAPHY ‘UNDERMINES SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE’ Pornography “commercializes sexuality, objectifies the human body, and undermines the sanctity of marriage,” added Ahmed Rehab, executive director of Chicago’s Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Muqtedar Khan: America’s Gift to Muslim World
MUQTEDAR KHAN: AMERICA’S GIFT TO MUSLIM WORLD American foreign policy sins are numerous, and some are even unforgivable, such as the invasion of Iraq – based on false accusations – which has resulted in much death and destruction. But to judge America by its neoconservative foreign policy would be like judging Islam by what some […]
CAIR-MN: Company Fields Muslim Prayer Complaint
CAIR-MN: GOLD’N PLUMP FIELDS COMPLAINT An Islamic civil liberties group this week called on Gold’n Plump Inc. in St. Cloud to look into the alleged firing of Muslim workers at one of the company’s processing plants. A statement from Gold’n Plump said those reports are inaccurate and that no employees have been fired from the […]
Pelosi Unfairly Criticized for Wearing Headscarf
MEDIA QUOTED CRITICISM OF PELOSI FOR WEARING HEADSCARF IN MIDDLE EAST WITHOUT NOTING THAT RICE, LAURA BUSH HAVE ALSO DONE SO News reports in the Associated Press and the New York Post, and an editorial in Investor’s Business Daily, quoted Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) by saying that “being […]
CAIR-CAN: Questioning of Canadian Muslims Threatens Jobs
CAIR-CAN: CSIS QUESTIONING OF CANADIAN MUSLIMS THREATENS THEIR JOBS The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is conducting regular interviews and interrogations with hundreds of Arabs and Muslims across Canada at their work places, homes and in the vicinity of local mosques, say national and Montreal-based Arab and Muslim community groups. The groups are reporting major […]
CAIR: Muslim Women Balance Modesty and Style
CAIR: WE, MYSELF AND I For Aysha Hussain, getting dressed each day is a fraught negotiation. Ms. Hussain, a 24-year-old magazine writer in New York, is devoted to her pipe-stem Levi’s and determined to incorporate their brash modernity into her wardrobe while adhering to the tenets of her Muslim faith. “It’s still a struggle,” Ms. […]