CAIR-AZ: Mosque Graffiti May Be Hate Crime
CAIR-AZ: MOSQUE: GRAFFITO MAY BE HATE CRIME Intruders targeted a Tucson mosque Sunday, the second time in less than two months, said mosque officials, who are starting to ask questions. “We are beginning to wonder if this is a hate crime,” said Muhammad As’ad, spokesman for the Islamic Center of Tucson, where the crimes took […]
New York Dinner Raises $18 Million for IDF
NEW YORK DINNER RAISES $18M. FOR IDF The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces raised a record $18 million at its annual gala dinner held last week in New York City. Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz addressed more than 1,300 attendees and remarked on the key security challenges facing Israel. The former defense minister and army […]
GA: County Official Resigns Over Web Postings on Israel
GA: CHEROKEE COUNTY OFFICIAL RESIGNS OVER WEB POSTINGS ON ISRAEL A Cherokee County official has resigned from her position after criticism over comments she made on her Web site about Israel. Mary Catarineau, who is on the Cherokee County Planning Commission, wrote about dismantling Israel as a way to achieve peace in the Middle East […]
FL: Students Protest Israel Ad at Senate
FL: STUDENTS PROTEST ISRAEL AD AT SENATE A group of pro-Islam and pro-Palestinian students packed into the Student Senate chamber Tuesday night to protest a Student Government-funded ad voicing student support for Israel. The full-page ad, which cost a little more than $1,160, ran in the Independent Florida Alligator on March 28 and included the […]
Nestle Meeting the Halal Test
MEETING THE HALAL TEST You might think of Nestle as the least likely company to venture into such a ticklish market as religious food. The Swiss multinational has, after all, attracted more than its share of protesters with other product lines (namely, infant formula and chocolate). But far from shying away from the halal market–food […]
NY: Jews, Muslims, Christians Help Katrina Victims
NY: JEWS, MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS HELP KATRINA VICTIMS After the five Muslims prayed during a break from gutting a house, after they went through their rituals and recitations, one of the Protestants said: “Point of information.” That’s the phrase a group of University at Albany students took with them to New Orleans to signal they […]
Backstory: A Country-Western Muslim
BACKSTORY: A COUNTRY-WESTERN MUSLIM Kareem Salama – the main act on this evening’s Muslim Student Association program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – nervously sips a bottle of water backstage as his guitarist/producer tunes a 12-string guitar. The crowd buzz softens to a deferential hush as a bearded student takes the stage to start […]
TX: Muslim Prayer at State Senate Angers Some
TX: PLAN FOR MUSLIM PRAYER IN SENATE ANGERS SOME The first prayer ever by a Muslim cleric in the Texas Senate will be delivered today – outraging some conservatives because it is occurring just before Easter. The invocation will be delivered by the Imam Yusuf Kavakci of the Dallas Central Mosque at the invitation of […]
IN: Spencer, Hirsi Ali Exploit Ignorance of Islam
IN: SELF-PROCLAIMED EXPERTS EXPLOIT IGNORANCE OF ISLAM The local Muslim community is very concerned about Robert Spencer’s invitation from the local FBI office to talk about Islam and terrorism. Spencer, a self-proclaimed expert on Islam and jihad, has published at least one book and numerous articles about what he refers to as “radical” Islam. He […]
CAIR Board Member to Speak at Georgetown
CAIR BOARD MEMBER TO SPEAK AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY What does being a Muslim mean in America? How does it inform who you are, what you think, what you do? For the faithful, does Islam dictate and define a moral compass, a political agenda, a spiritual journey or is it a culture apart from the American […]