NY: Relatives of Japanese-Americans Side With Muslims
NY: RELATIVES OF INTERNED JAPANESE-AMERICANS SIDE WITH MUSLIMS Holly Yasui was far away when a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled last June that the government had wide latitude to detain noncitizens indefinitely on the basis of race, religion or national origin. The ruling came in a class-action lawsuit by Muslim immigrants held after 9/11. But […]
CAIR-OH: ‘Hope in the Holy Land’
CAIR-OH: ‘HOPE IN THE HOLY LAND’ Hope in the Holy Land: Exploring hate and grievance in the Holy Land, the makers of “Encounter Point” found hope. The documentary film follows Palestinians and Israelis who lost loved ones in the bitter conflict before coming together to promote peace. It won the Audience Award for Best Documentary […]
Botched U.S. Raid May Have Led to Iran/UK Crisis
THE BOTCHED US RAID THAT LED TO THE HOSTAGE CRISIS A failed American attempt to abduct two senior Iranian security officers on an official visit to northern Iraq was the starting pistol for a crisis that 10 weeks later led to Iranians seizing 15 British sailors and Marines. Early on the morning of 11 January, […]
GA: Soccer Puts Spotlight on Faith for Bosnians
GA: MORE THAN JUST SOCCER Emir Mizdrak and Deni Lulic share a passion for soccer. Both 19, they’ve played club ball together and were on the boys team at Central Gwinnett High in Lawrenceville. Sunday, the young men dribbled, passed and shot on goal at a different setting. No matter that the field was a […]
IL: Muslim Group Plans 5K Run for Charity
IL: MUSLIM GROUP PLANS 5K RUN AT PARKLAND Sam Slaven describes himself as a retired runner, but he’s putting his experience in races all over the world to good use at Parkland College. Slaven, 28, who joined Parkland’s Muslim Student Association to rid himself of negative images he brought home from fighting in Iraq, has […]
Norway: Pig Tactics Threatened for Muslim Prayers
NORWAY: PIG TACTICS THREATENED The leader of the Demokratene, an extreme populist party formed by outcasts of the populist Progress Party, Vidar Kleppe, said Wednesday that he backed the remarks of city council representative Kenneth Rasmussen. Rasmussen reacted with threats of porcine tactics after Labour Party politician Jerad Abdelmajid said that the city’s Muslims could […]
CAIR-CA: Marching for Change
CAIR-CA: MARCHING FOR CHANGE They came in droves, forming a procession four blocks long through downtown Sacramento, chanting and singing the praises of Cesar Chavez, the iconic labor organizer whose birthday they celebrated Saturday. At least 1,000 people — perhaps as many as 3,000, organizers said — made their way from Southside Park, at Eighth […]
UK: Old Church Becomes Mosque
UK: OLD CHURCH BECOMES MOSQUE IN ALTERED AND UNEASY BRITAIN On a chilly night this winter, this pristine town in some of Britain’s most untouched countryside voted to allow a former Christian church to become a mosque. The narrow vote by the municipal authorities marked the end of a bitter struggle by the tiny Muslim […]
CAIR-TX: Downtown Immigration Rally
CAIR-TX: DOWNTOWN IMMIGRATION RALLY WHAT: “Mega-rally” calling for a legalization path for the country’s 12 million illegal immigrantsWHEN: 2 to 5 p.m. today at Dallas City Hall plaza on Young Street WHY: The event commemorates a “mega-march” held last year by illegal immigrants and U.S. supporters that drew 350,000 to 500,000 people in Dallas. That […]
NY: Series Focuses on Islam and America
NY: SERIES FOCUSES ON ISLAM AND AMERICA One NYU event Friday night was hotter than expected. When a tray caught fire at Shuruq, an annual event meant to raise awareness about Islam, people scurried to the back of the auditorium and the wisecracks began. “Trust the smoke to come from the only Muslim event in […]