Muslim-American Terrorism Down in 2011
Twenty Muslim-Americans were indicted for violent terrorist plots in 2011, down from 26 the year before, bringing the total since 9/11 to 193, or just under 20 per year (see Figure 1). This number is not negligible – small numbers of Muslim-Americans continue to radicalize each year and plot violence. However, the rate of radicalization […]
American Muslims Pose Little Threat, Study Says (NY Times)
WASHINGTON — A feared wave of homegrown terrorism by radicalized Muslim Americans has not materialized, with plots and arrests dropping sharply over the two years since an unusual peak in 2009, according to a new study by a North Carolina research group.The study, to be released on Wednesday, found that 20 Muslim Americans were charged […]
Missouri: Muslim Doctors Open Free Clinic
Athar Khan, of O’Fallon, Mo., had no insurance and no clue where to go when he started having knee pain. “But I found out about the new Volunteers in Medicine West County Clinic through my mosque,” he said Sunday afternoon, as he sat in the waiting room of the clinic in Manchester. “If I didn’t […]
Radio: CAIR Rep Discusses Military Detention of U.S. Citizens
CAIR Government Affairs Coordinator Robert McCaw discusses the military detention of U.S. citizens on KBOO community radio.Listen to the interview here.
Court Reminds Okla. It Can’t Discriminate Against Muslims
Thank goodness for Oklahoma.Every time Texas begins to feel like some remote backwater — say, during a presidential campaign — Oklahoma is right there to make Texans feel downright civilized.In the latest example of Oklahomans Gone Wild, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Sooner State can’t ban courts from considering Islamic law.An Oklahoma […]
CAIR-OK: Court Upholds Injunction Against Shariah Law Ban
DENVER – An appeals court on Tuesday said Oklahoma’s ban on the consideration of Islamic Shariah law in the state’s courts “is likely unconstitutional” and kept in place an injunction against the voter-approved measure.“While the public has an interest in the will of the voters being carried out … the public has a more profound […]
Video: CAIR Rep Behind Lawsuit Reacts to Okla. Sharia Ruling
OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal appeals court upheld a temporary stop to our state’s ban on sharia law. Voters overwhelmingly passed the constitutional amendment in November 2010, but it still hasn’t gone into effect because of a fierce court battle.The amendment bans state courts from considering international and Islamic – or Sharia – Law, when […]
Federal Court Deals Blow to Anti-Shariah Efforts
In a decision that Muslim legal advocates celebrated as a major win, a federal appeals court on Tuesday agreed with a lower court that blocked an Oklahoma law that would have barred state courts from considering or using Shariah law — the Islamic code of conduct.The law would likely dampen similar legislation proposed in at […]
Video: CAIR-FL Rep Says Suspect Had No Understanding of Islam
TAMPA – Terror suspect Sami Osmakac frightened many members of Tampa Bay’s Islamic community, and in turn, members reported him to authorities.The FBI said, in fact, Osmakac had turned radical.Agents say they uncovered a chilling plan to kill with car bombs and grenades in Tampa.CAIR executive director Hassan Shibly says preventing religious extremism is possible.“Maybe […]
Video: Fla. Muslims Credited with Tip on Plot Suspect
Tampa, Florida — Sami Osmakac, 25, may not be the only person the feds have their eyes on in the Bay area.People in the Islamic community, praised for their role in helping to foil Osmakac’s alleged terror plot, say the Pinellas Park man had three or four associates who were also asked to leave local […]