CAIR-CAN: Groups Call for Re-Think of Canada-U.S. Policy
CAIR-CAN: CANADIAN GROUPS CALL FOR URGENT RE-THINK OF CURRENT CANADA-U.S. POLICY On March 30, 2007, the Council of Canadians, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Council on American Islamic Relations Canada and the Parkland Institute will call on the Canadian government to change the course of Canada’s relationship with the United States. The groups will outline […]
CAIR-MN: Muslim Cabbies Offer Free Rides for the Blind
CAIR-MN: MUSLIM CABBIES OFFER FREE RIDES FOR THE BLIND Free rides for the blind? Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, with hundreds of waiting taxi drivers behind a nearby SuperAmerica station, has become a focal point of the angst. Nearly 75 percent of the 900 licensed cabbies are Muslim, mostly Somali. And six prayer-leading imams are suing […]
Video: Fox News Program Mocks ‘Islam is a Religion of Peace’
FOX NEWS PROGRAM MOCKS ‘ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE’
CAIR: False Reporting is Wrong
CAIR: FALSE REPORTING IS WRONG The fact that we have to coin the new phrase “flying while Muslim” is indicative of the unraveling of our national social fabric. Many Americans are aware of the case of six American Muslim imams (prayer leaders) who were removed from a US Airways flight. Notwithstanding the fact that the […]
MD: Children Taught Islam’s Message Of Compassion
MD: CHILDREN TAUGHT ISLAM’S MESSAGE OF COMPASSION Ruqaiya Asad hopes to spread the word that Islam is a religion of peace and she’s started with the children. Asad and her staff at the Aleem Academy, an Islamic private school in Sykesville, recently finished teaching a peace-themed week. Among other activities, the children created peace T-shirts, […]
CAIR-CAN: Youngsters’ Defiance a Lesson in Acceptance
CAIR-CAN: YOUNGSTERS’ DEFIANCE IS A LESSON IN ACCEPTANCE A soccer team of Canadian girls recently applied sandbox mores when they decided that the report-card virtue of ”plays well with others” was meant to include everyone — including those in Muslim headscarves. The red hijab worn by Asmahan Mansour, an 11-year-old player for the Nepean Hotspurs […]
PA: Fulbright Visiting Specialist Provides Insight Into The Muslim World
PA: FULBRIGHT VISITING SPECIALIST PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO THE MUSLIM WORLD Although situated in the heart of Central Pennsylvania, Penn State Altoona students and members of the local community will have the unique opportunity to learn first-hand about the politics, history, and culture of today’s Muslim world. Dr. Taslima Monsoor, a professor of law at the […]
MO: Conference Focuses On Islam And Middle East
MO: CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON ISLAM AND MIDDLE EAST A two-day conference on America, Islam and the Middle East will be held April 2 and 3 at Missouri State University. The conference, titled “America, Islam and the Middle East Conference: Building Bridges Between the Great Divide,” will address issues of critical nature pertaining to America’s foreign […]
NY: One Muslim’s Decision to Join the US Army
NY: ONE MUSLIM’S DECISION TO JOIN THE US ARMY As soon as Abdel Salam Abdel Salam heard about the attack on the World Trade Center, he went to the supermarket in his Brooklyn neighborhood and bought enough cases of water to fill up his van. He then headed to ground zero and gave it out […]
CAIR-CA: Islamic Center Sponsors Muslim Unity Celebration
CAIR-CA: ISLAMIC CENTER SPONSORS MUSLIM UNITY CELEBRATION The Islamic Educational Center of Orange County is proud to announce: WHAT: Muslim Unity Celebration of Mawlid al-NabiWHEN: Saturday, March 31, 2007. Prayers start at 7:21 p.m. and the program starts at 8 p.m.WHERE: IECOC, 3194-B Airport Loop Drive, Costa Mesa, CA WHO: Imam Sayed Moustafa al-Qazwini, Founder […]