Al-Arian Contempt Order Upheld
AL-ARIAN CONTEMPT ORDER UPHELD A federal appeals court has upheld a contempt-of-court finding against a former Florida college professor who admitted to aiding Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Sami Al-Arian. A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this afternoon that Al-Arian had no grounds to defy a subpoena from a federal grand jury […]
CAIR Editorial: Flying While Muslim
CAIR: FLYING WHILE MUSLIM According to the Congressional Research Service, “profiling” is defined “as the practice of targeting individuals for police or security interdiction, detention or other disparate treatment based primarily on their race or ethnicity [or religion], in the belief that certain minority groups are more likely to engage in unlawful behavior.” The debate […]
UN Expert Likens Occupation to Apartheid
UN EXPERT LIKENS OCCUPATION TO APARTHEID A U.N. human rights expert told the U.N. human rights council on Thursday that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is comparable to apartheid. John Dugard, a South African independent investigator on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said that ‘anyone who experienced apartheid has a sense of deja vu when visiting the OPT […]
Israel Lobby Rapidly Losing Support
THE ISRAEL LOBBY IS RAPIDLY LOSING SUPPORT The power of the Israel lobby in the United States is indisputable. Two decades ago, I witnessed it personally when covering an election for the Senate in South Dakota, where the Jewish population is virtually nonexistent. In this remote corner of the country, a Senator of Arab-American descent […]
MO: Non-Muslims Wear Scarves in Solidarity
MO: NON-MUSLIMS WEAR SCARVES IN SOLIDARITY Danielle Campbell, her electric blue hair peeking out from under the scarf wrapped around her head, was happy not to get noticed as much for one day. “I usually have these punk boys who hang out where I work and every time I walk by they have something to […]
NC: Muslims Students Seek Prayer Space
NC: MUSLIMS SEEK PRAYER SPACE Though many Duke students look to the stately grandeur of the Duke Chapel or the sleek design of the Freeman Center for Jewish Life as their designated places of worship, the space allotted to the University’s Muslim population is far less visible and a little more subterranean. Tucked away in […]
Bolton Admits Lebanon Truce Block
BOLTON ADMITS LEBANON TRUCE BLOCK A former top American diplomat says the US deliberately resisted calls for a immediate ceasefire during the conflict in Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Former ambassador to the UN John Bolton told the BBC that before any ceasefire Washington wanted Israel to eliminate Hezbollah’s military capability. Mr Bolton said […]
CAIR-CAN: Veiled Muslim Women Permitted to Vote
CAIR-CAN: VEILED MUSLIM WOMEN WILL BE PERMITTED TO VOTE Muslim women wearing the niqab or burka – veils that hide the face entirely – will be allowed to vote in the Quebec elections, without showing their face. That’s the directive from the Director general of elections, despite the fact it goes against the electoral law. […]
Pro-Israel Lobby’s Influence on U.S. Policy Attacked
SOROS AND MEDIA HEAVYWEIGHTS ATTACK PRO-ISRAEL LOBBY’S INFLUENCE ON U.S. POLICY The simmering debate over American policy toward Israel and the role of the Jewish community in shaping it exploded with near-nuclear force this week. Several of the nation’s best-known international affairs commentators fired salvos at pro-Israel lobbyists and defenders of Israel fired back with […]
CAIR-MI: Bill to Give Visas to Immigrants
CAIR-MI: DETROIT GROUPS SUPPORT BILL GIVING VISAS TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS A coalition of religious, business, and community groups called for immigration reform at a news conference today inside Central United Methodist Church in Detroit. Members of the Detroit-based Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength (MOSES) declared their support for an immigration bill introduced this morning in […]