US Troops in Iraq Want Out ‘as Soon as Possible’
US TROOPS IN IRAQ WANT OUT For US troops from 9th Cavalry Regiment bumping around the dangerous streets of Baghdad in Humvees after dark on Monday, news that their deployment in Iraq could be extended fell like a hammer blow. Their commanders had cautioned that their second one-year tour due to end in October could […]
AZ: Finances Stall Mosque Completion
AZ: FINANCES SET BACK MOSQUE COMPLETION Construction on Chandler’s first mosque has been languishing for years, and some neighbors say they’re tired of the dust, debris and the skeleton of a building. When models of the Islamic Center of the East Valley showing a tower, a dome and gardens were made public in 2002, planners […]
MA: Muslims Find Halal Food Providers
MA: MUSLIMS FIND MORE HALAL RESTAURANTS AND FOOD PROVIDERS Chicken tandoori, shami kebab, and lamb korma are among the exotic dishes offered at Grain and Salt, a new South Asian eatery in Allston. But Salim Nguyen, an observant Muslim from Wayland who eats only halal, the Islamic equivalent of kosher, is drawn to Grain and […]
ME Lecture: Perceptions of Gender Roles in Islam
ME: LECTURER ON GENDER AND ISLAM DENOUNCES THE CONCEPT OF SPREADING ‘WESTERN VALUES’ Dr. Asma Barlas, professor of politics and director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity at Ithaca College, came to Bates last week as the final speaker in the College Lectures Series for this year. Her lecture, “Gender, […]
VA: Professor Addresses Perceptions of Term ‘Jihad’
VA: PROFESSOR ADDRESSES PERCEPTIONS OF TERM ‘JIHAD’ Examining the relationship between Islamic culture and current events, including concerns about the use of violence, was the focus of a lecture yesterday given as part of Islamic Awareness Week. Islamic Studies Prof. Timothy Gianotti noted in the lecture, which was sponsored by the Muslim Student Association, the […]
ME: Court Declines to Hear Case of Muslim
ME: COURT DECLINES TO HEAR CASE INVOLVING MAINE MUSLIM WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court refused Monday to consider the case of a Muslim immigrant from Maine found by a jury to have suffered workplace harassment. Abdul Azimi asked the justices to take his case after a federal jury declined to award compensation despite concluding that […]
CT: Muslim Groups Seek Probe of Discrimination at Prisons
CT: ISLAMIC COALITION SEEKING INVESTIGATION Four groups are seeking an investigation into policies and attitudes directed toward Muslims and other minorities in the state’s prison system. The groups have drafted a letter to Commissioner of Correction Theresa Lantz and said they are looking for more organizations, Muslim and non-Muslim, to sign on before they send […]
MD: Local Mosque Vandalized Again
MD: LOCAL MOSQUE VANDALIZED AGAIN FREDERICK, MD – A mosque in Frederick has been vandalized three times in the past three weeks, police say. The latest incident happened over the weekend. Members of the Islamic Society of Frederick found two broken windows and the letters “E-N-G” spray-painted on a building shortly before 9:00 a.m. Sunday […]
MD: Mosque Vandalized for Third Time
MD: FREDERICK MOSQUE VANDALIZED Two basement windows of a mosque in Frederick were broken between Saturday night and yesterday morning — the third act of vandalism there this year, police reported. There are no suspects in any of the incidents, and police are not investigating them as hate crimes, said Sgt. Wade Brown of the […]
CAIR-CAN Urges End to Racial Profiling at U.S. Border
CAIR-CAN: ISLAMIC GROUP URGES MACKAY TO STOP RACIAL PROFILING AT U.S. BORDER OTTAWA (CP) – The federal government must pressure U.S. border authorities to stop racial and religious profiling of Canadian Muslims and Arabs, the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations said Monday. The call came after a 22-year-old northern Ontario student said he was detained […]