AP Stylebook Revises Definition of ‘Islamist’
by Jorge Rivas, Colorlines, 4/8/2013 Last week the Associated Press made national headlines when they announced they would no longer recommend journalists using their Stylebook to identify undocumented immigrants in the U.S. as “illegal immigrants.” But there was another update to the Stylebook that advocates say will help present Muslims in the news in a […]
Punished for Refusing to Disrespect Jesus
A student at Florida Atlantic University was suspended from class this month for declining to write the name of Jesus on a piece of paper and step on it. By Wayne Laugesen, National Catholic Register, 3/27/2013 BOCA RATON, Fla. — Ryan Rotella refused to step on Jesus. The Florida Atlantic University junior’s act of reverence […]
Video: CAIR-TX Rep Joins ACLU in Testifying Against Anti-Islam Bill
Mustafaa Carroll, executive director of CAIR-Texas’s Houston chapter, testified yesterday against anti-Islam bill SB 1639 that has been introduced in the state legislature. Rebeca Robertson of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas also testified. ACLU and CAIR testimony begins at 2:07:14 and ends at 2:16:14. View the video. Transcripts are below. For background on […]
CAIR-SFBA, JACL Seek Applicants for ‘Bridging Communities’
From The Rafu Shimpo, 4/1/2012 SAN FRANCISCO — The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), in collaboration with the San Francisco Bay Area Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Tule Lake Committee, will be sponsoring a program whose goal is to bridge communities and build partnerships of understanding. Titled “Bridging Communities: Preserving the Legacy,” the […]
CAIR-Chicago: Religious Leaders Highlight Commonalities
By Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 4/1/13 Christianity, Islam and Judaism may seem like totally different religions, but participants at an interfaith forum in Frankfort learned they all share some basic principles. The South West Interfaith Team (SWIFT) forum included talks on “faiths respecting other faiths,” and the history and similarities of the three religions. The […]
Growing Population of Muslims Calling Tijuana Home
Brooke Binkowski, Fronteras TIJUANA, Mexico — Mexico is a predominantly Catholic country, but the border city of Tijuana has always hosted a more diverse population of worshipers. In the last few years, one of the largest religions in the world has begun making inroads and building a presence there. Every day, at a small, nondescript […]
Muslims file complaints, saying they were fired for praying at work
By JoAnne Viviano, the Columbus Dispatch An advocacy group says 18 Muslims have filed federal complaints against a Westerville-based logistics company, saying they were fired for praying at work. Exel Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL, is accused of denying requests to adjust break times to accommodate prayer or to allow employees to take […]
GOP reprimands member for anti-Muslim remarks
By David Olson, The Press-Enterprise The San Bernardino County Republican Party committee member who made anti-Muslim and anti-Sikh remarks will receive a letter of reprimand from the county GOP but will not be asked to step down from her post. In the days leading to a March 2 election for California Republican Party leaders, Vera […]
‘Let’s start over’: Muslims hope Pope Francis will salvage relations
By Kari Huus, Staff Writer, NBC News Catholics and Muslims have come a long way since the Crusades, but during the tenure of Pope Benedict XVI, relations between the world’s two largest religions hit the skids. So it was with relief and renewed optimism that prominent Muslims and interfaith advocates cheered the newly anointed Pope […]
CAIR-MD: Coalition Fights Against NDAA, for Due Process
Thomas Nephew, Indypendent Reader This week’s filibuster by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) of the John Brennan nomination confirms just how unpredictable and fluid the politics of civil liberties are in Washington, DC these days: First we have a Republican senator leading the fight — joined by Democrats like Ron Wyden (D-OR) — to learn just […]