CA: Catholics Reciprocate Muslims’ Outreach
ABOUT 200 ORANGE COUNTY CATHOLICS WITH A HUNGER TO LEARN ABOUT ISLAM RECIPROCATE MUSLIMS’ OUTREACH BY HOSTING A DINNER Mark and Cori Ornelas went to dinner Saturday night with their five children to make friends. Muslim friends. The couple from Tustin was among some 200 Catholics at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Newport […]
CA: Planned Mosque Causing Quite a Stir
CA: PLANNED MOSQUE CAUSING QUITE A STIR The neighborhood surrounding Gading Road always has been known for its row of Christian churches, most of them built in the 1950s and 1960s to accommodate the rapid growth of nearby housing tracts. But it has never seen the likes of a minaret before. That could change now […]
ID Senate Passes Rights Resolution After Mosque Vandalism
ID SENATE PASSES RIGHTS RESOLUTION AFTER MOSQUE VANDALISM State senators have passed a symbolic measure highlighting Idaho’s commitment to human rights, just days after an Islamic mosque in Boise was targeted by swastika stickers. The chamber approved the measure by voice vote, after the House cleared it 59-9. It reaffirms the state’s commitment to “freedom […]
CAIR: Customer Service and Faith Clash at Registers
CAIR: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FAITH CLASH AT REGISTERS Beryl Dsouza was late and in no mood for delays when she stopped at a Target store after work two weeks ago for milk, bread and bacon. So Dsouza was taken aback when the cashier — who had on the traditional headscarf, or hijab, worn by many […]
Officials: CAIR’s Critics Guilty of ‘McCarthyism’
FBI OFFICIAL: CAIR’S CRITICS GUILTY OF ‘MCCARTHYISM’ A small band of critics have made a determined but unsuccessful effort to link [CAIR] to Hamas and Hezbollah. . . CAIR and its supporters say its accusers are a small band of people who hate Muslims and deal in half-truths. Ms. Boxer’s decision to revoke the Sacramento […]
CAIR-MI: Talk by ‘Former Terrorist’ Under Fire
CAIR-MI: TALK ON ISLAM UNDER FIRE Tawfik Hamid says he once was a terrorist. But some local Muslims wonder whether it is true. If it is, they ask, why would anyone invite him to speak about Islam? Hamid, a medical doctor, spoke at the Jewish Community Center on Tuesday under auspices of the Zionist Organization […]
US Muslim Teen Mag Melds Pop Culture, Quran
TEEN MAG MELDS POP CULTURE, QURAN Teenage girls are preoccupied with a lot of things: “The Gilmore Girls.” Makeup tips. Burqas. At least that’s the teenager Muslim Girl magazine, a bimonthly aimed at 12- to 19-year-old Muslim females, is targeting. The glossy, published by Toronto-based Execugo, is the ultimate hybrid: a mag for and about […]
CAIR-MI: Rock a Reminder of Unsolved Mosque Attack
CAIR-MI: ROCK IS A REMINDER OF UNSOLVED ATTACKS Inside his office, Imam Husham Al-Husainy still has the rock that was hurled through the front window of his Dearborn mosque two months ago. It’s there to remind him. “I hope whoever did this gets caught,” Al-Husainy, head of the Karbalaa Islamic Education Center, said Monday. “Who […]
Putting Faith in Islamic Mutual Funds
PUTTING FAITH IN RELIGIOUS MUTUAL FUNDS Socially responsible investing has become increasingly popular in recent years, with lots of mutual funds available for investors who want to keep their portfolios in line with their ethical beliefs. Most such funds avoid alcohol and tobacco stocks, but what they do beyond that varies quite a bit from […]
Video: CAIR-FL Rep Speaks at Sunday School
CAIR-FL REP SPEAKS AT SUNDAY SCHOOL CAIR Tampa Executive Director Ahmed Bedier sits down for a couple of minutes to speak to Sunday school children about discrimination during a visit to a Tampa area church.