MN: Sunnis, Shias Find Ways to Get Along
MINNESOTA MUSLIMS FIND WAYS TO GET ALONG When friends Taqee Khaled and Hasan Hyder kick back at Coffman Union between University of Minnesota classes, they have plenty to talk about: classes, mutual friends, Muslim Student Association activities, life. Khaled, 25, a graduate student in epidemiology, and Hyder, 21, a senior majoring in economics, also frequently […]
CAIR-FL Rep to Moderate Discussion of Islam at Church
CAIR-FL REP TO MODERATE DISCUSSION OF ISLAM AT CHURCH [NOTE: This event has been rescheduled for March 28.] Religion briefs Chapel-By-The-Sea Community Church, 54 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater Beach: The church’s winter-spring adult education series concludes 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday with “Foundations of Faith: Understanding True Islam and Our Muslim Neighbors.” The program will be […]
MD: Bill on Muslim Funeral Services Clears House of Delegates
MD: BILL ON MUSLIM FUNERAL SERVICES CLEARS HOUSE OF DELEGATES A bill that acknowledges the growing political clout of Maryland’s Muslim community cleared the House of Delegates unanimously yesterday and is headed to the Senate. The bill addresses complaints from Muslim leaders that their community is served by just one licensed mortician in the Washington […]
CAIR-NY Urges Support for Survivors of Fatal Fire
CAIR-NY Urges Support for Survivors of Fatal Fire
NY: Aid for Families of Muslim Fire Victims Pours In
NY: AID FOR FAMILIES POURS IN A group of Bronx businesses pooled $25,000. Maria Cancel offered macaroni and cheese and sardines from a corner bodega. The Yankees offered to pay for the funeral costs of the eight children and one woman who died in Wednesday night’s deadly blaze in Highbridge. More than a dozen area […]
Boise Mosque Targeted with Swastika Stickers
BOISE MOSQUE TARGETED WITH SWASTIKA STICKERS Police are investigating after swastika-emblazoned stickers promoting a neo-Nazi group were plastered on the Islamic Center of Boise. The stickers peeled off easily, leaving no physical damage to the mosque, police spokeswoman Lynn Hightower said. But they left behind an emotional residue, with local Muslims wondering why they were […]
UN: Israel Must Stop Mistreating Palestinians
UN: ISRAEL MUST STOP DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ARABS, PALESTINIANS The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said Israel’s security measures to ward off suicide bombings and other attacks must be re-calibrated to avoid discrimination against Arab Israelis or Palestinians living in Israeli-occupied lands such as the West Bank. The committee specified that Israel should […]
CA: Erasing Myths About Muslim Women
CA: ERASING MUSLIM MYTHS A Saturday panel presentation will discuss the role of women in Islam. Muslim women and other members of the community will speak at the Tracy Public Library event about the rights women have in Islamic countries; what the Quran says about women; and the cultural, economic and political impact of women. […]
CAIR-OH Speaks Out for Civil Liberties
CAIR-OH: PARTICIPANTS SPEAK OUT FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES Julia Shearson wants the U.S. government to explain why she was detained Jan. 8 while entering the country from Canada through the Peace Bridge border crossing in Buffalo. Ms. Shearson has no criminal record. She is a U.S. citizen, whose ancestors came here on the Mayflower and eventually […]
U.S. Uses Arabic Speakers to Monitor Net Chats
ARABIC SPEAKERS MONITOR NET CHATS The State Department has hired two native Arabic speakers to monitor Arabic political discussion forums on the Internet and to overtly participate in them in an effort to correct misperceptions about U.S. policy in the Middle East. The small “digital outreach team,” which also includes a supervising Foreign Service officer, […]