NY: 9 Muslims, Including 8 Children, Die in Fire
NEW YORK FIRE TAKES TOLL ON LOCAL MALIAN COMMUNITY NEW YORK (AP) – The city’s Malian community was in mourning Thursday after a fire devastated a popular Bronx family’s home and killed nine people – including eight children – who were from Mali or traced their roots there. The fire, which began late Wednesday night, […]
NY: Sanitation Worker Attacks Muslim Woman
NY: SANITMAN ‘TRASHES’ MUSLIM GAL A city sanitation worker who told of hating “diaperheads” was arrested for allegedly attacking a Muslim woman in Queens. Victor Lambot, 53, allegedly went berserk when he saw the 34-year-old victim wearing an Islamic head covering on Colden Street in Flushing Tuesday, police sources said. The woman told investigators that […]
NC: Muslims Boycott ‘Hate-Filled’ Talk Show
NC: MUSLIMS BOYCOTT CHARLOTTE TALK SHOW Some local Muslims are urging people to boycott advertisers of WBT’s “Jeff Katz Show,” saying the conservative radio talker insults their religion with “hate-filled” comments on the air. At a Wednesday news conference, Jibril Hough of the Charlotte-based Islamic Political Party of America charged that Katz speaks mockingly about […]
DC: Sunnis, Shiites Keep Delicate Balance
DC: AREA’S SUNNIS AND SHIITES KEEP A DELICATE BALANCE ACROSS DIVIDES In its modest way, the Muslim Community School in Montgomery County is a tiny bulwark against the hate-filled sectarian violence that has ripped Iraq apart, threatens to divide the Muslim world and has created tensions among Muslim immigrants in the United States. Each weekday, […]
Audio: A Biographical View of the Quran
AUDIO: A BIOGRAPHICAL VIEW OF THE KORAN Talk of the Nation, March 7, 2007 · In the second of a series on “Books That Changed the World,” professor Bruce Lawrence discusses his new biography of the Koran, where he introduces readers to the text, its historical context and the individuals who played critical roles in […]
CAIR: Anti-Islam Talk at NC High School Prompts Action
CAIR: ANTI-ISLAM TALK AT DUKE-AREA HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS ACLU ACTION As part of an ongoing investigation, a Christian evangelist’s appearance at a Duke University-area high school has now sparked reaction from the American Civil Liberties Union. During his Feb. 15 appearance at Enloe High School, Kamil Solomon denounced Islam and distributed pamphlets titled “Do Not […]
CAIR-CT: School Calls for Middle East Studies Next Year
CAIR-CT: SCHOOL PANEL CALLS FOR MIDDLE EAST STUDIES NEXT YEAR A Board of Education committee has given its approval to launch a Middle Eastern studies course at the two high schools this fall. The board’s Instructional Committee unanimously approved the course Tuesday night. If it is approved at the school board’s March 19 meeting, it […]
CAIR Board Member Speaks at Brown University Event
CAIR: WOMEN IN ISLAM Hadia Mubarak, the first female president of the national Muslim Students Association, spoke in Salomon 001 last night about “Women in Islam: Respect or Repression?” The event was presented by the Brown Muslim Students’ Association as part of Islam Awareness Month.
CAIR-CAN: Muslims Upset at Soccer Hijab Ban
CAIR-CAN: MUSLIMS GRUMBLE AT CANADA FOOTBALL HIJAB BAN TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian Muslims may launch a human rights complaint against football’s governing body after a Quebec referee ordered an 11-year-old girl to quit a tournament for refusing to remove her hijab. The Canadian Council on American-Islam Relations said the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) […]
Turkey Hosts US Muslim Leader
TURKEY HOSTS U.S. MUSLIM LEADER Turkey is in search of cooperation with the U.S. Black Muslim leader Deen Mohammad to prevent the so-called clash of civilizations and to reinterpret Islam according to the needs of the 21st century while lobbying against Armenian genocide claims in the U.S. Congress. Mohammad yesterday arrived to Ankara for a […]