CAIR: Rep. Ellison Talks Up ‘American Values’
CAIR: ELLISON TALKS UP ‘AMERICAN VALUES’ IN STATE DEPARTMENT OUTREACH WASHINGTON – The State Department is turning to Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, to help burnish the country’s image in the Muslim world – despite Ellison’s outspoken criticism of the Bush administration’s foreign policy. “I plan to talk to people in […]
VA: We Should All Learn the Basics of Islam
VA: WE SHOULD ALL LEARN THE BASICS OF ISLAM, AND ALL WORLD RELIGIONS We should all learn the basics of Islam, and all world religions I was appalled at the diatribe against Islam that Rep. Virgil Goode recently made on camera [“Goode goes bad,” Jan. 4]. But worse, a survey taken showed that more than […]
MA: Muslims Hear the Call to Chaplaincy
MA: MORE MUSLIMS HEAR THE CALL TO CHAPLAINCY AS A WAY TO SHARE THEIR FAITH YET MINISTER TO ALL Imam Salih Yucel sits beside the hospital bed of Fazal Mabud, a 66-year-old native of Pakistan who lives in Brighton, and begins offering him spiritual guidance. Mabud had heart surgery six months before, but it was […]
NC: Al-Arian to be Force-Fed
NC: FASTING INMATE TOLD OFFICIALS WILL SOON START FORCE-FEEDING A former university professor on a hunger strike for the past 44 days to protest the circumstances of his imprisonment could soon be force fed, his lawyer said Wednesday. Sami al-Arian, a Palestinian who taught computer science at the University of South Florida, stopped eating on […]
CAIR: MN Muslim Rep Joins Diplomacy Effort to Muslim World
CAIR: FIRST MUSLIM ELECTED TO CONGRESS WILL SHARE HIS STORY WITH THE WORLD WASHINGTON – Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, had little good to say about President Bush’s foreign policy when he ran for office in 2006. Now, two months into office, the Minnesota Democrat has plans to meet with Secretary […]
NC: City Council Rejects Mosque Proposal
NC: COUNCIL REJECTS MOSQUE PROPOSAL Goldsboro City Council unanimously voted Monday night to not allow the construction of a mosque in the northern part of the city. All six councilmen and Mayor Al King agreed with the planning commission’s recommendation that the building plan was too large for the proposed site off Wayne Memorial Drive […]
CAIR Rep Slams ‘Secular Islam Summit’
CAIR REP SLAMS ‘SECULAR ISLAM SUMMIT’
FL Paper Says ‘Secular Islam Summit’ Sponsor May Have Violated IRS Regs
INTELLIGENCE CONFERENCE DRAWS CRITICISM John Loftus, a former federal prosecutor who is a hosting a three-day conference in downtown St. Petersburg on international intelligence and terrorism, says he “may know more intelligence secrets than anyone alive.” But Loftus’ claims, which include allegations that the Bush administration concealed the discovery of large stockpiles of weapons of […]
Wafa Sultan: ‘You Cannot be American and Muslim at the Same Time’
INCITEMENT WATCH: WAFA SULTAN SAYS ‘YOU CANNOT BE AMERICAN AND MUSLIM AT THE SAME TIME’ One of the main speakers at the so-called “Secular Islam Summit” last night told CNN’s Glenn Beck that Islam cannot be reformed. Wafa Sultan told Beck: “Believe me, personally, I don’t believe Islam really can be reformed unless we recreate […]
CAIR-CA: Refugees Denied Help by Patriot Act
CAIR-CA: FLEEING REFUGEES DENIED HELP BY ANTI-TERROR ACT Some provided rice and water to rebels. A kindergarten teacher in Afghanistan paid a bribe to the Taliban. A Sierra Leone woman had sex with her captors. To the U.S. government, their actions raise the suspicion that they’re a threat to national security. But an event tonight […]