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 […]
Education, Economic Empowerment Key for Muslim Women
FOR MUSLIM WOMEN, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ARE KEYS TO A BETTER LIFE International Women’s Day Thursday highlights women’s struggle for equality, justice, peace and development. For many it is a day to celebrate progress. For others, it is a reminder of just how far they still must travel. VOA’s Margaret Besheer reports that, positive […]
VA: Politicians Take Part in Mosque Open House
VA: PRAYER & A PARADE OF POLITICIANS Indeed, more than two hundred people did show up for Sunday’s ADAMS Center open house. Including some very familar faces — a half a dozen or so elected or want-to-be elected Loudoun and state officials. Among the politicos: Senator Mark Herring, Delegate David Poisson, state senate candidate (and […]
SC: ‘Kill the Muslims’ Auditor Kicked Off Campaign
SC: AUDITOR KICKED OFF CAMPAIGN MYRTLE BEACH – Lois Eargle felt the sting of the political whip this week when she was one of two people cut from a presidential campaign for making unpopular remarks. Eargle, the Horry County auditor, knows she’ll be taking the lashes for a long time just by looking at the […]
MA: Arab-Americans Charge Harassment by FedEx
MA: FOUR ARAB-AMERICANS CHARGE HARASSMENT BY FEDEX A Massachusetts state agency has ruled that a complaint by four Arab-American men that they were harassed by managers at FedEx Corp. — who called at least two of them “terrorists” — may proceed. The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination became the latest U.S. government entity to rule that […]
MD Bill to Provide Muslims Funeral Alternatives
MD. BILL TO PROVIDE MUSLIMS END-OF-LIFE ALTERNATIVES Muslims bury their dead with neither flourish nor casket, but a ritual cleansing before the body is quickly returned to the earth, cocooned in a white shroud. But this tradition handed down over centuries has eluded Muslims around Washington, who, like Jews, do not practice embalming — and […]
Hirsi Ali is Not a Muslim Role Model
BETTER MUSLIM ROLE MODELS If Anne Applebaum [“The Gall to Speak Her Mind,” op-ed, Feb. 27] believes that Muslim teenagers will follow in Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s footsteps, Ms. Applebaum is delusional. Ms. Hirsi Ali has nothing positive to offer. This column and the media in general give extensive coverage to those who are on the […]
CA: A Moderate Muslim Speaks Out
CA: VIEWPOINT; A MODERATE MUSLIM SPEAKS OUT I am writing in response to the Feb. 15 letter to the editor entitled “Muslim Groups Quiet” by Joe Fagundes. I was the co-founder and president of the Islamic Student Association at Paso Robles High School during my senior year. A fellow student and I established it with […]