CA: Muslim Women Have God-Given Rights
MUSLIM WOMEN HAVE EXPLICIT GOD-GIVEN RIGHTS The British publication “The Economist” published a story Feb. 8 titled “Dark Secrets.” Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Dutch-Somali politician who rode to parliament, perhaps opportunistically, on the wave of anti-immigrant sentiments, presenting herself as an oppressed Muslim woman. She actually came from a westernized and educated Somali family. […]
CAIR-FL: Forum Aims to Preempt Hate Crimes
CAIR-FL: FORUM AIMS TO PRE-EMPT HATE CRIMES BROOKSVILLE – Hernando County suffered few hate crimes in the last several years, but it doesn’t mean that hate isn’t a problem, said panelists who participated in a televised forum Wednesday night. “We don’t want to wait until we have a hate crime,” said Ahmed Bedier, executive director […]
MD: Koran Exhibit Displays Many Holy Books
MD: KORAN EXHIBIT DISPLAYS MANY HOLY BOOKS An art exhibit at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, in the eastern state of Maryland, features 22 editions of Islam’s holiest book: the Koran. What makes these religious manuscripts art is the beautiful calligraphy used to write the tomes. Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland and […]
NJ: Mosque Presses Legal Battle to Build
NJ: MOSQUE PRESSES LEGAL BATTLE TO BUILD IN WAYNE A group of first- and second-generation Albanian Muslims has proposed to build a mosque and community center on a hilly spot in the township. But first, they’ve had to learn about municipal land use codes and federal civil rights law. In April, the Albanian Associated Fund […]
CAIR-TX: Detained Immigrants Desperate for Reunion
CAIR-TX: MOM OF DETAINED IMMIGRANTS DESPERATE FOR FAMILY REUNION Life for Nazmieh Juma Hazahza changed forever one morning in November when federal immigration agents stormed her Irving apartment, woke up sleepy family members, placed guns to their heads and ordered them out. Her family was split up and sent to different detention facilities. Mrs. Hazahza […]
IL: Magazine Stresses Positives for Muslim Girls
IL: MAGAZINE STRESSES POSITIVES FOR MUSLIM GIRLS Look across any magazine stand, and you’ll see a lot of teen girls on the covers of publications aimed at young female readers. But how often do you see a Muslim girl on a magazine cover? Seldom, if ever. That’s changing now with the launch of Muslim Girl […]
CAIR: In Muslims We Do Not Trust
CAIR: IN MUSLIMS WE DO NOT TRUST The Kamil International Ministries Organization did a little preachin’ in a North Carolina school, according to reports. Among its messages: the Prophet Muhammad was “a demon possessed.” A couple of updates this morning from the clash of civilizations, otherwise known as our department of “Shiny Happy People Holding […]
Geometry Meets Arts in Medieval Islamic Tile
GEOMETRY MEETS ARTS IN MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC TILE WASHINGTON (AP) – Those wondrously intricate tile mosaics that adorn medieval Islamic architecture may cloak a mastery of geometry not matched in the West for hundreds of years. Historians have long assumed that sheer hard work with the equivalent of a ruler and compass allowed medieval craftsmen to […]
CAIR: Students Told to Shun Muslims
CAIR: STUDENTS TOLD TO SHUN MUSLIMS RALEIGH – A national Muslim advocacy group has rebuked the Wake County Public School system for allowing a Christian evangelist to speak at Enloe High School and distribute pamphlets denouncing Islam. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said the school system will have created a “discriminatory, hostile learning environment,” violating […]
IL: Emphasizing Aesthetics over History
IL: EMPHASIZING THE AESTHETICS OVER HISTORY When you attend an exhibition, you look at two things concurrently: the work presented by the show and the show itself. One influences how you see the other. Great art can be diminished by a show’s treatment, just as great display can make mediocre art look better. Most exhibitions […]