MO: Muslims Battle Prejudice for Their Beliefs
MO: METRO MUSLIMS BATTLE PREJUDICE FOR THEIR BELIEFS Tensions between Christianity and Islam have never been higher in the United State. Still, in this primarily Judeo-Christian nation, some statistics suggest Islam is the fastest growing religion in the country and the world. Hard and fast numbers are hard to come by but some statistics suggest […]
CA: Malcolm X’s Daughter Carries on His Message
CA: MALCOLM X’S DAUGHTER CARRIES ON HIS MESSAGE NORTHRIDGE – On Feb. 21, 1965, Malcolm X walked onto a stage in New York’s Audubon Ballroom to preach his message of African-American freedom by any means necessary. It was a message he had delivered hundreds of times. But within moments, three members of the Nation of […]
NY: School to Teach Half of Classes in Arabic
NY: A NEW SCHOOL PLANS TO TEACH HALF OF CLASSES USING ARABIC The New York City school system will open its first public school dedicated to teaching the Arabic language and culture in September, with half of its classes eventually taught in Arabic, officials said yesterday. The school, the Khalil Gibran International Academy, is one […]
Incitement: Dutch Populist Attacks Quran, Muhammad
INCITEMENT WATCH: DUTCH POPULIST ATTACKS KORAN, PROPHET MOHAMMAD AMSTERDAM – Dutch anti-immigration politician Geert Wilders was quoted on Tuesday as urging Muslims to dump half the Koran and saying he would chase the Prophet Mohammad out of the country if he was alive today. ‘Islam is a violent religion. If Mohammad lived here today I […]
CAIR: US Military Tells ’24’ to Cut Out Torture
CAIR: US MILITARY TELLS JACK BAUER: CUT OUT THE TORTURE SCENES … OR ELSE! In the hugely popular television series 24, federal agent Jack Bauer always gets his man, even if he has to play a little rough. Suffocating, electrocuting or drugging a suspect are all in a day’s work. As Bauer – played by […]
CAIR-MI: Michigan Muslims Feel Sectarian Ripples
CAIR-MI: MICHIGAN MUSLIMS FEEL SECTARIAN RIPPLES All Things Considered, February 12, 2007 – In Dearborn, Mich., the nation’s largest Arab-American community, Shia and Sunnis have long lived together mostly peacefully. But it appears that some of Iraq’s sectarian violence is being mirrored in the Detroit area, particularly in recent months. As the Muslim communities have […]
CAIR-TX: Woman Fights Discrimination Against Muslims
CAIR-TX: WOMAN FIGHTS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS SAN ANTONIO – Before the Sept. 11 attacks, Sarwat Husain rarely wore a hijab – the Muslim headscarf. But just as the attacks on the United States changed the world, they transformed Husain. Practically overnight, this product of a privileged upbringing in Pakistan became an activist, determined to defend […]
CA: Shoebat Omits Instances of Muslim Kindness
CA: SHOEBAT OMITS INSTANCES OF MUSLIM KINDNESS, TOLERANCE On Feb. 7, I was one of several hundred to go watch Walid Shoebat, a former PLO terrorist and now Christian. In his hour and a half speech, he warned that the Middle East has the potential to be that of several Nazi Germanys. I myself am […]
Israel Continues Construction at Disputed Jerusalem Site
CABINET ORDERS CONSTRUCTION TO CONTINUE NEAR DISPUTED JERUSALEM SITE JERUSALEM – Israel’s Cabinet voted to push ahead with construction work on a ramp leading to a disputed holy site in Jerusalem, despite objections from the Muslim world and violent Palestinian protests. Tensions in the city have been high since last week, when Israel began work […]
CAIR-MI: African Muslims Add ‘Different Perspective’
CAIR-MI: AFRICAN BRAIN DRAIN IS GAIN FOR REGION Touray Kunda came to Detroit from Gambia for business opportunities. He stayed because Touray Kunda Enterprises, his importing business, boomed. “If business is not good back home, you think, ‘Let me go to America, home of the immigrant,’?” Kunda said. After she finished medical school in Nigeria, […]