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 Seeking Photos of Muslim Life
CAIR SEEKING PHOTOS OF MUSLIM LIFE STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has launched the “American Muslim Legacy Project” to collect and preserve images of American Muslim life and history. The Washington, D.C.,-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group is seeking photographs that depict the American Muslim experience and will […]
Israeli Settlers Alter Skyline of Jerusalem’s Old City
JEWISH INROADS IN MUSLIM QUARTER From the roof of his home just inside the Old City walls, Palestinian landlord Nasser Karain has a view of the valleys and plateaus where scriptures say Solomon built the first Temple, Jesus was betrayed and Muhammad rose to heaven. A new landmark may soon rise next to his family […]
CAIR: Critic of Islam Finds New Home in U.S.
CAIR: CRITIC OF ISLAM FINDS NEW HOME IN U.S. WASHINGTON – As a child, Ayaan Hirsi Ali fled violence in Somalia with her family. As an adult she fled Kenya to escape an arranged marriage. She left her adopted Holland after she was caught up in political turmoil and had her life threatened. Hirsi Ali […]
MA: Bias Clouds Religious Views
MA: BIAS CLOUDS RELIGIOUS VIEWS Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Scientology and Hinduism are some of the religions to which members of our globe belong. Through common knowledge or rumors, each of us can make assumptions about every religion in the world. Besides the assumptions we make, what do we really know about each other’s religions or […]
CAIR-OH: Muslims Face Hatred, Curiosity in U.S.
CAIR-OH: MUSLIMS FACE HATRED, CURIOSITY IN U.S. HEARTLAND CINCINNATI (Reuters) – Tala Ali, 25, has seen the good and the bad of being a Muslim in heartland America. People have leaned out car windows to scream at her: “Terrorist go home.” But strangers curious about her headscarf have also approached her apologetically to ask about […]
NJ: Muslims Unveil True Selves
NJ: MUSLIMS UNVEIL TRUE SELVES PATERSON — Funny notions about Islam are a familiar topic for Jehad Faleh, 15. His first name, for one, provokes jeers from classmates. “They say ‘Yo, you got a gang over there in Palestine?’ or ‘What’d you get for Christmas, a nuke?’” said Jehad, an Elmwood Park High School student […]
CAIR: Boxer Gives in to Islamophobia
CAIR: BOXER GIVES IN TO ISLAMOPHOBIA A California senator’s decision to rescind an award to a Muslim leader after caving into pressure from Islamophobes has deeply disappointed Muslim, civil rights, and interfaith communities. In December, Senator Barbara Boxer withdrew the “Certificate of Accomplishment” her office had awarded to Basim Elkarra, executive director of the Council […]
PA: Media Cannot Keep Ignoring the Muslim Vote
PA: LOCAL MEDIA CANNOT KEEP IGNORING THE MUSLIM VOTE The word was out in mosques, community parties and Islamic schools, Ramadan feasts all over Pittsburgh: get the vote out. Why would a normally sleepy Muslim community thrust itself into the forefront of the most crucial election in recent history? Would it matter? Apparently it did. […]
CAIR-CA: Boxer Accused of Caving in to Anti-Muslim Fury
CAIR-CA: BOXER ACCUSED OF CAVING IN TO ANTI-MUSLIM FURY He doesn’t know exactly where the certificate is. It may be in a drawer, or it may be in a cabinet or a closet. “It’s locked up somewhere,” Basim Elkarra says. Elkarra, 27, who heads the Sacramento office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, lets out […]