CAIR-MI: Muslim Leaders Speak Out Against Violence
CAIR-MI: MUSLIM LEADERS, POLICE SPEAK OUT AGAINST VIOLENCE With arms linked in solidarity, religious and government officials gathered Thursday outside the original Islamic Center of America in Detroit to condemn – in one voice – recent acts of vandalism against Muslim businesses and religious centers throughout the Metro Detroit area. “As a community, we (gathered) […]
CAIR-FL: Anti-Muslim Fliers Handed Out
CAIR-FL: ANTI-MUSLIM FLIERS HANDED OUT IN PINELLAS COUNTY PINELLAS, FL — A married couple in Pinellas County is raising concerns about an anti-Muslim flier that was left on their front door. And now the FBI is being asked to investigate. The flier was left at Joel and Cheri Harper’s home on 76th Avenue North in […]
CAIR-Tampa Asks FBI to Investigate Sam’s Club Assault
CAIR ASKS FBI TO INVESTIGATE FL SAM’S CLUB ASSAULT The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today called on the FBI to investigate an assault that involved ethnic slurs as a hate crime.
Israeli Realism on Iran Belies Threat Rhetoric
ISRAELI REALISM ON IRAN BELIES THREAT RHETORIC WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (IPS) – When Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared last week at the Herzliya conference that Israel could not risk another “existential threat” such as the Nazi holocaust, he was repeating what has become the dominant theme in Israel’s campaign against Iran — that it […]
How Jimmy Carter is Saving Israel
HOW JIMMY CARTER IS SAVING ISRAEL The January 13th issue of the Economist included an essay titled “Diaspora Blues” with the following byline: “Jews around the world should join the debate about Israel, not defend whatever it does.” The significance of this statement, in what is the most respected periodical of political analysis in the […]
Iraq: US ‘Victory’ Against Cult Leader a ‘Massacre’
IRAQ: US ‘VICTORY’ AGAINST CULT LEADER WAS ‘MASSACRE’ There are growing suspicions in Iraq that the official story of the battle outside Najaf between a messianic Iraqi cult and the Iraqi security forces supported by the US, in which 263 people were killed and 210 wounded, is a fabrication. The heavy casualties may be evidence […]
IL Pastor: ‘Enter Into Dialogue with Muslims’
IL PASTOR: ENTER INTO DIALOGUE WITH MUSLIMS I was delighted to see the number of people who have written supporting Muslims — including letters from Saudi Arabia, Florida, Texas and New York — in response to the letter warning of Islam (“Wake-up call on terror,” Jan. 4). As a pastor of Crossroads Christian Church and […]
NJ: Group Denied Building Permit for Mosque
NJ: MOSQUE, NO. BUT A PARK? MAYBE An Albanian group’s plan to build a mosque and community center has been denied by the Planning Board, leading township officials to consider public takeover of the property as open space. Meanwhile, the Paterson-based Albanian Associated Fund is gearing up to continue the battle in federal court. The […]
Incitement: CO Radio Host Can’t Think of ‘a Good Muslim’
INCITEMENT: GUNNY BOB GUEST HOST: ISLAM ‘A VIOLENT RELIGION” THAT “CONDONES THE KILLING OF INNOCENTS’ Summary: Subbing for “Gunny” Bob Newman on his Newsradio 850 KOA show, guest host Lou Pate repeatedly smeared Muslims, calling Islam “a violent religion” and at one point asking listeners, “Do you want to comment on a good Muslim? I […]
NY: Muslim Halal Market Owner Heeds the Call
NY: MUSLIM MARKET OWNER HEEDS THE CALL Ask anyone who knows Yavuz Toklar well which day of his work week is the hardest, and they’ll tell you Wednesday. That’s when he drives from his Greece home to an Ontario, Wayne County, abattoir. Several goats, lambs and beef cattle have arrived ahead of him, courtesy of […]