IL: Islamic Art from the David Collection
COSMOPHILIA: ISLAMIC ART FROM THE DAVID COLLECTION, COPENHAGEN “Cosmophilia” – literally “love of ornament” – examines one of the most characteristic, and attractive, features of Islamic art. Covering a millennium of Islamic history in regions extending from Spain to India, this comprehensive exhibition demonstrates the extraordinary range and visual virtuosity of one of the world’s […]
LA: Class Survey Reveals Ignorance of Basic Islam
LA: CLASS SURVEY REVEALS IGNORANCE OF BASIC ISLAM I named my column “You think you know” not to be condescending but to convey a message that everything you thought you knew about Islam and the Middle East is probably wrong. Last week I distributed a non-scientific survey to my Public Relations and Geography classes about […]
FBI Turns to Broad New Wiretap Method
FBI TURNS TO BROAD NEW WIRETAP METHOD The FBI appears to have adopted an invasive Internet surveillance technique that collects far more data on innocent Americans than previously has been disclosed. Instead of recording only what a particular suspect is doing, agents conducting investigations appear to be assembling the activities of thousands of Internet users […]
Feb. 1: Web Chat with American Muslim Hip Hop Group
FEB. 1: WEB CHAT WITH AMERICAN MUSLIM HIP HOP GROUP Date: Thursday, 1 February 2007Time: 10:00 a.m. EST (1500 GMT) Founded in 2000, the American hip-hop group Native Deen has become known for its positive energy, traditional percussions, and lyrics focused on the topics of tolerance and the teachings of Islam. The group is composed […]
Doubt Cast on Anani’s Terrorist Claims
DOUBT CAST ON ANANI’S TERRORIST CLAIMS Zachariah Anani, a self-proclaimed former terrorist who now warns against Islam’s so-called teachings of terror against Canada and the West, is imagining his past exploits as a mass murderer, according to a top jihad expert. Tom Quiggin, Canada’s only court-qualified expert on global jihadism and a former RCMP intelligence […]
MI: Event Billed as Speech by Ex-Terrorists Draws Ire
MI: EVENT BILLED AS SPEECH BY EX-TERRORISTS DRAWS IRE Although Zachariah Anani is being billed as one of three ex-terrorists who will speak at 7 p.m. in Rackham Auditorium tonight, he said the label doesn’t apply to him. “I wasn’t a terrorist,” he said. “I was only a militant fighter in a civil war.” The […]
CAIR-FL: Anonymous Anti-Muslim Flier Raises Ire
CAIR-FL: ANONYMOUS ANTI-MUSLIM FLIER RAISES IRE Joel Harper couldn’t believe his eyes. The piece of paper that hung on his front door didn’t advertise the usual pizza deal or offer to trim his trees. Rather, it was selling a message of hate in the name of God. It accused Muslims of stockpiling anthrax in America […]
CAIR-CA Helps Organize Interfaith Event to Honor Abraham
CAIR-SACRAMENTO VALLEY: RELIGIONS MEET IN THE MIDDLE During a time of global religious divide, members of Christian, Islamic and Jewish faiths are gathering together to find and explore commonalties in their beliefs, rather than focusing on their differences. “Strangers in Our Midst” is the theme for the fourth-annual Celebration of Abraham, which will be held […]
OR: Human Rights Awards Honors Local Mosque
OR: HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS CELEBRATE BEAVERTON’S DIVERSITY Beaverton’s four diversity awards presented Monday night honored citizens working to encourage cultural understanding, diversity awareness, tolerance and acceptance. The Beaverton Human Rights Advisory Commission presented its annual Individual Achievement Award to former Southridge High School theater director Wade Willis. Its Business and Industry Award was given to […]
CAIR: Muslims Slam TV Portrayals as Unfair
CAIR: MUSLIMS SLAM TV PORTRAYALS AS UNFAIR You can’t be a devoted watcher of Fox TV’s “24” and not have questions — about the suitcase nuke attack on Los Angeles, or the fatal neck bite Jack Bauer puts on a terrorist, among other outrageous plot twists. Toqeer A. Chouhan, a 28-year-old Atlanta attorney and Muslim, […]