CAIR-FL: 3 Men Cleared in Port Scare ‘Treated Like Animals’
CAIR-FL: 3 MEN CLEARED IN PORT SCARE ‘TREATED LIKE ANIMALS’ Three Middle Eastern men who were arrested and later had charges against them dropped over a brief terrorism scare at the Port of Miami on Sunday said they were unfairly targeted because of their ethnicity and creed. Amar Al-Hadad said he was “humiliated, disrespected (and) […]
CAIR-MI: Vandals Hit Shia Stores
CAIR-MI: VANDALS HIT SHI’A STORES Muslim leaders say a spate of vandalism over the weekend involving stores owned by local Iraqis could stem from brewing sectarian Islamic tension over the execution of Saddam Hussein. While Shi’a and Sunni Muslims are fighting in Iraq, the two groups generally get along in Metro Detroit and the United […]
CAIR-MI: Vandalism Raises Wider Fears
CAIR-MI: DAMAGE TO BUSINESSES AND MOSQUES IN DETROIT RAISES WIDER FEARS As they repaired the broken windows of at least a dozen businesses and mosques along Warren Avenue in Detroit, many Iraqi Shi’ite Muslims wondered Monday if the vandalism was retaliation by local supporters of Saddam Hussein who resented that they celebrated the hanging of […]
CAIR-MI: Vandalism has Sunni, Shia Working for Peace
CAIR-MI: VANDALISM IN DETROIT HAS SUNNI, SHI’ITE LEADERS WORKING FOR PEACE Concerned about a possible outbreak of sectarian violence in Michigan, Sunni and Shi’ite leaders worked today to repair their ties after Shi’ite-run mosques and businesses in Detroit were targeted over the weekend by men who may have been Sunni. The Islamic Shura Council of […]
CAIR-OH: Imam Not Heard from Since Deportation
CAIR-OH: DAMRA NOT HEARD FROM SINCE HIS DEPORTATION Four days after Imam Fawaz Damra was deported to the Middle East, family and friends still have not heard from the former leader of Ohio’s largest mosque. And today, friends fear Damra might have been detained some time between 4 and 5 a.m. Thursday, when the imam […]
Incitement Watch: Expel Families of ACLU, NAACP, CAIR
INCITEMENT WATCH: EXPEL FAMILIES OF ACLU, NAACP, CAIR America needs to do some serious house cleaning if it plans on surviving as a sovereign nation. I have a few suggestions. The U.S. should repeal diplomatic immunity; resign from the United Nations and have it relocated in Fallujah; and expel all subversive groups (American Civil Liberties […]
CAIR-CA: Letters Praise CAIR, Criticize Boxer
CAIR-CA: THE MAKING OF A BOXER REBELLION As a lifelong Democrat, I am shocked and appalled with the recent actions of Sen. Barbara Boxer in her attempts to rescind an award that she gave to the Sacramento chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations. CAIR is a mainstream, nonpartisan Muslim organization that encourages civic […]
CAIR-FL: Muslim Group Offers Hot Meal, Hope
CAIR-FL: MUSLIM GROUP OFFERS HOT MEAL — AND HOPE Every Friday afternoon in the parking lot of the Stephen P. Clark county government building, a group of about 100 homeless people gathers. They’re waiting for the members of Project Downtown. When the group members arrive, carrying food and clothes, the crowd descends upon them. In […]
CAIR-MI: Church Forum Addresses Violence and Religion
CAIR-MI: CHURCH FORUM ADDRESSES VIOLENCE AND RELIGION A community forum titled, “Wrapping the Faith in the Flag: The Roles of Religion and Violence in the Christian and Muslim Traditions,” is offered at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, in Fellowship Hall, First Presbyterian Church, 4328 Livernois, Troy. Monsignor John P. Zenz, Episcopal vicar of the […]
CAIR Monitors Airport Treatment of Muslims
CAIR MONITORS AIRPORT TREATMENT OF MUSLIMS A U.S. Muslim organization said Thursday it was monitoring the treatment of American Muslims returning from the hajj pilgrimage. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said it would be organizing interviews with American Muslims who were coming home from the annual pilgrimage to Mecca “to spot-check their treatment by airport […]