CAIR-Tampa: Execution Celebrated, Criticized
CAIR-TAMPA: SADDAM HUSSEIN’S EXECUTION, CELEBRATED AND CRITICIZED IN BAY AREA But Saddam’s execution comes as Muslims around the globe observe Eid-al-Adha, or Festival of the Sacrifice, a four day holiday marking the end of the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the holiest days of the year in the religion. “It’s a time of forgiveness, […]
CAIR-San Diego: Execution on Holiday Wrong
CAIR-SAN DIEGO: KILLING HUSSEIN ON HOLIDAY WRONG, S.D. RESIDENTS SAY Members of San Diego’s Muslim community celebrating the Eid al-Adha religious holiday at the Del Mar Fairgrounds yesterday expressed fear that the observance forever will be linked to the execution of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Many Muslims who came for prayer and solemnity in […]
CAIR Director Discusses Hussein’s Execution on C-SPAN
CAIR DIRECTOR DISCUSSES IMPACT OF HUSSEIN’S EXECUTION ON C-SPAN CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad appears on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to discuss the impact of the execution of Saddam Hussein on the Muslim holy day of Eid Al-Adha. <!– #ilu1wro62kxfg3vxaj8gq63xkzgsquwscr6lu0wll –>Dailymotion blogged video
CAIR Guide Outlines Rights of Airline Passenger
CAIR: OBSERVING HAJJ A pocket guide published by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, titled “Your Rights and Responsibilities as an American Muslim,” states: “As an airline passenger, you are entitled to courteous, respectful and non-stigmatizing treatment by airline and security personnel. “You have the right to complain about treatment that you believe is discriminatory,” it […]
CAIR-FL Video: Factors in Negative Perceptions of Islam
CAIR-FL VIDEO: FACTORS IN NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS OF ISLAM IN AMERICA CAIR-Tampa Executive Director Ahmed Bedier delivers a speech, which aired live, at the Annual meeting of the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club (Florida) on the rise of anti-Muslim sentiments and the contributing factors of misperception of Islam in the west.
CAIR: Goode Has Often Inspired Political Ire
GOODE HAS OFTEN INSPIRED POLITICAL IRE RICHMOND, Dec. 22 — Virgil Goode is used to having people mad at him. His Democratic Party bosses pitched a fit when he challenged Chuck Robb in the 1994 U.S. Senate primary. They steamed in 1996 when he forced his party to share power with Republican lawmakers in the […]
CAIR: Congressman’s Hateful Comments Demand Response
NO GOODE: CONGRESSMAN’S HATEFUL COMMENTS DEMAND RESPONSE Here we go. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, has yet to take office, and already the ugliness begins. Mr. Ellison plans to bring his Koran with him on Jan. 4 when he takes the oath of office. The Koran is the Muslim holy book. If […]
CAIR: Goode Launches Debate Over Muslims in Office
CAIR: REP. GOODE LAUNCHES DEBATE OVER MUSLIMS IN OFFICE ANDRÉA SEABROOK, host: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I’m Andrea Seabrook. Republican Congressman Virgil Goode is standing by a letter he wrote to constituents, warning of an influx of Muslims and Muslim-elected officials if tighter immigration policies aren’t put into place. Some have called […]
CAIR-CA: Iran Disappoints with Conference
CAIR-CA: IRAN DISAPPOINTS WITH CONFERENCE Re “Defiling history: Iran showcases Holocaust deniers,” Dec. 14: As a Muslim American and on behalf of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Sacramento Valley, I’m terribly disappointed that the government of Iran hosted a conference where many of the invited guests were known Holocaust deniers. Regardless of the attempt to provoke […]
CAIR: Feud May Cast Texas Mosque Beside Swine
CAIR: FEUD MAY CAST MOSQUE BESIDE SWINE KATY, TEXAS – While Kamel Fotouh makes plans to build a mosque on 11 acres of pasture here, neighbor Craig A. Baker is making plans of his own – plans to hold pig races. Baker figures he’ll need a tent, souvenirs and a track for the pigs to […]