Wis. Muslims Sent Anonymous Peace Message
MCMILLAN — When members of the Islamic Society of Central Wisconsin arrived at their mosque for noon prayers Saturday, a message awaited them. It was the day after a story was published in Gannett Central Wisconsin newspapers about local Muslim reactions to the national political battles that have swirled around the religion. The hand-written placard […]
CAIR: Muslims Tone Down Eid Events Near 9/11 Anniversary
Each year on Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Ramadan month of fasting, 8,000 to 10,000 Muslims stream into the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring in shifts for special Eid services, followed by food, singing, dancing and henna decorating to celebrate one of Islam’s most festive holidays. The religious services are on for this […]
NY: Signs of Hate as Mosque Supports Give Away School Supplies
Supporters of a proposed mosque in Sheepshead Bay gave away backpacks and other school supplies at the site of the proposed Islamic center — but neighborhood opponents used the giveaway as another chance to decry the project’s supporters as terror-linked extremists. Opponents have long said that their objection to the Muslim American Society-backed mosque is […]
NY Islamic Center’s Struggle Echoes That of African-Americans
My job as an imam and outreach director for the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center, located minutes from the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol, was created September 11, 2001, to convey a more accurate image of the American Muslim community and to create opportunities for interfaith cooperation and understanding distinct from the stereotypical image of Muslims […]
The Misinformants: What ‘Stealth Jihad’ Doesn’t Mean
Here is the latest semantic assault from the party that brought you “Islamo-facism” (circa 2005) and “Axis of Evil” (2002). The term “stealth jihad” is suddenly voguish among politically ambitious right wingers who see President Obama’s approach to terrorism as insufficient. If it sounds like a phrase from a military-fantasy summer blockbuster, that’s on purpose: […]
Chris Matthews: More Republicans Feel Negative Towards Islam
Chris Matthews revealed an interesting statistic on his show Sunday: More than half of Republicans polled say they have a negative attitude toward Islam, this compared to only 27% of Democrats. Asked Matthews: Is this negative feeling what’s propelling American Muslims (i.e. the Times Sq. Bomber, and the Fort Hood shooter) to attack America? Joe […]
Radio Listeners Support Forcing Muslims to Register
60 KFMB AM is a talk radio station hosting such conservative luminaries as Michael Savage, Sean Hannity and Mark Levin. Today, below the Wiener Dog racing and ads for Glen Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally is a fun little poll that asks listeners: During a time of war, should we register as many practicing Muslims as […]
Report of Shots Fired Near Mosque Site Being Investigated
Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a complaint about shots being fired this afternoon near the construction site of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro on Veals Road off Bradyville Pike. The report came just hours after a fire of suspicious nature damaged construction equipment at the site. A group of congregation members was at the […]
Fire and Gunshots at Tennessee Mosque Site Called ‘Terrorism’
On Sunday, one day after a fire at the site of a planned Islamic center and mosque in the Nashville suburb of Murfreesboro, Muslim community members reported hearing gunshots as they inspected the damage. Saleh Sbenaty, an engineering professor at Middle Tennessee State University who is on the Islamic center’s planning committee, told The Daily […]
CAIR-MI: Thomas Column was Fear Mongering
Columnist Cal Thomas’ “We are at war with radical Islam” is the epitome of hollow fear mongering wrapped in misinformation and McCarthyism. He begins by asserting that the true threat to the U.S. is “radical Islamist.” He then says mosques being built across the U.S. clearly show that “radical Islamists” are covering America with bases […]