CAIR Video: Muslim Student Union Banned on Calif. Campus
The Council on American-Islamic Relations calls the controversial and unprecedented action “heavy-handed.” “What they would be doing is sending a very wrong message that will stifle free speech, not only at UCI but probably on campuses around the country,” said Hussam Ayloush, Southern California executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
CAIR: Media Coverage of Muslim Citizens Barred from U.S.
CAIR: CAIR: FAIRFAX MAN RETURNING FROM YEMEN STRANDED IN CAIRO AFTER LANDING ON NO-FLY LISTPeter Finn, Washington Post, 6/17/10 …Yahya Wehelie, 26, said Wednesday that after landing at the airport in Cairo in early May, he was told he would not be able to board his connection to New York and would have to go […]
CAIR-CA: Man Attacked For Being Muslim
Sunnyvale public safety officers are trying to track down two young men who struck someone in the face on a busy street, apparently simply for being a Muslim man who was wearing a black cap and holding a Koran… The attackers approached the 40-something man on El Camino Real at Sycamore Terrace on Friday. He […]
CAIR-OK: Lawmaker Says ‘Fools in Black Robes’ to Impose Sharia
Oklahoma State Rep. Rex Duncan (R) is worried that “dangerous fools in black robes” are going to impose sharia law on the U.S. court system. And Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade is right there with him. Duncan is pushing a ballot measure to prohibit courts from considering international or sharia law when handing down decisions, something […]
NY Mosque Opponents Made Threatening Phone Calls to Board
Community Board 1 has received threatening phone calls since members backed a controversial plan to build a mosque near the World Trade Center. Shortly after the board voiced support for the Cordoba House, a 13-story mosque and community center two blocks north of the World Trade Center site, the community board office and at least […]
CAIR: Chicago Sees Increase in Muslim Population
…The metropolitan region has seen its Muslim population rise recently, adding about 25 percent to the ranks in the past several years. “The Census Bureau doesn’t ask questions about faith affiliation, but I think it’s safe to say there are about half a million Muslims in the greater Chicago area,” said Amina Sharif, communications coordinator […]
CAIR-MI: Religious Respect is Important
James J. Smith’s opinion editorial June 6 titled, “Will we become the United States of Islam?” strives to instill an irrational fear of Muslims throughout the United States. He begins with denying the weight of Franklin Graham’s slurs against Islam by reinforcing Graham’s right to free speech, but the Pentagon’s refusal to support Graham’s offensive […]
Okla. Ban on Islamic Law a ‘Preemptive Strike’ (ABC)
…Cohen added that he questions whether the proposed amendment would pass constitutional muster. “Our federal system and our state system is in part governed by the concept of separation of powers. It’s far from clear that the Oklahoma legislature can restrict what a separate branch of government can consider in terms of doing its job […]
Okla. Lawmaker Warns of Muslim Takeover in State
Oklahoma State Rep. Rex Duncan (R) is pushing for a ballot measure that would prohibit courts from considering international or sharia law when deciding cases. He says the measure is a “preemptive strike” against “liberal judges” who want to “undermine those founding principles” of America. The “Save Our State” amendment would require Oklahoma courts to […]
VA: Councilman’s Anti-Mosque Letter Shaped from Hate Site
The Letter Councilman Bill DeSteph sent to New York City officials last week objecting to plans for a Muslim community center near the World Trade Center site is almost identical to an online petition by a political advocacy group. The organization, ACT! for America, is run by Brigitte Gabriel, the mother of DeSteph’s girlfriend, a […]