CAIR-MN Reports Anti-Muslim Attacks in Schools
The U.S. Department of Education has agreed to look into possible civil rights violations at two Minnesota public schools, after a group based in St. Paul filed complaints against the two districts. The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed the complaints in March, saying Somali and Muslim students were harassed […]
CAIR Video: Beating of Calif. Muslim was Hate Crime
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — The Bay Area Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says hate crimes are on the rise and now, a Sunnyvale man is asking the FBI to investigate an attack on him. The man is Muslim-American and says that on Friday, he was beaten by two teenagers who called him a terrorist. “There’s no […]
How Influential Will Anti-Muslim Groups Become?
What is the future of the anti-Muslim movement in the United States? For years there has been a small but passionate group of people concerned with the influence of Islam, and their activism seemed to be largely focused on blogging and lobbying political conservatives. But their presence — and the arguments they raise — seem […]
NY Rep. Says Israel Deserves Loyalty More than Obama
Rep. Pete King says President Obama’s weak Mideast policy is forcing House Democrats to make the difficult choice of either supporting Obama or supporting Israel. “I hope they put our relationship with Israel above their relationship with Obama,” King (R-LI) said yesterday. (More)
NY: Heated Opposition to a Proposed Mosque (NY Times)
A church may be a church, and a temple a temple, but through the prism of emotion that still grips many New Yorkers almost a decade after 9/11, a mosque can apparently represent a lot of things. In the last few months, Muslim groups have encountered unexpectedly intense opposition to their plans for opening mosques […]
CAIR: ‘Sex and the City 2’ Hinders Muslim Outreach
As Carrie Bradshaw might write in her “Sex and the City” column, when it comes to America’s relationship with the Muslim world, do the actions of a beautiful woman speak louder than the words of a powerful man? A year after President Barack Obama proposed a “new beginning” with the Islamic world, now comes Samantha […]
CAIR-NY: U.S. Muslim Discuss Progress of Obama’s Cairo Speech
June 4, 2010 marked the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s speech made in Cairo, Egypt regarding relations between Muslims and Americans. Obama made statements like, “American Muslims have enriched the United States.” And “Islam is a part of America.” He touched upon violent extremism, the Israeli/Palestine conflict, and democracy, among other topics. He ended his […]
CAIR-CT: Muslims Pray Friday for End to Gulf Disaster
Muslims in Connecticut will gather today to pray for an end to the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and for the environment. Imams also have been asked to focus their sermons at Friday prayers on seeking a quick end to the calamity. (More)
Video: CAIR-FL Rep Says Gaza Blockade Illegal
Muhammed Malik holds a different opinion of the facts. Malik is the Director of CAIR, the Council on American Islamic Relations. “I think it demonstrated, especially the aftermath, that the world is really seeing that what Israel did was hypocritical and was a double standard,” said Malik. “The world is really looking for accountability at […]
CAIR: Thousands Praying in Face of Oil Spill
. . .Around southeast Louisiana, people who know nothing of the daily technical battle to stem the 52-day-old spill, including many who do not have family or friends yet affected, nonetheless say that concern about the oil spill has landed heavily in their interior lives, where they pray quietly in search of understanding or ask […]