CAIR: Prophet Muhammad had Good Relations with Christians
Pope Benedict XVI launched a “special assembly” of bishops focused on the Middle East on Sunday, during a visit to the divided island of Cyprus.The group aims to “help to focus the attention of the international community on the plight of those Christians in the Middle East who suffer for their beliefs,” he said in […]
CAIR: Muslim-Turned-Preacher Faces University Inquiry
The future of a prominent Southern Baptist preacher who converted from Islam may depend on which version of his past is closer to the truth. …“We’ve known for some time that his past is not what he’s portraying,” said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington, D.C.-based Muslim civil rights and […]
NY Anti-Mosque Protesters Harass Christian Arabs Mistaken for Muslims
…”We must take a stand and we must say no,” shouted rally organizer Pamela Geller as the crowd roared approval. Moments later, another keynote speaker, Robert Spencer, sparked more cheers when he asked, “Are you tired of being lied to?” Spencer, however, did not explain precisely what lies he was referring to… At one point, […]
Video: Slain Mich. Imam Had Dog Bites on Face
A Detroit mosque leader killed last fall in a shootout with the FBI had dog bites on his face and hands, according to an independent review of the autopsy released Wednesday by a Muslim advocacy group.The head of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said the bites raise the possibility that Luqman […]
Independent Autopsy Report Shows Dog Mauled Imam Shot by FBI
Southfield –A Muslim advocacy group released a report today claiming an imam was mauled by an FBI dog during a raid and may have fired at it to stop the attack.The finding comes from an independent autopsy retained by the Council of American-Islamic Relations, whose leaders discussed the report during a news conference this afternoon […]
CAIR-CA: Catholic-Muslim Dialogue Compares Sacred Writings
Catholics and Muslims compared sacred and pious writings at the 11th meeting of the West Coast Catholic-Muslim Dialogue, in Orange, California, May 19-20. The dialogue is co-sponsored by the Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Islamic Shura Council of California, with the cooperation of […]
Pipe Bomb Used in Florida Mosque Blast
Law enforcement has found remnants of a crude pipe bomb in the explosion and fire at a Jacksonville mosque. Special Agent-in-Charge Jim Casey of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Jacksonville office told the Times-Union the pipe bomb had been found following the explosion. The bombing is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Read more: […]
NC: Teens and the Veil (News & Observer)
RALEIGH — In a room at the Islamic Association of Raleigh, teenage Muslim girls sitting around a table rattle off the questions they field daily about their religious head covering: “Are you bald?” “It’s like a hundred degrees out. Aren’t you hot?” “Do you wear it when you’re sleeping?” “Do you wear it in the […]
U.S. Sends Muslim Country Singer on Middle East Tour
NEW YORK // Singing country music songs from beneath the brim of a cowboy hat with a full-bore Southern drawl, the up-and-coming performer Kareem Salama breaks the expectations audiences may have of an Egyptian-American Muslim. At least that is the message the US state department hopes to make by sending “America’s first Muslim country singer” […]
IL: Muslim Health Clinic Goes Beyond Muslim Identity
Listen now. There’s a growing number of Muslim-run free health clinics in the United States. And this includes at least two in Chicago. For the doctors, providing health services is not just about a Muslim identity or only helping Muslim patients. Yet the tenets of Islam do guide the physicians. The Inner-City Muslim Action Network […]