Only Handful Attend Protest of Va. Imam’s Prayer
Correction: Del. Jackson H. Miller (R-Manassas) was sitting in his seat with his head bowed in prayer when the imam was delivering the prayer. Update: About a dozen delegates, most Republicans, were not in the House chamber at the time of Imam Johari Abdul-Malik’s prayer. They were in their lounge or downstairs, where members had […]
CAIR: Imam Asks for Return of Quran
WALTHAM — After vandals wreaked havoc on the Muslim Student Association suite last week, Imam Talal Eid, Brandeis University’s Muslim chaplain, said the theft of his Quran “is what keeps me upset.” “I use it for my sermon, and it had my notes in it – it’s the work of two years,” said Eid, his […]
Video: CAIR-LA Rep Discusses Case of ‘Irvine 11’
One month after pro-Palestinian students were arrested for shouting down the Israeli ambassador while he was speaking at Univ. of Irvine, the controversy continues to rage. Should the Irvine 11 be expelled from school? Should they be punished at all? And why is UCI a flash-point for Middle Eastern politics? Rick discusses these questions with […]
CAIR-PA Doing Public Relations Work for Islam
He’s a happily married, Chicago Bears-crazed, pizza-loving former Boy Scout.He listens to alternative rock by U2 and Collective Soul, belongs to a rowing club in Philadelphia and hails from Springfield, Ill.So the evidence suggests that Moein Khawaja, 27, has every reason to consider himself as American as, well, Springfield’s own Homer Simpson.Heck, when I called […]
Muslims Worry About Intent of Census (Washington Post)
The millions of blue forms being mailed this month in the first census count since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, do not ask about religion. But the idea of answering any questions posed by the government makes some Muslims uneasy, so community leaders are worried that many may avoid the Census altogether…Muslim leaders […]
CAIR Video: Wis. Mosque Faces Islamophobic Opposition
CA: Groups Seek Data on FBI Mosque Surveillance
SAN FRANCISCO, 3/9/10 – The ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC), The Asian Law Caucus (ALC), and the San Francisco Bay Guardian filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request today seeking records relating to federal government activity in connection to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) investigation of Muslim communities. The groups seek records related […]
Video: Muslims Claim Nevada Police Detained Them for Praying
LAS VEGAS (KLAS-TV) – Henderson Police are investigating some of their own officers regarding a complaint filed by a group of Muslim men who stopped to pray in a parking lot.The incident happened in December. The Muslim men were passing through Las Vegas on a road trip. They stopped at a convenience store parking lot […]
Photographer Captures the Women Who Wear the Hijab
Sadaf Syed of Willowbrook grew up in Los Angeles with dreams of becoming a teacher. She found a way to fulfill that dream, not with a teaching degree, but with a camera. “I believe we’re all here to educate one another,” said Syed. Through her photo documentary, “iCover, A Day in the Life of an […]
La. Sheriff’s Office Arms Civilians to Fight ‘Islamic Terror Cells’
The office of the Louisiana sheriff who’s forming a citizen militia to defend the parish in the event of a terrorist attack says it has information about possible Islamic terrorist activity in its midst. “We understand, based on some intelligence that we’ve collected over the last year, year and a half, that there have been […]