CAIR-MI: Muslims ‘Reserving Judgment’ on Inmate Death
Mount Clemens — Local Muslim leaders say sheriff officials answered their questions today about the apparent suicide of a 22-year-old jail inmate, but they aren’t yet ready to dismiss concerns of a possible homicide. Mohammed Abdul-Fazal Chowdhury was found around 4 p.m. Friday in his cell at the Macomb County Jail. Authorities say he used […]
CAIR-MN: Anti-Muslim Cartoons to be Discussed at Meeting
A town-hall meeting to talk about the aftermath of last month’s posting of anti-Muslim cartoons in St. Cloud will be from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 26.The meeting will be attended by Mayor Dave Kleis, St. Cloud State President Earl H. Potter III and a representative of the city attorney’s office, according to a statement issued by […]
CAIR-Video: Threats Against Chicago Muslims on the Rise
CHICAGO (CBS) – Islamic rights advocates say there’s been a rise in the number of threats directed at local Muslims. And some of these threats are being delivered right to their doors. CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli reports. When Ahmed Rehab walks up to his suburban home these days it’s with a new sense of awareness. […]
PA Mosque Slates Haiti Fundraiser
UPPER DARBY — Repeating an act of kindness exhibited in times of devastation nine years ago, the Masjid Al-Madinah mosque plans to hold a fundraiser Jan. 22 for the victims of the Haiti earthquake, similar to what it did for 9/11. When congregants come to services today, they will be informed of a monetary collection […]
MI Mosque Hosts Disaster Relief for Haiti Today
FLINT TOWNSHIP, Michigan — The Flint Islamic Center will host a fundraiser at 2:30 p.m. today at the center to raise relief money for the Haitian tragedy. The local effort is part of a $1 million campaign among Islamic centers nationwide by the charity group, Islamic Relief, to help victims of Tuesday’s earthquake. More than […]
CAIR-LA: Profiling an Insult to Basic Freedoms
The Christmas Day attempted bombing aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253, thankfully disrupted, has set into motion vehement calls for religious profiling and misguided policies that do little to protect our nation.The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week implemented new guidelines that require travelers from 13 Muslim-majority nations and Cuba to go through additional security checks […]
Video: Anti-Islam Televangelist Blames Haiti Quake on ‘Pact with Devil’
View the Video: NOTE: Last November, CAIR called on Virginia’s Governor-elect Robert F. McDonnell to publicly repudiate anti-Islam remarks by Pat Robertson, the televangelist and gubernatorial campaign contributor who said Islam is “not a religion” and that American Muslims should be treated like members of a communist or fascist party. Robertson has in the past […]
Rep. Conyers Calls for Review of FBI Case on Imam
While federal prosecutors were trying to protect vital evidence in a case against a group they described as Islamic extremists, U.S. Rep. John Conyers asked the U.S. Attorney General on Wednesday for a thorough investigation into the shooting death of the group’s leader, Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah. Conyers, a Detroit Democrat who chairs the House […]
CAIR-LA: Muslim Radio Station Fosters Understanding
In light of the Fort Hood killings and recent arrests of suspected radicalized Virginian youths in Pakistan, perceptions of American Muslims have taken a beating lately.Closer to home, recent vandalism at a Costa Mesa Muslim mosque and an interfaith display in Mission Viejo delivered yet another blow to a community still reeling from the aftermath […]
IL: Group Works to Counter Negative View of Muslims
It’s hard to deny the power of an Osama bin Laden taped message to foment anti-Muslim sentiment in America. But a Chicago-based coalition wants to blunt that sort of message by sharing the real-life stories of Muslims living, working and praying in America. “It’s about humanizing our respective stories, it’s about finding our similarities [with […]