DC: Imax Re-Creates Epic Pilgrimage to Mecca
I’d never heard of Ibn Battuta, the famed 14th-century Moroccan lawyer who at the age of 21 wanted to perform the hajj. Instead of a ride in an air-conditioned jet to Saudi Arabia, the trip in 1325 was a hazardous overland trek of 3,000 miles from Tangier to Mecca. Ibn Battuta had to detour via […]
CAIR-Chicago: Bias May be Factor in Rejection of Mosque
A proposal to allow a place of worship near Naperville for about 30 Muslim families from the western suburbs was rejected Tuesday by the DuPage County Board.But it appears the controversy over the proposed Islamic center isn’t over.With little comment, County Board members voted 10-7 to deny a conditional-use permit requested for the Irshad Learning […]
Muslims Who Washed Body Saw Things ‘That Seemed Odd’
Local Muslims are asking for a state investigation into the death of a 22-year-old murder suspect in custody at the Macomb County Jail, calling into question authorities’ ruling that the death was a suicide.Authorities say that Mohammed Abul-Fazal Chowdhury killed himself inside a jail cell on Friday with a razor he got from the commissary.But […]
CAIR-MI: Muslim Groups Demand Answers on Inmate’s Death
Local Muslim advocacy groups today said they are concerned that an apparent suicide Friday of a Macomb County Jail inmate may have been a homicide, and they want more answers.Mohammed Abdul-Fazal Chowdhury, 22, who was awaiting trial in the stabbing death of his wife, was discovered with his throat slashed around 4 p.m. Friday in […]
NY: Muslim Cabbie Returns $21K Left in Taxi
A Bangladeshi taxi driver in New York City has gone out of his way to track down the person who left thousands of dollars in cash in the back of his cab. Mukul Asadujjaman, a medical student, drove nearly 80kms (50 miles) to an address he found with the money. He left his phone number […]
CAIR-MI: U.S. Muslims Rally Against Terror (Free Press)
Chanting “No more terrorism,” about 150 Muslim and Nigerian protesters waved U.S. flags as they rallied in the cold outside the federal courthouse during a hearing for the suspect accused of trying to bomb a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day.“Muslims here to tell you: Go to hell,” read a sign held by Majed Rizki, 48, […]
Video: Bill O’Reilly vs. CAIR Spokesman on Profiling
Bill O’Reilly and CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper debate the effectiveness of profiling Muslims at airports.
Video: CAIR Rep on Fox News Warns Against Profiling
CAIR Government Affairs Director Corey Saylor advocates for behavioral profiling instead of racial and religious profiling on FOX News’s “American Newsroom.” Click here to watch the video.
New Air Security Checks Draw Criticism (NY Times)
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s decision to mandate extra scrutiny — including full-body pat downs — for people flying into the United States from 14 mostly Muslim countries provoked criticism from foreign officials and skepticism from some security experts that the measures would be effective. American counterterrorism officials said the increased checks reflected mounting concern […]
Police Investigating Burnt Quran at Calif. Mosque
Costa Mesa police are hesitating to call a charred copy of the Koran found outside the Islamic Educational Center of Orange County on New Year’s Day a hate crime until they determine where it came from, officials said. About noon New Year’s Day, a member of the education center was headed inside for Friday prayers […]