CAIR-LA: FBI Faces Claims It Spied on Muslims
Click here to watch the video. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is alleged to have infiltrated several mosques across the country in the hope of finding Muslims who were planning attacks.Al Jazeera spoke to an ex-convict who claims the FBI assigned him to spy on Muslims in the state of California.Some Muslims there […]
WA: Raids Poisoned Relations Between Law Enforcement, Somalis
Three years ago, armed agents from a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force crashed through the door of a Seattle apartment where Habibo Jama, a Somali refugee and U.S. citizen, lived with her brother, uncle and cousins. Jama, startled awake, opened her bedroom door in her nightshirt to find herself facing several men in black […]
CAIR Letter: Miss. Mosque Zoning Flap Reeks of Intolerance
In his letter to the editor (“Madison Muslim mosque zoning flap reeks of intolerance,” 8/10/09), Robert Donald makes a number of misstatements of fact and misrepresentations of Islam. His main misperception is that Islam somehow mandates killing people of other faiths and beliefs, whom he calls “infidels.” Mr. Donald pulled a few words from the […]
CAIR-LA Letter: Enough with the Neocon Fear Mongering
President Obama is correct. In fighting against al Qaeda-like terrorism, we are combating violent criminals who try to hide behind religion in order to justify their views and actions (“It’s not over until it’s over,” Letters, Thursday). We must not fall into the trap of those terrorists by legitimizing their false claims to the religion […]
FBI Profiling of Muslims on the Rise, Says Law Caucus
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Muslim Americans are being increasingly targeted for unwarranted house searches and questioning, said Veena Dubal, staff attorney of the Asian Law Caucus, during a brown-bag seminar at the organization’s headquarters here Aug. 5. Last October — in the waning days of the Bush administration — FBI director Robert Mueller signed new […]
CAIR-NY: Muslims Press Public Schools on Islamic Holidays
Calculus and chemistry are among the pressures awaiting Mesuka Akter, a senior this year at Long Island City High School in New York City. But unlike past school years, Akter, a Muslim, will not have to choose between missing school and missing the two holiest days on the Islamic calendar.Provided an early or late moon […]
CAIR: FBI’s Ruse ‘Devastating’ for Family of N.C. Suspect
Click here to watch the video.Sabrina Boyd, the wife of Daniel Patrick Boyd and the mother of Dylan and Zakariya “Zak” Boyd, claims authorities told her that her family had been injured in a car crash Monday. She said a man, wearing a bloody shirt, and a law enforcement officer told her their vehicle had […]
CAIR-MN: Why Would a Manager Forbid Prayer During a Work Break?
It seems that a dispute with a St. Paul Wal-Mart has ended happily for an employee who was fired for praying during work breaks. Abdi Abdi has been rehired and Wal-Mart is running diversity training for about 10 of its store’s employees. Abdi, a four-year employee at the store, had been praying during his work […]
Observing Religious Dress Does Not Equal Promoting Religion
In general, school districts and the courts have tended to rule against expressions of religion in public schools, even to the extent of barring a brief mention of faith from a high school valedictorian’s speech. Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post carried a story on this theme, this one from the Pacific Northwest. Oregon has […]
CAIR-Seattle: Muslim Groups Host Candidate Forum
The Greater Seattle Muslim Community hosted a forum with the King County Executive candidates, July 19 at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, with the county’s budget shortfall, integrating diversity and land-use issues being the hot-button topics. Present were former KIRO news anchor Susan Hutchison, Sen. Fred Jarrett, State Rep. Ross Hunter, King County Council […]