Gasoline Found at Texas Mosque Site Spurs Fears
ARLINGTON – Vandalism at construction sites is fairly common; but when a crescent moon sits atop the site, any incident can be viewed through the prism of fear. Mouffa Nahhas is president of the mosque being built at Cooper Street and the Road to Six Flags in north Arlington. He was called to the mosque […]
CAIR: TX Man Says He Was Attacked Because He’s Muslim
A Gilmer man says he was beaten by two men who also threatened his life because he is a Muslim. He calls it a hate crime. This is the first time since Saturday that James Berry has been at home. Friday night he says two drunk former co-workers beat him just inside his front door.“When […]
Muslim Charities, Mosques Increase Transparency in Fundraising (Chicago Trib)
Religious, legal and political leaders rallied Thursday morning at the Capitol in an effort to end U.S.-sponsored torture. About 20 attendees looked on as four speakers took turns expressing their opposition to torture and urged that President Barack Obama create a Commission of Inquiry that would conduct thorough investigations into acts of torture against U.S. […]
MI: Muslim Doctors Open Free Clinic for the Uninsured
FLINT, Michigan — A group of Flint-area physicians will band together to open the Muslim Outreach Free Clinic later this month, offering a half-day of free health care services each week to lower income people without health insurance. The project is the brainchild of a group of Muslim physicians who hope to help address the […]
Video: CAIR Director Discusses Double Standard on Terrorism (CNN)
Rick Sanchez explores whether we treat suspected domestic terrorists differently from suspected Muslim extremists.
TX: Christian Student Wears Hijab for a Year
Spencer Wall, fourth-year English and sociology major, talks about her experience wearing a hijab on Wednesday night at Kerbey Lane Cafe. Wall, a Christian from West Texas, embarked on a personal experience in which she dressed as a Muslim woman for a year, starting in April. I first noticed Spencer Wall in my religion and […]
MI: Muslims Welcome Obama’s Offer of a ‘New Beginning’
[Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi heads the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights.] President Barack Hussein Obama’s historic speech at Cairo University last week ignited new hope to re-start relations between America and the world’s Muslims on the basis of mutual interest and mutual respect. The president offered dialogue, diplomacy and engagement. Obama’s message reminded […]
CAIR-LA: Muslim Groups Say FBI Casts Suspicion on Mosques
Local Muslim organizations disagreed Tuesday with FBI Director Robert Mueller’s assertion that relations between the groups and the agency are “very good.” Despite continued concerns from Muslim organizations about the FBI’s use of informants and surveillance in U.S. mosques, Mueller defended the agency’s investigative tactics and described the FBI’s relationship with Muslim organizations as mostly […]
Muslim Youth Building Their Identities (Wash Post)
Many had just entered high school in the days after the Sept. 11 attacks and now, eight years later, they are leaving college and choosing their path in life. Young Muslims in the Washington area are part of a generation that appears markedly different from their parents in career choices, assimilation and views of their […]
DOJ Files Suit for N.J. Woman Fired for Wearing Hijab
NEWARK — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today accusing Essex County officials of illegally firing a Muslim corrections officer for refusing to remove her head scarf. The suit, filed in federal court in Newark on behalf of Yvette Beshier, asks for a court order forcing the county to accommodate religious observances as part of […]