Archive for June, 2009
Muslim Singer Performs in New York City
Youssou N’Dour is a 49 year old musician from Africa who has been criticized by the Muslim community for allegedly mixing secular music with religious themes. His intention is to prove that Islam is not all about fear and sadness. He wants to show the world that Islam is a religion where people can dance [...]
Imams to Advocate Precautions for Swine Flu
CAIR has called on Imams to teach information that will prevent the spread of Swine Flu. They are to use daily prayers and Jummah prayers as a way to disseminate information. Imams lead prayers every day in 2,000 mosques around the country; this puts them in a unique position. They have the ability to reach [...]
Call to Appoint Special Prosecutor to Investigate Torture
CAIR is calling for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration’s use of torture. Memos were released last week that detail the legal explanations used by the administration to allow the use of water boarding and other brutal abuses of prisoners during interrogations. CAIR wants all people of conscience to write [...]
American Muslims Join Japanese Americans in Pilgrimage
A group of 100 American Muslims from California made a pilgrimage to the former Japanese internment camp known as Manzanar War Relocation Center. The participants listened to the stories of the men, women and their children who were held in the camps during WWII. The United States ordered 120,000 Japanese Americans held in 10 camps [...]
Call for Release of American Muslim Youssef Megahed
A letter was sent to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, by the ACLU. The letter was urging the release of Youssef Megahed. The ACLU is calling the arrest of the University of Florida student vindictive. He was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on April 6th; three days after he [...]
Conference to Be Held to Examine American-Islamic Relations under Current Administration
There is an upcoming conference to be held in Washington D.C. to look at whether the currant administration’s policy changes are an indication of more positive relationships between the United States and the Muslim world. The conference is being hosted by Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID). “How to Improve U.S.-Muslim Relations” [...]
Council on American-Islamic Relations Gives Favorable Review of President’s Speech
CAIR believes that President Obama’s recent speech could help reverse the deterioration of the relationship between America and the Muslim world. CAIR hosted a viewing of the speech in Washington D.C. and at several chapters around the nation. In a statement released by the organization it was said that the speech covered most of the [...]
President Barack Obama Speech to Muslims and Islam
President Barack Obama Speech to Muslims
President Obama to Reset Relations with Muslim World
President Obama will give a speech on Tuesday in Cairo, Egypt. The purpose of the speech is to make a clean break from the rhetoric of the Bush era and reset relations with the Muslim World. The president made it clear that the United States is not at war with Islam and it never will [...]
American’s View of Muslim World Bleak
A recent poll reveals that only one in five Americans has a positive view of Muslim nations. Another poll shows that 46 percent of people asked have a negative view of Muslim nations. The poll also revealed that most Americans believe that Muslim countries have a negative view of Americans. The poll showed that people [...]
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