Dear Friends, As Salaam Alaikum (Peace be upon you), As you may be aware, a terrible incident occurred yesterday in Fort Hood, Texas. A Muslim American soldier went on a shooting rampage at the military base and has killed 13…
Fall 2009 Newsletter Released – Download PDF — ALERT: SWINE FLU THREATENS HAJJ SEASON Hajj travelers should get the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine as soon as possible. This year’s hajj will be a major contact point for the virus. It…
Focus Article: Charter puts a new face on the Golden Rule by Karen Armstrong and Archbishop Desmond Tutu On 27 September at the Vancouver Peace Summit, amongst some of the world’s most well-known peace-makers–including Nobel Prize winners and internationally-acclaimed authors–we…
Announcement: Muslim Youth Leadership Program Winter 2009 Conference (Media Relations) Now Accepting Applications — Focus Article: The confluence of civilisations by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Several months ago, President Barack Obama made a historic speech in Cairo seeking to redefine relations between America…
CAIR-PA In The News: Muslim youth forum stresses responsibility The Philadelphia Tribune October 10, 2009 The CAIR-PA Philadelphia Chapter launched a Muslim youth leadership program with an inaugural conference September 27. About 20 students, ranging from eighth to 12th graders,…
Focus Article: Bent on Confusing the Public about Islam: The Far Right Exploits Rifqa Bary’s Case to Distort Islam Louay Safi The Center for Security Policy (CSP) published recently an article on Rifqa Bary who converted to Christianity and ran…
Focus Article: Gender: The focal point of cross-cultural diaglogue by Asma T. Uddin, Altmuslimah, September 25, 2009 In the years since 9/11, Muslim men and women have responded to nativist hate mongering by working within the American legal framework. Muslim women…
A Muslim civil liberties and advocacy group raised concerns recently that an anti-Islamic video was part of a Council Rock High School South elective. The video, "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West," was produced by the Clarion Fund Inc. The New York City-based nonprofit organization, founded by Israeli-Canadian film producer Raphael Shore, says its efforts are geared toward informing the public about national security threats.
Press Release: Penn. High School Drops Anti-Islam ‘Obsession’ Video Civil rights group calls film ‘vehicle for promoting anti-Muslim bigotry’ (PHILADELPHIA, PA, 9/21/09) – The Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) announced today that a high school in that…
