Articles tagged with: American Muslims
Our guest blogger is Akil Vohra, Counsel at Muslim Advocates, who is leading the Muslim Charities Works Program aimed to strengthen the Muslim nonprofit sector and reform hurdles to charitable giving.
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By Michelle Boorstein
Allegations of religious bias are being leveled against a notable federal body: the one responsible for monitoring international religious freedom.
Some past commissioners, staff and former staff of the U.S. Commission on International …
By Sahar Aziz
Washington, DC – The recent discovery of attempted terrorist plots by Muslims in America has prompted overreaching accusations of radicalization of an entire religious group. As a consequence, pressure is mounting on American …
MANA’s Social Justice Task Force is organizing a seminar on February 13, 2010 (Saturday) at Howard University (DC) to educate the Muslim community about the history and inhumanity of this type of punishment and to …
Community Advisory:
New Airport Security Measures Target Muslim Travelers
President Obama stated yesterday that “we will strengthen our defenses, but we will not succumb to a siege mentality that sacrifices the open society and liberties and values …
By Reem Salahi
A few weeks ago, five young Muslim men were arrested in Pakistan for allegedly seeking to join militant groups. The boys’ sudden disappearance coupled by a “farewell” video reignited the media’s obsession with …
By Glenn Greenwald
There is clearly a concerted effort by the Government to claim loudly that the threat posed by radicalized American Muslims is increasing. Last week, The Los Angeles Times published a lengthy, scary story under the …
By Hadeel Al-Shalchi
MECCA, Saudi Arabia — One of the main rites at Islam’s annual hajj centers on the bravery and determination of a woman. According to Muslim tradition, Hagar, the consort of the patriarch Abraham, …
By Muqtedar Khan
Director of Islamic Studies, University of Delaware
The American Muslim community is experiencing shock, disbelief and apprehension as it watches the unfolding details of the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas. Army Maj. …
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) tonight reiterated the Muslim community’s condemnation of today’s deadly shootings at Fort Hood in Texas and urged the nation to remain calm and unified as …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, 5th November 2009
CENTRAL TEXAS MUSLIMS CONDEMN FORT HOOD SHOOTINGS
Local Muslims join national Muslim communities in offering sympathy to the fallen
The Muslim community of Central Texas – among them many US Armed Forces …
Posted 11/5/2009 6:15:00 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/5/09 – A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy group tonight condemned an attack on Fort Hood military base in Texas that left at least 12 people dead.
In a …
From Muslim Advocates
On September 16, 2009, Muslim Advocates filed suit demanding that the FBI release the guidelines used by its agent to monitor the activities of innocent Americans. In response to the lawsuit — …
The Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, recently released a two page “Backgrounder on Outreach and Enforcement Efforts to Protect American Muslims.”
The document is attached and can be found at:
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/documents/muslim-protect-effort.pdf
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/opa_documents.htm
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/8235974/Outreach-and-Enforcement-Efforts-to-Protect-Muslims
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