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In wake of Fort Hood shootings, Muslims feel need to respond 24 Nov 2009 13:53 GMT
... don't let it be a Muslim,' '' said Ibrahim Hooper, communications director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington. ''Whenever there's a tragic incident like this, we seem to go through ...
Postcard from Dearborn 23 Nov 2009 05:51 GMT
... imams across the Detroit area to coordinate a response, consulting national groups like the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). The consensus: condemn the massacre with ...
Best Buy Wishes Muslims Happy Eid al-Adha 23 Nov 2009 21:35 GMT
... in ways that reflect their traditions," she said. Ahmed Rehab, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said he could not recall when any American retailer mentioned the holiday in its ...
Groups Seek Probe Into Imam's Death 19 Nov 2009 01:58 GMT
... imam by federal agents. The letter was sent Monday evening by groups including the Council on American-Islamic Relations' Michigan chapter, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the Interfaith Council for Peace ...
Groups seek investigation of FBI killing of Imam 22 Nov 2009 06:31 GMT
... what happened there,� said Imam Dawud Walid, director of the Michigan Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Walid is also assistant Imam at the Masjid Wali Muhammad mosque on Linwood, the ...

Hate crimes against Muslims hit 'Midwest Americana' in Tinley Park 20 Nov 2009 00:54 GMT
... trampling on the pride that we hold so dear,” said Amina Sharif of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Chicago chapter. “An attack on the hijab is an attack on dignity and ...
Diversity should mean respect for all religions 18 Nov 2009 00:32 GMT
... stamp of approval to organizations allegedly linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council ...
Groups seek probe into Imam's death in FBI raid 18 Nov 2009 00:50 GMT
... imam by federal agents. The letter was sent Monday evening by groups including the Council on American-Islamic Relations' Michigan chapter, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the Interfaith Council for Peace ...
Probe urged into Detroit imam's death in FBI raid 18 Nov 2009 03:32 GMT
... imam by federal agents. The letter was sent Monday evening by groups including the Council on American-Islamic Relations' Michigan chapter, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the Interfaith Council for Peace ...
Another View: Radicalization, American-born Muslims and the Fort Hood shootings 21 Nov 2009 12:31 GMT
... radicalizing American-born Muslims. ... In this context it is only mildly reassuring that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a mainstream group, has strongly condemned the Fort Hood attack. Such declarations don't ...

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Woman charged with hate crime against Muslim after Fort Hood shootings 19 Nov 2009 01:33 GMT
... lash-outs are unacceptable,'' said Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. ''Every time something like (the Fort Hood shootings) happens, the Muslim community prepares for ...
Texas on the Potomac 19 Nov 2009 01:55 GMT
... of a backlash to the Fort Hood shootings, said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Washington bureau reporter Gary Martin contributed to this report. ...
Brown Ensnared in His Own Tapegate Trap 19 Nov 2009 06:19 GMT
... Labor and Pensions Committee health care bill includes a provision that would ... The Council on American-Islamic Relations sent out its usual roundup Tuesday of news stories alleging the ... Brown Ensnared ...
Congressman defends religion comment 19 Nov 2009 07:53 GMT
... detainees. Most prisoners at the military-run base in Cuba come from Muslim countries. The Council on American-Islamic Relations says Manzullo's comments were an attack on Islam and promote hysteria. 1. Comments are ...
Headscarf pull is mean, but it's not a hate crime 19 Nov 2009 10:31 GMT
... report the incident because she doesn't "want this to happen to anyone else." The Council on American-Islamic Relations called for an FBI investigation. Kenney could be sentenced to as much as three ...
Rep. defends 'savage religion' comment 19 Nov 2009 16:41 GMT
... a global faith," said Ahmed Rehab, a spokesman for the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "He could have said, 'a savage ideology' or 'a savage interpretation' or any type ...
Hate-crime charge filed 19 Nov 2009 19:54 GMT
... lash-outs are unacceptable,” said Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. “Every time something like (the Fort Hood shootings) happens, the Muslim community prepares for ...
US Military Ability to Find Militancy in Ranks Questioned 22 Nov 2009 00:54 GMT
... must know what to do about it," he said. The communications director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ibrahim Hooper, agrees. "It should be pretty clear to anyone when somebody espouses extremist ...
Car Dealer Talks About His Anti-Obama Billboard 22 Nov 2009 11:14 GMT
... Post reported that Wolf's sign has drawn criticism from the Anti-Defamation League and the Council on American-Islamic Relations. (© MMIX CBS Television Stations, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be ...
'Muslim Mafia' author will return CAIR files 20 Nov 2009 01:33 GMT
... The author who directed an undercover infiltration of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has agreed to return 12,000 pages of the group's documents, as well as audio ...

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CAIR Seeks Prayer Rights for Maine Muslim Student 20 Nov 2009 17:51 GMT
... told not to offer prayers on school property WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today asked a school district in Maine to allow a Muslim student to ...
CAIR: Va. Gov-Elect Asked to Repudiate Anti-Islam Donor's Remarks 18 Nov 2009 00:11 GMT
... Muslims should be treated like members of a communist or fascist party. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said Robertson has in the past called Muslims "satanic," claimed the Quran, Islam's ...
Ill congressman defends 'savage religion' comment 18 Nov 2009 00:51 GMT
... detainees. Most prisoners at the military-run base in Cuba come from Muslim countries. The Council on American-Islamic Relations says Manzullo's comments were an attack on Islam and promote hysteria. Commenting allows our ...
Ill congressman Manzullo says 'savage religion' comment about terrorists misunderstood 18 Nov 2009 02:13 GMT
... Guantanamo detainees. Most prisoners at the base in Cuba come from Muslim countries. The Council on American-Islamic Relations says Manzullo's comments were an attack on Islam. © 2009 The Associated Press. All ...
Ill congressman defends 'savage religion' comment 18 Nov 2009 02:14 GMT
... Guantanamo detainees. Most prisoners at the base in Cuba come from Muslim countries. The Council on American-Islamic Relations says Manzullo's comments were an attack on Islam. ...