CAIR-TX: TEXAS ED BOARD CONSIDERS RESOLUTION LIMITING ISLAM - TOP Social conservatives are seeking to curtail references to Islam in Texas textbooks, warning of what they describe as a creeping Middle Eastern influence in the nation's publishing industry. . . "It's just more of the same Islamaphobic, xenophobic attitude we've been seeing around the country," said Mustafaa Carroll, executive director of the Council of American Islamic Relations of Texas. "It's not like Muslims are not part of the country. This kind of attitude is not healthy, it's not even American." (More) ----- CAIR-MI: QURAN BURNING: IS IT AN INSULT OR INTIMIDATION? - TOP A few bullet holes may be the difference between a burnt Quran left at a mosque in Knoxville, Tenn., and one left at a mosque in East Lansing, Mich. On Tuesday, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings said the man who allegedly left a burnt Quran outside the Islamic Center of Lansing on Sept. 11 would not face charges because the act doesn't fall under Michigan's criminal code. . . The Michigan chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations has called on federal law enforcement officials to consider bringing federal hate crime charges in the East Lansing case against the alleged perpetrator, who turned himself in on Sept. 15 after police announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. "If the KKK burns a cross on private property, that's legal. But if they burn a cross at an African-American church, that's a hate crime," said Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman at CAIR's Washington headquarters. "It's the same with a Quran. If you burn a Quran in your backyard or in your church, that's free speech. But if you leave a burnt Quran at the entrance of mosque, you're trying to scare people." (More) ----- CAIR-WA DECRIES THREAT AGAINST CARTOONIST - TOP . . .Fortunately, some of that is happening after Seattle Weekly cartoonist Molly Norris was forced to change her name and go into hiding at the advice of the FBI. Norris was put on an execution list by U.S.-born Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in July after Norris suggested a controversial “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day!” (Muslims generally believe that depicting any prophet is blasphemous.) While Norris’ suggestion touched off street riots in Pakistan, the head of the Seattle chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said the group “has a no-tolerance policy for threats of violence.” That group’s actions deserve praise. Hopefully, others will continue to visibly make the point that violence is unacceptable as an approach to religious differences. (More) ----- CAIR VIDEO: ABC NEWS TESTS HOW AMERICANS RESPOND TO HIJAB - TOP View the video. ----- NY PARK51 DEVELOPER TO SPEAK AT CAIR OCT. 9 BANQUET - TOP Sharif El-Gamal, the main developer of the Park51 project in lower Manhattan, will speak at CAIR's 16th annual banquet on Saturday, October 9 in Arlington, Va. A recent summit of national Muslim leaders expressed strong support for Park 51 project. SEE: Muslim Groups Back Islamic Center Near Ground Zero Register today to hear from the man at the center of the manufactured controversy that has sparked an anti-Muslim backlash nationwide. GO TO: http://www.cair.com/banquet/ CAIR is also holding an intensive day-long critical leadership skills training conference on the same day as the banquet. The conference will include training sessions for public speaking, on-camera interviews, using social media, political engagement, challenging Islamophobia and knowing your legal rights with law enforcement agencies. You can find details, including session descriptions, at: http://tinyurl.com/CAIRworkshops To make a reservation over the phone or to reserve an entire table for eight people, call202-742-6454, or you can e-mail banquet@cair.com |
Saturday, September 25, 2010
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