Interstellar News Service

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/28/13) – CAIR's 19th annual banquet to be held tonight at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va., is now sold out. No tickets will be sold at the door. Banquet ticket-holders are encouraged to arrive early to register (registration opens at 5:30 p.m., program begins at 7 p.m.). Pre-registration is required for babysitting. With the theme "Faith in Freedom," the evening banquet will feature South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool and Imam Siraj Wahhaj as keynote speakers.

CAIR-NY: Man Who Attacked Hijab-Wearing Woman Released with Just a Ticket(Village Voice)
Rachel Gunnoe, a stay-at-home mom from New Jersey, was in a Times Square on Saturday, taking part in a demonstration against the military coup in Egypt, when she was accosted by a man who grabbed her protest sign, threw it in her face, and called her a "f**king terrorist.
Texas Tea Party Backtracks on Muslim-Bashing
According to the news site San Angelo Live, Campbell said the city has "four Muslim families" and "I don't trust any of them." He denied saying, as the news site reported, "and that's four too many."
CA: Troubling Note Left at Islamic Center
A troubling note was found taped on the front door of the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley in Murrieta. It was discovered on Sunday during evening prayer. The note makes mention of the recent mall attack in Kenya and the suicide bombing at a church in Pakistan.
- CAIR: American Muslims Condemn Attacks in Kenya and Pakistan
  The Council on American-Islamic Relations was quick to "strongly condemn" all three attacks, describing the Iraq violence as "barbarity" and the Nairobi strike as "cowardly," while also supporting American efforts to help victims and bring perpetrators to justice. In addition, CAIR condemned the attacks on churches in Pakistan: "No one with a shred of humanity would commit such despicable acts against innocent men, women and children."