Federal prosecutors’ depiction of the suspects in the Fort Dix plot as “radical Islamists” drew sharp criticism from North Jersey’s Muslims, who feared that the emphasis on Islam would trigger a backlash. In a conference call, Arab and Muslim leaders from various national organizations expressed their concerns to FBI officials about the focus on Islam…
CTION: STYLE; Pg. N01 DISTRIBUTION: Every Zone LENGTH: 958 words HEADLINE: With 11-Part ‘Crossroads,’ PBS Looks Many Ways; The Challenges of a Post-9/11 World Are Daunting. For the Next Six Nights, an Ambitious Series Resolutely Meets Them Head-On. BYLINE: Tom Shales; Washington Post Staff Writer BODY: “America at a Crossroads” answers the question “Is there…
The FBI will hold its first nationally televised “town hall meeting” for Muslims and Arab-Americans on Thursday in an effort to improve relations and enlist their help in fighting terrorism, an FBI official said. Paul Moskal, chief division counsel for the FBI in Buffalo, New York, who will lead the meeting and field questions, said…
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A first-of-its-kind Muslim-American television network launched a year ago has gone from being a premium pay channel to a basic-cable offering on several cable and satellite systems, broadening its reach from 10,000 to more than 1 million U.S. homes. Bridges TV, featuring Muslim-American lifestyle and cultural programming, also has been approved…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Nabil Amen wrote it off as mistaken identity the first time U.S. border agents handcuffed him as he returned home from Canada. When he had border-crossing troubles a third time, he decided to never leave the United States again. Amen, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Lebanon, is among a growing number of…
