The Federal Bureau of Investigation is severing its ties with the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), amid evidence that the organization ha slinks to a support network for Hamas. All local chapters of CAIR have been shunned in the wake of a 15-year investigation that culminated with the December…
Representatives say Israeli government’s use of “disproportionate force” has “revived extremist groups”. Anger within Britain’s Muslim communities over the Gaza conflict has reached “acute levels of intensity” that could have repercussions for national security, leading Muslims will warn Gordon Brown today. In a letter to the prime minister, representatives of Muslim organizations will say the…
The American Muslim Taskforce for Civil Rights and Elections (AMT) called on president elect Barack Obama to reach out to Muslims during his administration, as well as assisting in ending the crisis in the Middle East. “We are approaching our incoming administration on four key issues: inclusion and access, policy development, personnel appointment and partnership…
A proposal by several Muslim organizations in Belgium has been made to allow Muslims to take religious vacation days. Under the proposal, a Muslim employee would be allowed to choose from a number of holidays to take throughout the year. The proposal came from distress during the past Eid holiday, in which many Muslim works…
The US-based Muslim organizations Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) have both condemned the recent terror attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. “Those responsible for these brutal and immoral attacks should be swiftly brought to justice. Islam considers the use of terrorism to be unacceptable for any…
