A rabbi, an interfaith leader, and a Temple University professor joined the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Wednesday to denounce as “Islamophobic” a Pennsylvania bill they say is an attack on sharia law, which is followed by devout Muslims. House Bill 2029, introduced by Rep. Rosemarie Swanger (R., Lebanon), says state courts shall not,…
Dr. Newsome, lecturer on counterterrorism at University of Pennsylvania claims Americans have felt too free, their Muslims too integrated to be able to engender homegrown radicals that would launch attacks against the US. But Dr. Newsome says the jump to radicalism can and is happening in the US, and in a spontaneous manner. He notes…
On December 3, The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a Washington DC conference to release its 14th annual report, “Seeking Full Inclusion”. The study reviews the state of civil rights for Muslims in the United States. The Council on American Islamic Relations’ (CAIR’s) new report will also examine the use of Islamophobic rhetoric…
The Council on American-Islamic Relations announced that Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) has cancelled a scheduled appearance at an “anti-Islam” conference in Washington DC, hosted by a right-wing think tank headed by Daniel Pipes, who is regarded by many as one of the nation’s leading Islamophobes. Specter was to give the opening address at the conference,…
Two Pennsylvania students will be allowed to wear kaffiyeh scarves to school. The checkered scarves, worn by many in the Middle East and a frequently warn in solidarity with the Palestinian people, was banned after complaint by Jewish students at the Gateway High School in Monroeville; the students were sent home after the complaints. Alongside…
