CAIR

'Death waiting for you': Bigoted, terror message to US mosques

American - Arab today

At least five mosques in the US have received intimidating messages, including a bomb threat and one saying "death is waiting for you and your kind", prompting calls for increasing security at Muslim facilities. A mosque in Lexington, Kentucky, stepped up security following a bomb threat it received this weekend. The bomb threat against Lexington's Masjid Bilal was received throughRead more

US lawmaker asks Muslims: ‘Do you beat your wife?’

Tulsa , United States - Arab Today

An American lawmaker known for anti-Islam remarks is requiring Muslims to answer several written questions — including, “Do you beat your wife?” — before agreeing to meet with them. The office of Rep. John Bennett, a Republican from the state of Oklahoma, distributed the questionnaire on Thursday as the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) organized itsRead more

Islamophobia in the US: Florida Mosque Target of Arson Attack

Florida - Arab Today

Another mosque was the target of an arson attack in Florida. This time it was the Daarus Salaam Mosque, also known as the Islamic Society of New Tampa. Early Friday morning an automated fire alarm went off, summoning area firefighters to a fire on the mosque’s doorstep, according to the Huffington Post. It was the third such fire in theRead more

CAIR decries appointing Bannon as top Trump strategist

Washington - Arab Today

A leading Muslim American advocacy group decried the appointment of Stephen Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor to President-elect Donald Trump. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) described Bannon as a anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist and White nationalist “alt-right” extremist. Bannon, formerly head of alt-right mouthpiece “Breitbart News,” promoted conspiracy theories that "paint a dark and paranoid picture” of AmericanRead more

Founder: Council on American-Islamic Relations /CAIR/ to Choose Clinton

Washington - Arab Today

Executive Director and Founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Nihad Awad said today that Democratic party nominee Hillary Clinton was the preferred choice for American Muslims, adding that CAIR had always stuck with Democratic candidates in presidential elections. Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA), he noted that there were 1.2 million Muslim Americans registered to vote in theRead more

Westerners praise KSA’s efforts to serve pilgrims

Jeddah - Arab Today

Pilgrims from Europe and Russia expressed their admiration for the services provided by the Saudi government during this Haj season. The pilgrims said that a public relations campaign needs to be carried out to project Islam’s real image and counter the claims by some Western media organizations, which focus only on the actions of militias and militant groups that haveRead more

Police question man in killing of NY imam

New York - Arab Today

New York City police said on Monday they were questioning a man in the killing of a Muslim cleric and his associate as they left prayers at a mosque in the borough of Queens, a crime that shocked their Bangladeshi community. The man was detained on unrelated circumstances and has not been charged in the killings, a police spokesman said.Read more