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CAIR Asks President to Address Rise in Anti-Islam Hate (Popularity:  )
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on President Obama to address what it called an "alarming level of anti-Islam hate in our nation."In a letter to President Obama, CAIR cited recent incidents in Florida in which a cross with the message "Christian nation, Christian community" was planted at the site of a planned mosque and an anti-Islam Christmas display was set up by a local church.SEE: Cross Planted ...
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First Baptist Church Dallas Launches $130 Million Capital Building Campaign: (Popularity: )
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The congregation of First Baptist Church Dallas today overwhelmingly affirmed recommended plans to proceed with a $130 million capital campaign to build an expansive new 1.5 million square foot, state-of-the-art campus, making it the largest church building program in modern history, according to church fundraising experts."First Baptist's building program is not an end in itself, it is a means to an end to better minister to and meet the needs ...
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Census Bureau Launches 2010 Census Campaign With New Web Site (Popularity: )
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The U.S. Census Bureau today kicked off its communications campaign to reach every resident in America with the launch of its 2010 Census website, 2010CENSUS.GOV. The website will serve as a platform for a national dialogue about how the census develops a "Portrait of America."2010CENSUS.GOV features an animated marquee that symbolizes the Census Bureau's place at the intersection of the American experience. By clicking on images representative of the population, ...
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CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Vandalism at Calif. Muslim Candidate's Home (Popularity: )
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The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for vandalism of the home of a Muslim woman who is running for elected office.CAIR said the house of Nadja Adolf, a Newark resident running for a seat on her local city council, was egged on Sunday, October 11. Adolf is a ...
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The Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy Hosts Ramadan Dinner with Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Popularity: )
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The Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID) cordially invites you to our Annual Ramadan Iftaar Dinner:Before it's too late:Peace and Reconciliation between Shias and SunnisWhat can American Muslims do to unite Muslims and bring peace and reconciliation among Sunnis and Shias?Keynote Speaker:Prof. Seyyed Hossein NasrWednesday, September 16, 20096:45 PM - 9:30 PMIftaar at 7:00 PM and Program starts at 8:00 PMat the Afghan Restaurant2700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, ...
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CAIR: EEOC Says Neb. Muslim Workers Faced 'Unlawful Harassment' (Popularity: )
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The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today announced that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has determined that Somali Muslim employees at a meatpacking plant in Nebraska faced "unlawful harassment" because of their religion.SEE: Advocates Say Feds Telling Neb. Plant to Do More to Resolve Muslim Prayer IssueLast fall, Muslim workers at the Swift Co. plant in Grand Island, Neb., began facing harassment, and in ...
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CAIR: Attack on Penn. Muslim Business Probed as Hate Crime (Popularity: )
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A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group reported today that anti-Iranian graffiti was scrawled inside a Philadelphia store ransacked by vandals earlier this week.According to the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the vandals also overturned counters, broke glass windows and doors and scattered food and other items around the store, which is owned by Muslim Palestinian-Americans.Local and national law enforcement authorities are reportedly investigating the incident as ...
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Bishop T.D. Jakes Inspires Audience in West Virginia Hometown (Popularity: )
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After three days of high-energy praise, worship and preaching, Bishop T.D. Jakes, pastor of The Potter's House church in Dallas, leaves audiences motivated in Charleston, W. Va., as he closes out the conference on a high note."God's getting ready to do something for you," Jakes told the thousands of attendees as they stood to their feet. "You are gifted because you were created by a creative God who has a ...
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CAIR: U.S. Mosques Urged to Host 'Share the Quran' Ramadan Meals (Popularity: )
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today launched its annual "Sharing Ramadan" outreach effort designed to enhance understanding of Islam and to help Americans of all faiths meet their Muslim neighbors by taking part in a Ramadan "iftar," or fast-breaking meal.In this year's outreach effort, Muslim communities nationwide are being encouraged to take advantage of CAIR's "Share the Quran" initiative to provide Islam's holy text to local opinion leaders and ...
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TPG Architecture Announces the Inauguration of the New School of the Islamic Cultural Center In New York (Popularity: )
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In a celebratory event attended by international dignitaries including His Highness, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, His Excellency, Ambassador Mohammed Al Murad, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the UN, and Robert Jackson, Chairman of the Education Committee of the New York City Council, a new school building, designed by TPG Architecture (TPG), ...
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