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Entries from December 2008
December 23, 2008
Never Forget the Muslim Heroes of the Holocaust
December 22, 2008
U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison Finds Hajj A Transformative Experience
By MITCH ANDERSON, Star Tribune
December 18, 2008
WASHINGTON – There was no fanfare, no press release when Keith
Ellison made the pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca last week.
“We weren’t really trying to turn this into a political thing,” said
the Democratic congressman from Minneapolis. “This is just me trying to be the best person I [...]
December 17, 2008
Ridiculing the Prophet of Islam Again: An Interview with Muhammad
After submission, obsession and fitna, there is now a third film from Holland ridiculing Islam. “An interview with Muhammad” is made by Ehsan Jami, ex-chairman of the Committee for ex-Muslims:
http://www.blip.tv/file/1555936
Answering the Attacks on Prophet Muhammad (s)
In answering the above attacks on Islam, someone who calls himself “Moslem” wrote the following:
Some Facts about Islam and Where [...]
December 17, 2008
Headscarf Lands Muslim Woman in Jail
CNN
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 – updated: 10:04 am EST December 17, 2008
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — A head scarf landed a Muslim woman in jail Tuesday after she refused to remove it during a hearing at the Douglasville Municipal Court.
Lisa Valentine, also known by her Islamic name, Miedah, 40, was arrested for ‘violating a court policy of [...]
December 16, 2008
Dallas rabbi emerges as leader in Muslim-Jewish dialogue
02:28 PM CST on Saturday, December 13, 2008
By SAM HODGES / The Dallas Morning News
samhodges@dallasnews.com
Rabbi Jeremy Schneider spends a lot of time talking to Muslims, and wants other Jews to do the same. At age 32, the assistant rabbi at Dallas’ Temple Shalom has emerged as a national leader in Jewish-Muslim dialogue.
“He has [...]
December 16, 2008
GA Muslims Barred from Court Because of Hijab
www.cair.com
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/16/08) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a series of incidents in which Muslim women in Georgia were prevented from entering courtrooms because they were wearing Islamic headscarves, or hijabs.
In the most recent incident, a Muslim woman was jailed today following a dispute [...]
December 9, 2008
New social entrepreneurship program aims to foster dialogue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Marie Burks, 212.854.2747 or meb2155@columbia.edu
New social entrepreneurship program aims to foster dialogue
among Jewish and Muslim communities
The Edmond de Rothschild Foundations Partner with
Columbia Business School and Scholars from Cambridge University
New York, NY – December 9, 2008 – Columbia Business School’s Executive Education division will host the Ariane de Rothschild Fellows Program: Dialogue [...]
