CAIR: Hate Site Comments Suggest Violence Against Missouri Mosque / Speakers Explore Impact of African American Muslims

Subject: CAIR: Hate Site Comments Suggest Violence Against Missouri Mosque / Speakers Explore Impact of African American Muslims

 

February 19, 2008 Forward to a Friend Support CAIR Contact Us Update Your Profile

Hate Site Comments Suggest Violence Against Missouri Mosque (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/19/08) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today asked the St. Louis, Mo., office of the FBI to investigate apparent threats against a local mosque posted on an anti-Muslim Internet hate site. Threatening comments on the Little Green Footballs hate site about a new minaret being built near that mosque included: "Would be a shame if it were to be vandalized or destroyed. Just a shame I tell you....wink wink STL youth." The apparent threats come following a recent arson attack on a Tennessee mosque allegedly by three members of the "Christian Identity" movement and a fire-bomb attack on a Minnesota Muslim business. - CAIR-MN: Community Supports Store Owner after Firebombing (Star Trib) - TN: Islamic Center Ready to Rebuild After Arson CAIR-MI: Speakers Explore Impact of African American Muslims As Sulayman Nyang connected the dots during a brief history lesson on black Muslims in America, he talked about influential people ranging from political activist Malcolm X to champion heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali. . . Dawud Walid, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Michigan who has been active in the Detroit area for many years, said the history lesson about how Islam spread among blacks is tied to the "slavery psyche." SEE ALSO: CA: Muslims Gather to Remember King, Malcolm X (SF Chron) CT: Muslims Reconcile Burial Rites, State Rules But the specific burial rites meant to prepare Muslims for the afterlife are in conflict with public health codes and public cemetery regulations, forcing Muslims in the state to compromise the rituals outlined in the Quran. Some mosques are calling for members to enter the funeral industry, while others find creative alternatives that keep with Islamic law. "We must respect the law of the land in which we live — that's the essence of Islam," said Muhammed Ali, the president of the Daar-ul-Ehsaan mosque in Bristol. But Ali believes Muslims can adhere to health regulations and remain faithful to Islamic burial traditions. They just need to ask for a loose interpretation of the law. HADITH OF THE DAY God Rewards Those Who Establish Justice The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "For every day on which the sun rises, there is a (reward from God) for the one who establishes justice among people." Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Hadith 870   CAIR IN THE NEWS ·         CAIR-CA: Muslim Group Hosts ‘Peace...Not Prejudice’ ·         CAIR: Hate Hurts the Savage Beast ·         CAIR-MI: Muslims' Roots in America Branch Out   PRESS RELEASES ·         Hate Site Comments Suggest Violence Against Missouri Mosque ·         CAIR-MI Rep Speaks at Black History Month Program ·         FL Attorney General Agrees to Muslim Advisory Group   IN OTHER NEWS ·         PA: Muslim-Catholic Pact to Foster Respect ·         CA: Filmmaker Tries to Change Portrayal of Muslims ·         TX: Muslims Changing Names to Avoid Discrimination ·         Update my profile ·         Sign up for other newsletters ·         Unsubscribe Please help CAIR continue its important work: ·         Make a donation Update email preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend | Visit our web site Council on American-Islamic Relations 453 New Jersey Ave, S.E., Washington, D.C., 20003 Council on American-Islamic Relations Copyright © 2007 All rights reserved.