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| At Princeton U., Islam antagonist "unduly silenced" |
 At Princeton U., Islam antagonist "unduly silenced"
By ANGELA WU
The Trentonian
Thursday, November 19, 2009
PRINCETON — Yesterday’s scheduled speech by controversial author and human rights activist Nonie Darwish at Princeton University was canceled after the student groups sponsoring the event withdrew their support.
Darwish, founder of Arabs for Israel and Former Muslims United, has written critically of radical Islam, and many opponents argue her views extend to the religion overall. Her speeches have been met with protests on several other college campuses.
On Tuesday, Tigers For Israel and the American Whig-Cliosophic Society withdrew their sponsorship.
http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2009/11/19/news/doc4b04c4f8e36cb785729432.txt |
| The Good Fight, Round II: The Retrial of Imam Mohammad Qatanani |
The Good Fight, Round II: The Retrial of Imam Mohammad Qatanani
By Aref Assaf/ NJ Voices Guest Blogger
November 19, 2009
Since 1999, US immigration authorities have, for a variety of reasons, denied Imam Qatanani's petition to become a permanent resident.
The 47-year-old Imam has since 1996 served as the spiritual leader of the tri-state’s largest Muslim mosque, the Islamic Center of Passaic County. Over a year ago, a Newark Federal Immigration, in a much publicized trial, ruled in favor of the Imam. In his 71-page ruling, the judge dismissed the government’s case as "patently incomplete" and two federal agents’ conflicting testimonies as "not credible."
Consequently, the government sought an appeal from the judge’s opinion. Because of the government's appeal, the case is headed back to court as a result of split opinion by a Board of Immigration Appeal. The opinion denied part of the government’s appeal and remanded the case to the Immigration Judge saying that he did not give sufficient weight to the government’s evidence.
http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2009/11/the_good_fight_round_ii_the_re.html |
| Islamophobia is a curse that must be confronted |
Islamophobia is a curse that must be confronted
November 20, 2009, 11:20AM
By Aref Assaf/ NJ Voices Blogger
While Islam-bashers in the U.S. Congress, media, academic and other circles are sometimes careful to claim that their hostility to Muslims or Arabs or Islam is limited to the “extremists,” the goal and the impact of these campaigns is, nonetheless, in fact to demonize entire countries and communities.
As Islamophobic views find increased acceptance in public discourse, there is also a rising danger of growing public acceptance of attacks –including legal discrimination, denial of rights, violent assaults, and more – on U.S. citizens and residents who happen to be Muslim, Arab, or Arab-American. Add to all this the potential for financial gains some of these pundits have reaped from publishing books that question the loyalty and doubts the patriotism of American Muslims.
http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2009/11/islamophobia_is_a_curse_that_m.html |
| CAIR-NJ CALLS ON ALL VOLUNTEERS FOR SOUP KITCHEN |
 CAIR-NJ CALLS ON ALL VOLUNTEERS FOR SOUP KITCHEN
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
(CAIR-NJ) calls on all Muslims in the New Jersey area to assist Muslims
Against Hunger by volunteering at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK).
Celebrate Thanksgiving and Eid ul Adha by joining us for Muslims Serve Day
at TASK.
"Muslims Against Hunger Project" has launched its "Faiths in Action for
Common Cause" campaign by organizing special "Muslims Serve Days" at soup
kitchens around North America. Muslim volunteers will join volunteers from
various faiths to prepare hot lunches/dinners and serve the working poor,
hungry and homeless at the Soup Kitchens.
In the week of Thanksgiving "Muslims Against Hunger Project” is
organizing special “Muslims Serve Days” to celebrate Thanksgiving and
Eid-ul-Adha at the Soup Kitchens to remember the ultimate sacrifice of
prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ismail (Ishmael) and offer thanks for all the
things we are blessed with. |
| Co-MSA & Islamic Relief Pakistan Fundraiser Dinner |
 WHAT: Co-MSA & Islamic Relief Pakistan Fundraiser Dinner
WHEN: Friday November 20th, 6:30- 10:00
WHERE: Rutgers-Newark University; 350 MLK Dr, Newark NJ 07102
CONTACT: Waleed Gabr (waleed@islamicreliefusa.org).; Rizwan Ali
(rizali@pegasus.rutgers.edu) |
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