THE MOHAMMED SALAH VERDICT OUT
By Abdul Malik Mujahid
02/12/2007: The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, a federation of over fifty Muslim organizations, and Muslims across the city are greeting the jury's verdict in the case of Mohammed Salah with relief. Mr. Salah had been initially been indicted for allegedly running a terrorist-recruiting and financing cell in the United States. The jury has acquitted him of all charges of racketeering. As a community leader, I can say with confidence, that yesterday was a good day for justice in America.
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CIOGC Gears Up for Immigration Reform With March 10th Movement.
By Naazish YarKhan
02/12/2007: The March 10th Movement, in
20006, saw hundreds of thousands
of supporters of “Legalization
for all Immigrants” taking
to the streets of Chicago, and
later at rallies in Washington.
These were followed by the late
August March to then Speaker
Hastert’s residence in Batavia.
Since then, organizers have
been working on several projects.
Chicago Crescent spoke to
Mr. Omar N. Lopez, Co-convener
of the March 10th Movement
to learn more.
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Islamophobia from Jefferson to Ellison
By Abdul Malik Mujahid
02/12/2007: The Muslim Representative from Minnesota was elected by the voters of that
district and if American citizens don’t wake up and adopt the
Virgil Goode position on immigration there will likely be many more Muslims
elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran.” -Representative Virgil H. Goode,
Jr. (Republican from Virginia),
in a letter to his constituents.
“Insofar as a member of Congress taking an oath to serve America and uphold its values is concerned,
[...] America is interested in only one book, the Bible. If you are incapable of taking an
oath on that book, don’t serve in Congress.” -Talk show host Dennis Prager,
Townhall.com, November 28, 2006.
Despite the Islamophobia represented by these two
statements and those who supported them, Keith Ellison was still able to take
his ceremonial oath of office in early January 2007 as a Democratic
representative from Minnesota.
The first woman speaker Nancy Pelosi re-enacted taking the oath of office while
Congressman Ellison’s wife, Kim, held the Quran. And this copy of the Quran was once owned
by the quintessential American patriot: Thomas Jefferson.
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Why Muslims must join America’s growing immigration movement
04/27/2006: After the 9/11 terror attacks, Muslims were detained, harassed, fingerprinted and deported. At least half a million Muslims have been affected in some manner by these measures.
What is critical to note though, is that Muslims who were undocumented, whether as workers, students or in any other capacity, became subject to many of these harsh tactics. It was noted during fishing expeditions for “Muslim terrorists” that even having an expired visa became an excuse for many Muslim men to be subjected to detainment and subsequent deportation. Undocumented status became a handy reason to punish Muslims, who were deemed guilty for 9/11 by association.
While some Muslims have launched legal challenges against their unjust treatment, they are the minority. Most have chosen to suffer in silence.
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16 ways you can fight Cartoons & Islamophobia
04/05/2006: In Nashville, Tennessee, a homemade bomb caused a fire at the Al-Mahdi Islamic Center on February 3, 2006; on January 30, 2006, a woman who has now been arrested after she allegedly threw a copy of the Quran on the floor and sprayed a fire extinguisher which caused a smoky haze in a Sacramento mosque; also last month, KFI-AM 640 radio host Bill Handel mocked the death of over 300 pilgrims during Hajj on January 12, 2006. Twice Sound Vision’s front glass wall has been broken down with gunfire.
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The only acceptable racism left: Islamophobia
02/15/2006: Islamophobia is today's accepted form of racism. It will require Muslims to fight hard against it. Muslims are neither solely responsible for its creation, nor will they be able to fight it on their own. It is a collective responsibility for all bridge-builders of the world.
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Muslims Donate 24,000 Pounds to Greater Chicago Food Depository