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Lawyers Press for Return of 'No-Fly' US Teen Stranded in Kuwait

Government lawyers say they are working to bring Gulet Mohamed, an American teenager detained in Kuwait and placed on a "no-fly" list, back to the United States this week, but the teenager's lawyers fear the U.S. will delay the process. At a hearing Tuesday at a U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., Judge Anthony Trenga...

Fire at Mosque Site Part of a 'Perfect Storm'?

John A. Gillis, The Daily News Journal / AP

(Aug. 30) -- As federal investigators search for the cause of an equipment fire at the future site of an Islamic center in Tennessee, a Muslim civil rights organization says the incident could be yet another instance of anti-Islam attacks. "Unfortunately, a number of factors -- from the rise of the tea party movement to...

NYC Mayor Meets With Stabbed Muslim Cab Driver

(Aug. 26) -- A Muslim cab driver who was stabbed in an apparent hate crime met with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at City Hall today and told reporters afterward that he's haunted by the terrifying attack. "It still has me scared," Ahmed Sharif, 43, told reporters. "I still have a view of the knife when I close my...

Civil Rights Groups Decry US Muslim's No-Fly Plight

(June 16) -- U.S. civil liberties groups are protesting the case of a 26-year-old Muslim-American man who was placed on the no-fly list and barred from returning to the States after spending 18 months in Yemen. Yahya Wehelie, an American citizen, remains stranded in Cairo after being stopped there by FBI agents while en...

Creators Out, But Muhammad Drawing Protest Is On

(April 27) -- An event calling on North Americans to draw the Islamic prophet Muhammad is not only drawing controversy, it's also drawing in participants -- even as the organizers drop out of the picture. After hearing about the threats made against "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker by Muslim activists for...

Background on council on american islamic relations

The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) is America's largest Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization that deals with civil advocacy and promotes human rights.

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