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Council on American-Islamic Relations

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Meeting of Muslim-Fearers in Puyallup Felt Like "a Southern Baptist Church on a Sunday"

    Brigitte Gabriel.​Recently, the local chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations sent a letter to all the state's school superintendents. In it, CAIR suggested that school leaders "invite members of our diverse and dynamic speakers' bureau to conduct a 'show & tell' for your class ab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Muslim Security Guard Files Suit Claiming He Was Fired for Wearing a Beard

    ​As a Muslim, Sea-Tac resident Abdulkadir Omar wears a beard for religious reasons. The security firm that hired him in the spring of 2009--a California-based outfit that broadcasts its conservative leanings with the name American Patriot Security--didn't seem to have a problem with that. But ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2010

    Son, I'm Turning You In

    Northwest Somalis struggle to deal with would-be jihadists in their midst.

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Mohamed Osman Mohamud Was Turned In by His Parents, Neighbor Says

    ​Friday night's arrest of Portland's would-be bomber Mohamed Osman Mohamud raised fears once again of the potential threat posed by radicalized Somali immigrants. But some believe the case sets a positive example in one respect: Mohamud's parents may have turned their own son in.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Jennifer Leigh Jennings Arrested for Trying to Run Over Muslim Woman

    ​There's only one thing American goober Jennifer Leigh Jennings seems to dislike more than Muslims: Muslims who can't pump their own gas. That's the only conclusion you can come to after an incident in Tukwila on Saturday left two Muslim women bruised and shaken and Jennings in cuffs.

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Dog Shit Smeared on Van of Islamic Non-Profit, Muslim Group Wants Hate Crime Designation

    ​A van owner made an unfortunate discovery yesterday afternoon while leaving a Bellevue mosque after noon prayers. Dog shit had been smeared all over the windshield, windows and door handle of his Ford Cargo Van that looks a lot like the one pictured at right. The van's owner works for the Isl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Mars Hill Church Now Taking Heat From Conservatives Too

    What spiritual leaders look like when they're getting it from both sides.​Lefties have been taking shots at Mars Hill and Mark Driscoll, the church's faux-hawked spiritual leader, for years--us included. But now the church has raised the ire of at least one right-leaning commentator. Last wee ... More >>

  • News

    December 16, 2009

    A Mystery of Violence

    As the FBI investigates the possibility of a terrorism “recruitment network” in Seattle, the local Somali community struggles to understand why young men would return to a country they never knew.

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