Muslims For America is proud to invite you all to celebrate today’s Islamic holiday of Eid Milad Un Nabi! Today’s special holiday is a commemoration of God’s last Prophet, Muhammad (PBUH).

I, Muhammad Ali Hasan, gravitate greatly towards Islam because it is the only religion that allows me to be a Jew, Christian, and Muslim, all at once. In turn, Muhammad follows in a great line of Prophets and Teachers, as the Quran instructs all Muslims to follow the examples of Moses, Noah, Job, Mother Mary, and of course, the Prophet I personally pray to most, Jesus Christ. Read the rest of this entry »

By Courtney C. Radsch

March 23, 2007 07:51 PM - ARABIST0.COM I read the press release from CAIR (from the Providence Journal) about the profiling of Arab Americans on airplane flights and couldn’t help thinking of my own experience flying with my husband, an Arab, while the no standing within 30 minutes of Washington DC rule was still in effect. The various experiences of Arabs, Muslims, and those poor people (even Jews or people who have tans!) mistaken for such and the lack of contingency planning when rules aimed at “security” go wrong made me realize that racism and fear are still a huge problem in this country.

On July 6, 2005 we took a flight from Washington D.C. to Miami at 6:00 a.m. on American Airlines. Upon take off we were notified by the pilot that there were very strict security guidelines forbidding anyone from getting out of their seat for any reason until we were 30 minutes out of Washington. He warned us that very strict measures were in place because of the events of Sept. 11. We had been in the air for approximately 15 minutes when the drink service came. I ordered coffee, my husband ordered tea from the server at the front of the cart. After handing me my drink, the stewardess (is this the PC term?) knocked my tray, spilling what turned out to be scalding water on my husband’s lap. Needless to say, since he was wearing linen pants, the excruciatingly hot water immediately soaked in. I told the woman that she had spilled the scalding water on my husband and he needed to get up; she responded by handing me a few cocktail napkins. My husband told her he was burning; she brought a small cup of ice. Read the rest of this entry »