“I was just trying to survive.” Phoenix Family in Viral Video Want Officers Fired
Dravon Ames thought he would be dead if it weren’t for the cameras. He said he feared for his life and the safety of his family as Phoenix police allegedly pointed a gun in his face and threatened to shoot him during their May 27 encounter with police in an apartment complex parking lot. He […]
CAIR-AZ Calls on Phoenix PD to Fire Officers Involved in Excessive Force Incident Caught on Video
(PHOENIX, AZ, 6/17/19) – The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today called on the Phoenix Police Department to take swift action in response to a disturbing incident caught on video showing officers using excessive force against a local family. CAIR-AZ said the recently-released video shows officers – guns drawn – shouting profanities […]
Muslim Leaders Say Woman Who Burglarized Mosque in Hate Video Deserves Chance at Redemption
Members of the Phoenix-area Muslim community were forgiving of the woman who sentenced Tuesday for her role in a Facebook lives-stream that depicted she and a friend burglarizing a Tempe mosque in front of her children in March 2018. Tahnee Gonzales was sentenced to 225 hours of community service and two years of supervised probation during proceedings before […]
The West Could Benefit From The Spirit of Ramadan: Here’s How
A decade ago, while living and working in Jakarta, Indonesia – the capital city of the world’s most populous Muslim majority country – I participated in the month long Ramadan fasting at the urging of my Indonesian friends. My effort to eat and drink only in the hours before sunrise and after sunset, however, lasted […]
Dems Introduce Bill to End Trump’s Un-American Muslim Ban
“We are happy to see elected officials who are using their legislative powers to dismantle the Trump administration’s bigoted policies.”byEoin Higgins, staff writer Democrats in both chambers of Congress introduced legislation to end President Donald Trump’s racist Muslim ban Wednesday, generating support from advocates and lawmakers opposed to the administration’s policy. The No Ban Act, […]
As They Profited From the Opioid Crisis, Sacklers Funded Anti-Muslim Network
The family that owns OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma donated to anti-Muslim hate groups and other organizations headed by well-known anti-Muslim figures. Art museums including the Guggenheim and the United Kingdom’s Tate are fleeing the billionaire Sacklers, the family that has profited immensely from the opioid crisis, for which it is partially responsible. Various members of […]