council on american islamic relations
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Sickened by the murders of American journalists at the hands of terrorists, local Muslim groups banded together Wednesday to condemn the actions of Islamic State militants. - A vigil is held for Rajinder Kumar, the 49-year-old gas station clerk who was shot and killed while working at an Exxon in Hanover on Aug. 7. The case remains unsolved.
- The Council on American-Islamic Relations criticizes Sen. Barbara Mikulski on her support for military aid to Israel.
- The Hamas rockets and Israeli bombs falling around Gaza are reverberating a world away in Maryland, where many have close family ties or personal history with the region.
- Abu Khdeir, who now lives in Florida, arrived at Tampa International Airport late Wednesday to cheers from family and friends. He told reporters he felt good; the bruises on his face that led the State Department to express shock and Israeli authorities to launch an investigation had faded significantly.
- The father of the American teen who allegedly was beaten by Israeli police last week has filed a formal complaint against authorities there, advocates said Tuesday, and relatives in Maryland demanded that he be allowed to return to the United States.
- Palestinian teen cousins, one born in Baltimore, are at the center of an international firestorm.
- A 15-year-old American of Palestinian descent who appears to have been beaten by Israeli paramilitary police during riots in East Jerusalem is a Baltimore native, according to a family member reached Saturday in Florida.
- Wheeler and Khalid represent a small but concerning segment of the population who have conspired to commit or aid in committing terrorist acts. There is no easy answer for what compels people like them to venture out on the dark path that leads to destruction, loss of life and prison. But the more important question is: "How can they be stopped?" This requires frank dialogue, and not only examination of factors that promote terrorism, but also our individual and collective roles in preemptive
- Israel's critics ignore discrimination in the Arab and Muslim world
- Visa program doesn't discriminate against Arabs, Muslims
- A Senate bill on visa waivers for Israel would allow it to keep out those it suspects for any reason — including their religion, Arab heritage or sympathy for the Palestinian cause.
- Md. conservatives' indulgence of hate speech is cause for concern
- The Sun's op-ed on Pamela Geller's appearance at the Maryland Conservative Action Network conference represented an attack on free speech.
- The Maryland Conservative Action Network's keynote speaker is well-known Islamophobe Pamela Geller.
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- Don't punish Palestinians for seeking justice through the U.N. or international court
- Muslim leaders in Maryland joined their counterparts nationwide Wednesday in condemning the attacks. Killed in Benghazi were Ambassador John Christopher Stevens, who owned a home in Chevy Chase, and three others.
- The question no one wants to ask about Michele Bachmann's probe into Huma Abedin's background is, what if she's right?
- Baltimore County Police are investigating a "possible bias incident" after a rock was thrown through a window at a Muslim community center in the southwest neighborhood of Riverview.
- Controversial retired Lt. Gen. William "Jerry" Boykin is scheduled to speak Thursday at Ocean City's annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast. The mayor's office says he didn't pick the speaker, but he will attend.
- The Columbia Association, which operates 23 pools in Howard, will join other communities that have created women-only swimming times to create a more welcoming atmosphere for Muslims and others.
