Muslim Friday prayers to be offered at Washington National Cathedral [Washington National Cathedral] Washington National Cathedral and five Muslim groups have announced that the first celebration of Muslim Friday prayers (Jumaa) at the cathedral will be observed on Friday, Nov. […]

A Republican congressman claimed on the House floor on Tuesday that members of Muslim communities in the United States have not condemned acts of Islamic extremist terrorism against the U.S. and therefore are complicit in those and any future attacks.

All Saints Church in Pasadena has received dozens of e-mails denouncing its decision to host a conference by the Los Angeles-based Muslim Public Affairs Council — and some have been hateful, said the church’s Reverend Ed Bacon.

Brigitte Gabriel, a fanatic anti-Muslim bigot with a long and detailed history of Islamophobia has largely been discredited in the mainstream media. Gone are the days when Gabriel would get air time on Real Time with Bill Maher, feature profile articles in the New York Times, etc.

The message of the President was clear –that the many challenges and opportunities we face as a nation must be met with a united front. The Muslim Public Affairs Council shares that same vision — our ability to look toward the future together as a country is what makes us unique.

“Pluralism is an American bedrock value that speaks to one of our greatest strengths,” said Aziza Hasan, Southern California Government Relations Director, who attended the City Council hearing.

Because it actually gets people talking to each other, rather than secluding from each other and retiring to wild speculation and demagoguery about one another. The latter is what the Douglas Farah’s, Daniel Pipes’, and Steven Emerson’s of the world desperately need in order to stay in business.