New CAIR-FL Website | Muslims Condemn Violence | Tampa Rejects Bigotry

CAIR Florida has a new website! Visit www.cairflorida.org to stay up-to-date on all the important issues effecting the Florida Muslim community, civil rights, and interfaith issues. Click the image below to visit the new website!

 

Muslim Community Condemns Violence

NBC: Why films can spark violence Orlando Sentinel: Florida Pastor Endorses Film Tampa Bay Times: Theocratic Thuggery Knows No Borders NBC (Video): CAIR Condemns Violence Fox (Video): Attacks do not represent Islam

Protesters Oppose Terry Kemple's Anti-Muslim Bigotry

TBO: Pro-CAIR Protesters Oppose Hatred Discussion about anti-Muslim attacks post 9/11 Tampa Bay Times: Anti-Muslim Group Faces Protesters Tampa Bay Times Editorial: A Lesson in Using Fear to Fuel Politics Tampa Bay Times: Terry Kemple Organizes Anti-Muslim Protest on 9/11 Temple Terrace Patch:Temple Terrace Resident Joins CAIR Advocates at Rally New Mosque Opens in Tampa  By KENNETH KNIGHT | The Tampa Tribune  A gleaming new mosque topped with two soaring minarets and a golden dome is open for daily prayer services on Morris Bridge Road north of Cross Creek Boulevard. Leaders of Dar-us-Salaam, which translates in English to House of Peace, want the center to serve as a place of worship for area Muslims and a gathering spot for people of all faiths to foster a better understanding of the Islamic religion. "We really hope the mosque will bring the community together," said Hassan Shibly, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Tampa, and a spokesman for the mosque at 15830 Morris Bridge Road. "We invite our neighbors to come to visit us. We have a lot more in common than what some (people) might think divides us." Members of congregations such as St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church say they welcome a chance to work with area Muslims on goodwill missions beneficial to the entire community. "Religious freedom has no meaning unless there is freedom for everyone," said Scott Paine, a deacon at St. Mark.... [Read Full Article]