Calling the government's case "patently incomplete," a federal immigration judge in Newark ruled today that Mohammad Qatanani, the spiritual leader of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, can remain in the U.S.

"Frequently, we have buildings designed for the Friday prayer, which is the largest, for 1,000 people and you have 2,000 to 3,000 show up," said Corey Saylor of CAIR. To accommodate the overflow, which also results in traffic jams when prayer is over, US Muslim congregations have set up satellite places of worship. . .

The board and staff of CAIR wish everyone a blessed month of Ramadan.

May God accept your deeds.

Ashley Mountasir was one of several recent converts who attended prayer services Sunday night at the Islamic Center of the Temecula Valley.
When Mountasir met Taha two years ago through friends, she didn't know he was Muslim until she asked him why he was fasting. . .

Former House majority leader Dick Armey said Obama's "funny name" could "give people concerns that he could be or has been too much influenced by Muslims, which is a great threat now." Obama is Christian.
Nihad Awad, executive director of CAIR, objected to Armey's reference to Muslim influence as a "threat."

CAIR today welcomed the release of Dr. Sami Al-Arian, a former Florida professor who has been in federal custody for more than five years.

A judge ordered him freed on bail to await trial for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury.