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“Pro-Khomeini imam to pray before Texas Senate
‘Moderate’ scheduled to deliver today’s invocation participated in ayatollah tribute”
Posted: April 4, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The Texas Senate will open today with its first Islamic prayer, offered by a Dallas imam who has been criticized for participating in a “tribute to the great Islamic visionary,” Ayatollah Khomeini.

Imam Yusuf Kavakci of the Dallas Central Mosque is scheduled to be welcomed by Texas’ Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Sen. Florence Shapiro, the Senate’s senior Jewish member and sponsor of Kavakci’s invocation.

According to an announcement by the Dallas-Forth Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the occasion will be broadcast live on the Texas Senate website and attended by a number of faith-based groups, including Texas Impact, Baptist General Convention of Texas’ Christian Life Commission, Texas Conference of Churches and Texas Islamic Council.

“Don’t miss the next milestone event for the Texas Muslim community!’ DFW-CAIR’s announcement read. “On April 4, 2007, the first Muslim imam will open the Texas Senate with an Islamic prayer.””

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1812058/posts

“MARYLAND:Once again, Muslims hope school holiday is OKd”
http://www.communitytimes.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=65&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=4785&wpage=1&skey ^ | 04/04/07 | BAXTER SMITH

Posted on 04/04/2007 2:31:12 PM PDT by markedmannerf

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “In a matter of weeks, the school board will approve a calendar for the 2008-2009 school year. County Muslims are hoping that for the first time it will include a closing date for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitre, which marks the end of the Ramadan month of fasting.

Bashar Pharoan, president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, is encouraged because he said there was no vocal opposition to the holiday expressed at the three meetings of the calendar committee he attended. The committee is appointed to come up with a proposed calendar for the superintendent.”