American Muslims mingling in a ballroom at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in downtown Seattle last night showed no outward sign of the pressure many are feeling. At the annual banquet for the Seattle chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the issues of war abroad and civil rights at home surfaced at the podium, and participants were ready with opinions when asked. Yet this formal gathering of more than 300 people breathed the warmth and intimacy of a close-knit community. Children dressed in their best filled the room with a family feeling. Men from Africa, the...