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Islamic Shura Council of Southern California

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Tariq Ramadan: Shariah Law and U.S. Constitution Go Hand-In-Hand

    A small group of about a dozen protesters gathered outside the Embassy Suites in Anaheim where a prominent Muslim theologian was scheduled to deliver a lecture on Shariah - the Islamic legal code akin to canon law in Christianity or Judaic law in Judaism. The Islamic Shura Council of Southern Califo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    [UPDATED with Judge's Ruling:] Justice Dept. Must Pay for Lying in Suit Against FBI by OC Muslims

    ​UPDATE, NOV. 18, 10:57 A.M.: "The Court must impose monetary sanctions to deter the Government from deceiving the Court again," Judge Cormac Carney of the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana writes in his Islamic Shura Council v. FBI ruling. He gave the council 14 days to come up with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    [UPDATED with Responses:] Irvine 11 Verdict: Guilty

    Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklySee updates at the end of this post. ORIGINAL POST, SEPT 23, 12:04 P.M.: Cries and wails erupted in the Santa Ana courtroom as the verdict was read. All 10 defendants in the Irvine 11 case have been found guilty of ​disturbing a public meeting and engaging ... More >>

  • News

    September 22, 2011

    Who's Gagging Whom In the Irvine 11 Case?

    The First Amendment, academic freedom and Islamophobia collide in an OC courtroom

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Irvine 11 Trial: 'Put a Straitjacket and Muzzle on Them?'

    Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Was there an explicit rule against the Irvine 11's act of protest at the Israeli Ambassador event?  The defense argues there was not, and witnesses have testified that at such controversial events, it may be impossible to enforce one.  Sociologist Steven Cl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Tariq Ramadan's Looming OC Speech Draws Warning From Muslim Group

    Wikipedia CommonsTariq Ramadan​What the American Islamic Forum for Democracy derides as the "Tariq Ramadan American Islamist Victory Tour 2010" includes a May stop near Disneyland, where American Muslims are being warned by the self-described liberty lovers to "be on guard" as the Swiss academic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Local Muslims Begin New Year With Hate Crimes Against Them

    CAIR-LAAnti-Muslim vandalization, Mission Viejo-style​UPDATE: See bottom for details of town hall tonight addressing hate crimes directed at local Muslims.This is no way to start the new year fresh: local Muslims are dealing with two incidents of anti-Islam hate targeting their community.

  • News

    April 30, 2009

    The FBI, the Islamic Center of Irvine and Craig Monteilh: Who Was Conning Whom?

    CAIR-LAAnti-Muslim vandalization, Mission Viejo-style​UPDATE: See bottom for details of town hall tonight addressing hate crimes directed at local Muslims.This is no way to start the new year fresh: local Muslims are dealing with two incidents of anti-Islam hate targeting their community.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    More Groups Sign Statement Damning FBI for Spying on Mosques

    FBI Director Robert MuellerThe National Lawyers Guild--last seen in Clockwork four hours ago in relation to a debate it is hosting at Chapman University concerning visiting professor John Yoo signing off on torture while advising the Bush White House--is doing some signing off of its own. It's joine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    FBI Spying on Mosques Draws Senate Attention; Rights Workshop Helps Local Muslims Deal With the Feds

    A Senate Judiciary Committee questioned FBI Director Robert Mueller Wednesday about a Muslim coalition's consideration of breaking ties with the bureau following the highly publicized federal government spying on an Irvine mosque.Meanwhile, a workshop has been organized for this Sunday to help local ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Muslim Groups Consider Breaking FBI Ties Over Irvine Case

    Citing the highly publicized case involving an undercover informant who spied on an Irvine mosque, a coalition of U.S. Muslim organizations has announced it may suspend relations with the FBI."Muslim communities throughout the United States have made significant advances in promoting and contributin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    God Squad Blasts Congressman Royce

    No one ever criticizes Congressman Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) for the things he says because no one has ever heard him speak. But he apparently sends out emails that have caught the attention of a cross-denominational group of clergy folk who today sent Royce a letter asking him to stop using the phras ... More >>

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