Muslim professor at Catholic school writes Holocaust book

On a recent Friday evening at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, Rabbi Linda Shriner-Cahn and Manhattan College religion professor Mehnaz Afridi sat before worshipers at that evening's Shabbat service to discuss Afridi's new book, "Shoah Through Muslim Eyes." Afridi hopes the book will help create a bridge of conversation between the two faiths of Judaism and Islam as she interviews Holocaust survivors, uses Muslim-Arabs works, covers the reach of the Holocaust under the Vichy and Nazi governments, and discuss anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

CAIR-NY, Muslims to Announce Lawsuit Over Proposed Yonkers Mosque

On Wednesday, September 21, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations will join other Muslim organizations at a news conference to announce the filing of a lawsuit against the city of Yonkers, N.Y., alleging discriminatory use of landmark laws to hinder long-planned construction of a mosque. The Islamic Community Center for Mid-Westchester and its members, CAIR-NY, civil rights organizations, and interfaith partners will hold a press conference to announce the filing of a civil complaint and request for injunction against the City of Yonkers.