Help CAIR Continue Its Important Work
HELP CAIR CONTINUE ITS IMPORTANT WORK These are just a few of CAIR’s achievements in 2006. We invite you to read more about what CAIR accomplished this year by visiting our website at: www.cair.com. And we also invite you to help CAIR continue its important work! You can do so in a number of ways: […]
CAIR Empowers Muslims by Training Students, Imams
10 – CAIR EMPOWERS MUSLIMS BY TRAINING STUDENTS, IMAMS Throughout 2006, CAIR continued to train the future leaders of the American Muslim community by inviting students from across the country to apply for its annual internship program, one of the most competitive and sought-after internships in Washington, D.C. While at CAIR, college students from a […]
CAIR Challenges Islamophobia
9 – CAIR CHALLENGES ISLAMOPHOBIA IN CONGRESS, MEDIA – TOP When Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA) slammed the planned use of a Quran for the ceremonial swearing-in of Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, CAIR called for an apology. The Washington Post and the New York Times both published editorials supporting CAIR’s condemnation of […]
CAIR Defends Civil Rights by Taking Legal Action
8 – CAIR DEFENDS CIVIL RIGHTS BY TAKING LEGAL ACTION CAIR, ACLU and other civil rights groups scored a major victory earlier this year when a federal judge ruled that the U.S. government’s domestic eavesdropping program violated freedom of speech and privacy rights. The judge also ruled that the wiretapping violated the separation of powers […]
CAIR Addresses U.S.-Iran Relations, Iraq, Pope’s Comments
7 – CAIR ADDRESSES U.S.-IRAN RELATIONS, IRAQ, POPE’S COMMENTS In September, CAIR hosted a dinner for former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami to underscore the need for increased dialogue between the West and the Muslim world. The theme of his address was “Dialogue of Civilizations: Five Years After 9/11,” in which he called for respect and […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Attacks, Examines Israel Lobby
6 – CAIR CONDEMNS ISRAELI WAR, EXAMINES ISRAEL LOBBY – TOP When Israel undertook its bombardment of southern Lebanon in July this year, many in the worldwide community condemned the military action and unanimously approved a UN Resolution to end the hostilities. Similarly, CAIR called on the Bush administration to demand an end to Israel’s […]
CAIR Releases Pioneering Research on American Muslims
5 – CAIR OFFERS PIONEERING RESEARCH ON AMERICAN MUSLIMS Over the past decade, CAIR’s research and civil rights departments published studies of the American Muslim community not found elsewhere. Public officials, researchers, students and journalists all rely on CAIR reports as an important resource for their own work. This year was no different. CAIR’s 2006 […]
CAIR Mobilizes Muslim Voters and Gets out the Vote
4 – CAIR MOBILIZES MUSLIM VOTERS BY GETTING OUT THE VOTE The American Muslim community witnessed a great historical moment this year when Democrat Keith Ellison was elected as the nation’s first Muslim in Congress. “Tonight, we made history,” Mr Ellison said in a victory speech to supporters. “We won a key election, but we […]
CAIR Educates About Islam, Declares 2006 Year of the Prophet
3. CAIR EDUCATES ABOUT ISLAM, DECLARES 2006 YEAR OF THE PROPHET When a Danish newspaper printed offensive cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) late last year, depicting him as a terrorist with a bomb in his turban, many in the Muslim world expressed outrage and threatened to boycott Danish goods. CAIR seized […]
CAIR Influences Public Debate on Dubai Ports, Profiling
2 – CAIR INFLUENCES PUBLIC DEBATE ON PROFILING, DUBAI PORTS The Dubai Ports World controversy began in February and quickly rose to one of the most widely-covered debates in the media. At issue was the sale of a port management business to a company based in the United Arab Emirates, and whether such a sale […]