Muslims Question GOP Silence on VA Rep’s Islamophobic Remarks
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MUSLIMS QUESTION GOP SILENCE ON VA REP’S ISLAMOPHOBIC REMARKS (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/21/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on state and national GOP leaders to repudiate anti-Muslim remarks made by a Republican congressman in Virginia. In a recent letter to […]
CAIR Rep Challenges Game that Glorifies Religious Violence
NJ Congressman Slams Rep. Goode’s Anti-Muslim Remarks
PASCRELL OFFENDED BY REP GOODE’S ANTI-MUSLIM REMARKS Contact: Caley Gray (202) 468-308112/20/06 For Immediate Release PATERSON- U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today sent the following correspondence to U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA-05) expressing his disappointment in ethnically offensive remarks the Congressman wrote about the use of the Koran in U.S. Representative-elect Keith Ellison’s unofficial […]
DC: CAIR Rep Takes Part in Holocaust Memorial Event
DC: CAIR REP TAKES PART IN HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL EVENT (WASHINGTON, DC, 12/20/06) – A representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined Washington-area Muslim leaders in an event at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to honor and remember the victims of the Holocaust. CONTACT: CAIR Legal Director Arsalan Iftikhar, 202-488-8787, 202-415-0799, E-Mail: aiftikhar@cair.com […]
VA Rep Asked to Apologize for Anti-Muslim Remarks
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VA REP ASKED TO APOLOGIZE FOR ANTI-MUSLIM REMARKSRep. Goode slams Quran, election of Muslims, growth of U.S. Islamic community (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/19/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) tonight called on Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA) to apologize for anti-Muslim remarks he made […]
CAIR Rep Discusses Supreme Court Sculpture of Muhammad
CAIR REP DISCUSSES SUPREME COURT SCULPTURE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD ON ‘THIS AMERICANLIFE’ http://thislife.org/pages/descriptions/06/322.html Muslim woman persuades her husband that their family would be happier if they left the West Bank and moved to America. They do, and things are good, until September 11. After that, the elementary school their daughter goes to begins using a […]
CAIR Asks Wal-Mart to Drop Game Glorifying Religious Violence
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/19/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today asked Wal-Mart to stop selling a video game that glorifies religious violence and may harminterfaith relations. CAIR says it has received complaints about the game “Left Behind: Eternal Forces,” produced by Left Behind Games Inc. The game reportedly rewards players for either converting or […]
Blaming Islam: Examining the Religion Building Enterprise
BLAMING ISLAM: EXAMINING THE RELIGION BUILDING ENTERPRISEContact: 586-416-1150; info@ispu.us Detroit MI: The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) released its long awaited report entitled “Blaming Islam: Examining the Religion Building Enterprise”. Dr. Louay Safi, a Fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and a recognized authority on Islam and the Middle East, […]
CAIR-Sacramento Director Receives Award from Senator Boxer
CAIR-SACRAMENTO VALLEY DIRECTOR RECEIVES AWARD FROM SENATOR BOXER (SACRAMENTO, CA, 12/18/2006) – CAIR-Sacramento Valley (CAIR-SV) Executive Director Basim Elkarra recently received an award from Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA). Elkarra received the “Outstanding Service” award in recognition of his efforts to protect civil liberties and to build bridges among diverse communities in California. “The CAIR-California team […]
CAIR-TX Offers ‘Women in Islam’ Workshop at Air Force Base
CAIR-TX OFFERS ‘WOMEN IN ISLAM’ WORKSHOP AT AIR FORCE BASE (SAN ANTONIO, TX, 12/18/06) – The San Antonio chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Antonio) recently gave a presentation on “Women in Islam” to personnel at the Lakeland Air Force Base. The two-hour presentation offered an in-depth view of the position of […]