CAIR to Host Dinner for Former President of Iran
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR TO HOST DINNER FOR FORMER PRESIDENT OF IRANKhatami to speak on ‘The Dialogue of Civilizations: Five Years After 9/11’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/24/06) – On Friday, September 8, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will host a dinner for former Iranian President Mohammad […]
Action: Islam-Basher to Appear on C-SPAN
Action: Islam-Basher to Appear on C-SPAN ISLAM-BASHER TO APPEAR ON C-SPAN ACTION ALERT: Robert Spencer, the publisher of “Jihad Watch,” will appear Sunday, August 20, on a PRE-TAPED C-SPAN “Q&A” segment. In his book “Guide for Catholics,” http://watchjihadwatch.blogspot.com/2006/05/bias.html “Islam itself is an incomplete, misleading, and often downright false revelation which, in many ways, directly contradicts […]
CAIR-MI: Women’s Rights in Islam Panel Discussion
(LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI, 8/18/06) – On Saturday, August 19th, CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid will take part in a panel discussion on “Women’s Rights in Islam.” “In this time of when Islamophobia is on the rise, discussions that seek to clarify misconceptions about Islam are of the utmost importance,” says Dawud Walid, CAIR Michigan Executive […]
CAIR Welcomes Ruling on NSA Wiretaps / Decision a ‘Victory for the Constitution’
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR WELCOMES RULING ON NSA WIRETAPSMuslim plaintiff calls decision a ‘victory for the Constitution’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/17/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a ruling by a federal judge in Michigan that the government’s warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional. U.S. […]
Israel Lobby’ Authors to Speak at DC Press Club Forum
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MEDIA ADVISORY – ‘ISRAEL LOBBY’ AUTHORS TO SPEAK AT DC PRESS CLUB FORUMMearsheimer, Walt to discuss lobby’s impact on U.S. response to Lebanon war (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/18/06) – On Monday, August 28, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will host a panel […]
CAIR Welcomes Ruling on NSA Wiretaps
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR WELCOMES RULING ON NSA WIRETAPSMuslim plaintiff calls decision a ‘victory for the Constitution’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/17/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a ruling by a federal judge in Michigan that the government’s warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional. U.S. […]
CAIR Calls for Release of Fox Journalists in Gaza
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/14/2006) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called for the release of two American journalists who were abducted in Gaza while working for the Jerusalem bureau of Fox News. SEE: 2 Fox News Journalists Kidnapped in Gaza (AP) In a statement, Nihad Awad, executive director of the Washington-based […]
An URGENT APPEAL From CAIR
AN URGENT APPEAL FROM CAIR – TOP http://www.cair.com/email/08-10-2006.html As violence in the Middle East spirals out of control, our resources are once again stretched to their limit. Meanwhile our day-to-day work of defending your civil liberties and promoting an accurate image of Islam and Muslims continues to pile up at a pace that far outstrips […]
CAIR-Chicago: Muslims Feel Like Targets
CAIR-CHICAGO: MANY MUSLIMS FEEL LIKE TARGETS WHEN TERROR PLOTS SURFACE When the threat-level of terrorism rises, many members of the Muslim community become uneasy. Many Muslims feel that because the plotters purport to be Islamic, all Muslims face targeted scrutiny. CBS 2’s Jon Duncanson reports on a Chicago neighborhood where anxiety increases along with the […]
CAIR-San Diego: Muslim Leaders Condemn Terror Plot
San Diego Muslim leaders condemned the airplane terror plot and asked for law enforcement to help guard against any possible backlash. Police said the suspects are all Muslim and some have ties to Pakistan. The Bank of England froze the assets of 19 people early Friday, naming them as people arrested Thursday in connection with […]