ISLAM-OPED: A Muslim Perspective on Church and State
ISLAM-OPED is a national syndication service of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) designed to offer an American Muslim perspective on current political, social and religious issues. ISLAM-OPED commentaries are offered free-of-charge to one media outlet in each market area. Permission for publication will be granted on a first-come-first-served basis. CONTACT: ihooper@cair-net.org TEL: Ibrahim Hooper, […]
CAIR ‘Explore the Quran’ Requests Top 17K
http://www.explorethequran.org More than 17,000 Americans of all faiths have ordered a FREE Quran since CAIR launched its “Explore the Quran” campaign in May.
1.3 Million View CAIR Anti-Terror PSA
1.3 million people nationwide have already viewed CAIR’s “Note in the Name of Islam” television public service announcement (PSA) since it was release last week. This is an amazing number of viewers, given the fact that it usually takes up to a month for a PSA to be aired by a station. CAIR’s 30-second PSA […]
Urge Republicans to Repudiate Comments
Urge Republicans to Repudiate Comments Contact state and national Republican Party leaders to ask (politely) that they repudiate Tancredo’s inflammatory and irresponsible remarks. Mr. Bob Martinez State Chair, Colorado Republican Party E-mail: BobMartinez@coloGOP.org Phone: 303-758-3333 Republican National Committee E-mail: info@gop.com Phone: 202.863.8500 President George W. Bush E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov Phone: 202-456-1111 COPY TO: cair@cair-net.org, http://tancredo.house.gov/contacttom.asp
CO Muslims Seek Mtg with Tancredo Over ‘Bomb Mecca’ Remark
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/18/05) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said today that it is working with leaders of the Colorado Muslim community to set up a meeting with Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) over his recent remarks suggesting support for bombing Mecca, Islam’s holiest site. Tancredo made the remarks during an interview on the Pat […]
Call Now To Impact Patriot Act Renewal
Call Now To Impact Patriot Act Renewal (WASHINGTON, DC, 7/18/2005) – CAIR today called on all people of conscience to ask their elected officials to support common sense changes to the USA Patriot Act that would protect both national security and civil liberties. Sixteen provisions of the act are slated to expire at the end […]
DC: MSN Lecture on Islam and African-Americans
WHAT: Muslim Student Network Presents “Islam and the Black American” with Dr. Sherman Abdul-Hakim Jackson, University of Michigan Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies and author of Islam and the Black American. WHEN: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday July 16, 2005 WHERE: Blackburn Auditorium Blackburn Center Howard University2397 Sixth Street N.W.Washington, D.C. Free and […]
PA: Muslims at this Mosque Disdain Violence
It is 12:55 p.m. Thursday and I am standing in front of the Masjid Al-Madinah mosque in Upper Darby, waiting for someone, anyone, to show up for 1 p.m. prayers. The mosque is a converted house on the corner of Ludlow and Kent streets, white with green trim. There is a portable basketball hoop in […]
CAIR-CA: Blaming Islam is Wrong Way to Fight Terror
, , 7/15/05 British officials deserve praise for their responsible remarks following the attacks in London last week. By embracing the views of Islam’s moderate majority, they steered clear of the trap American commentators often fall into — holding Islam and Muslims accountable for the acts of an extreme fringe. It is not only factually […]
CAIR ‘Explore the Quran’ Requests Top 16,000
CAIR ‘Explore the Quran’ Requests Top 16,000 www.explorethequran.org UPDATE: More than 16,000 people have requested free copies of the Quran since the launch of CAIR’s “Explore the Quran” campaign on May 17. ACTION REQUESTED: CAIR has pledged to cover the costs of shipping Qurans to all those who submit request, but we need your support […]