Emerging Worldview: Kill Muslims to Purify the Earth
Walid Shoebat, Kamal Saleem and Zachariah Anani are the three stooges of the Christian right. These self-described former Muslim terrorists are regularly trotted out — a few days ago they were at the Air Force Academy– to spew racist filth about Islam on behalf of groups such as Focus on the Family. It is a […]
Medved: Is Islam Itself the Enemy?
Is America’s “war on terror” in reality a war on Islam itself? Most Muslim radicals insist that it is – as do many patriotic conservatives in this country who believe that any attempts to woo Islamic moderates, or to whitewash the violent and menacing essence of the Koran, distort the true nature of the current […]
Daniel Pipes: The 21st Century’s Joseph McCarthy
Have you ever suspected that your campus may be little more than the intellectual equivalent of an Al Qaeda training camp, dutifully churning out youthful armies of Osama Bin Laden-hugging, America-hating traitors? Well, fear not. Pundit and right-wing crusader Daniel Pipes is keeping an eye on your university and the treasonous activity percolating therein…
CAIR: ABC Highlights Islamophobia, Support for Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/27/2008) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded a segment on Tuesday’s ABC ‘Primetime’ that highlighted both the Islamophobic attitudes present in American society and the support ordinary citizens of all faiths will offer to those targeted by bias.To test Islamophobic attitudes, ABC outfitted a Texas bakery with hidden cameras and […]
‘Frivolous’ Lawsuit Targeting FL Mosque, CAIR Dismissed
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/27/2008) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that a “frivolous” lawsuit that sought to block the construction of a Florida mosque has been dismissed.CAIR said the voluntarily-dismissed lawsuit was a failed attempt to harass and intimidate the Islamic Center of South Florida and the entire Florida Muslim community. The Washington-based […]
CAIR-CAN Calls for Police Investigation of Hate Crime
(Ottawa, Canada – Feb. 26, 2008) The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today urged the Edmonton Police Service to ensure all necessary personnel are allocated to investigate this weekend’s hate graffiti against Alberta MLA candidate Aman Gill.A provincial election campaign poster of Gill’s was defaced with a sexually explicit drawing over her photograph, and […]
CAIR-MI: African-American Muslims in the Civil Rights Movement
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 2/26/08) – A representative of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday spoke about the history of African-American Muslims in the civil rights movement at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich.CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid’s speech focused on varying approaches among African-American Muslims in advocating for human and […]
CAIR-NY: 1,000+ Letters Sent to Senators on Gaza Blockade
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 2/26/08) – The New York chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) said today it has collected and sent to Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Charles Schumer (R-NY) a total of 1,132 letters calling for an end to Israel’s “collective punishment” of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.CAIR recently […]
CAIR: Obama’s Tribal Garb Photo Stirs Up Outrage
A furor erupted yesterday as a photo of Barack Obama in a white turban spread across the Web, drawing accusations of fearmongering and racism from the Obama campaign and Muslim groups.“It seems that the intention is to imply that the traditional garb of a certain culture is evil,” said Ahmed Rehab, from the Council on […]
CAIR: Common Misunderstandings About Muslims
Muslim culture often isn’t very well understood in America. To help sort out fact from fiction, ABC News addresses several common ways Muslims are misunderstood.Misconception: The terms “Muslim” and “Arab” are synonymous.Truth:Only between 18 and 20 percent of Muslims worldwide are Arab (source: the Council on American-Islamic Relations).The largest Muslim population in the world is […]