CAIR: 80 Percent of Muslim Voters Take Part in US Primaries
As many as 80 per cent of Muslim voters in the United States are participating in primaries for the 2008 presidential elections, among the highest aggregates by any ethnic or religious group in America.A survey, released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations shows that Muslim voters remained fully engaged with the political process.Muslim community leaders […]
Action Alert #532: Urge Senate to Oppose Warrantless Surveillance
Action Alert #532: Urge Senate to Oppose Warrantless Surveillance (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/4/2008) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to oppose unchecked domestic surveillance programs and retroactive immunity for telecom companies that may have aided such surveillance. Two years ago, Americans learned that the National […]
CAIR-OK to Host Voter Registration Drive at Mosque
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 1/30/08) – On February 1, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will host a voter registration drive in anticipation of Super Tuesday at the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City. The drive is designed to increase voter participation in that state’s primary elections on Tuesday, February 5.WHAT: Voter […]
CAIR-PA: 100 Turn Out for ‘USA vs. Al-Arian’ Screening
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 1/31/07) – Some 100 people turned out yesterday for a screening of the documentary film “USA vs. Al-Arian” co-sponsored by the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) at Gittis Hall in the University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia.The film follows the arrest and trial of Sami Al-Arian, an Arab-American […]
Even if Obama Were a Muslim, So What?
Barack Obama is not a Muslim. We know this because he has told us so. We know it because there is no credible evidence to suggest otherwise. We know it despite a campaign of lies and whispers from various bloggers, pundits and head cases. Barack Obama is not a Muslim. But what if he were? […]
Obama Wants Summit with Muslim Countries
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told a French magazine in an interview that if he wins office, he will hold a summit with Muslim countries to better the United States’ image in the world. “Once I’m elected, I want to organize a summit in the Muslim world, with all the heads of state, to have […]
Interview with Muslim Homecoming Queen
Khadija Chudnoff, 18, was elected homecoming queen on Jan. 17 at Monte del Sol High School. SFR: Where is your family from originally? KC: My father is from Israel. He’s from a village in the mountains, lots of farmlands and stuff. And my mother was born in Germany because my grandfather was in the American […]
CAIR Releases Results of Muslim Voter Survey
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/31/08) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today released the results of a national survey indicating that Muslim voters are civically engaged, remain well integrated in American society and are politically active. Although most are still undecided on their pick for the next president, nearly 80 percent said they would vote in […]
CAIR: Anti-Islam Rhetoric Aims to Manipulate Voters
Juan R.I. Cole, a professor of history at the University of Michigan, said that immediately after Sept. 11, 30 percent of Americans had a negative view of Islam. But reports published in the Washington Post and USA Today in December 2006 found that 45 percent of Americans held negative views of Islam.He said such a […]
Video: CAIR-MI Rep Discusses Presidential Race
In order to get a sense of the Muslim opinion on the Presidential candidates Bridges Reporter Ken Houston spoke to CAIR-Detroit Executive Director Dawud Walid. To view the video, click here.