IL: College Pulls Photo Exhibit After Muslim Protest
IL: College Pulls Photo Exhibit After Muslim Protest IL: College Pulls Photo Exhibit After Muslim ProtestMichael Puente, Daily Herald, 10/28/05http://www.dailyherald.com/search/searchstory.asp?id=111643 An art exhibit that included photographs of nude Muslim women wearing only a head covering was taken down Thursday afternoon just hours after opening for public viewing at Harper College in Palatine. Muslim students at […]
O’Reilly: Muslim Holiday ‘Absurd in a Judeo-Christian Country’
O’Reilly: Muslim Holiday ‘Absurd in a Judeo-Christian Country’ O’Reilly: Muslim Holiday ‘Absurd in a Judeo-Christian Country’Media Matters, 10/28/05http://mediamatters.org/items/200510280006 On the October 27 edition of Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor, host Bill O’Reilly called the idea of closing public schools for the observance of Muslim holidays “absurd in a Judeo-Christian country.” O’Reilly made this remark during […]
ACTION: Reject Legalizing CIA Torture
ACTION: Reject Legalizing CIA Torture ACTION: Reject Legalizing CIA Torture (WASHINGTON, DC, 10/28/2005) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on all people of conscience to contact their elected representatives and urge them to oppose Vice President Cheney’s proposal to exempt CIA employees from a proposed congressional ban on torture of prisoners in […]
Quran Recipient Thanks CAIR
Quran Recipient Thanks CAIR Quran Recipient Thanks CAIR The following is a letter CAIR received from a ” Quran Project” recipient in Oregon: “Please allow me to take this opportunity to thank you and the Council on American-Islamic Relations for the precious gift of the Holy Qur’an. I must confess my delight at receiving such […]
Top 10 Reasons to Support CAIR: #5 – Anti-Defamation
Top 10 Reasons to Support CAIR: #5 – Anti-Defamation Top 10 Reasons to Support CAIR: #5 – Anti-Defamation Earlier this year, Washington, D.C., radio talk show host Michael Graham said repeatedly on air: “We are at war with a terrorist organization named Islam.” In response, CAIR mobilized the community to contact the station and its […]
DC: Dinner Volunteer Meeting Oct. 29
DC: Dinner Volunteer Meeting Oct. 29 DC: Dinner Volunteer Meeting Oct. 29 Volunteers are needed for CAIR’s 11th annual banquet, to be held Saturday, December 3, 2005, in Virginia. Those wishing to volunteer are asked to attend a meeting this Saturday, October 29, from 11 a.m.-noon, at CAIR’s Capitol Hill office, 453 New Jersey Avenue, […]
Top 10 Reasons to Support CAIR: #4 – Outreach
Top 10 Reasons to Support CAIR: #4 – Outreach Top 10 Reasons to Support CAIR: #4 – Outreach CAIR launched an initiative, called “Muslims Care” designed to promote volunteerism in the American Muslim community. This effort lets Americans see the true generous and charitable nature of Islam as Muslims help to feed the poor, rebuild […]
EACH U.S. MOSQUE URGED TO RAISE $1,000 FOR RAMADAN CAMPAIGN
EACH U.S. MOSQUE URGED TO RAISE $1,000 FOR RAMADAN CAMPAIGN In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful CAIR ACTION ALERT #474 EACH U.S. MOSQUE URGED TO RAISE $1,000 FOR RAMADAN CAMPAIGN (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/26/05) “CAIR is calling on Islamic centers, mosques and Muslim organizations nationwide to do their part in supporting its important […]
Top 10 reasons to Support CAIR: #2 Internships
Top 10 reasons to Support CAIR: #2 Internships Top 10 reasons to Support CAIR: #2 Internships CAIR’s Summer Internship Program has provided paid internships in media, public relations and civil rights advocacy to more than 200 college students at CAIR’s Leadership Training Center in our Capitol Hill headquarters. Some of CAIR’s past interns have gone […]
Top 10 Reasons to Support CAIR: #3 – Empowerment
Top 10 Reasons to Support CAIR: #3 – Empowerment Top 10 Reasons to Support CAIR: #3 – Empowerment CAIR conducted get-out-the-vote campaigns in the crucial battleground states of Florida and Ohio during the 2004 Presidential Election Campaign, reaching more than 40,000 American Muslims in those states and ensuring that they voted for the candidates of […]