Video: CAIR-Ohio Rep Debates Gaza Crisis
CAIR-Cincinnati Executive Director Karen Dabdoub debates the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Click here to watch the video.
Video: CAIR Seeks Sponsors for Gaza Evacuees
CAIR issued a call for American sponsors willing to assist families of U.S. citizens who may be evacuated this week from the Gaza Strip. Can You Sponsor U.S. Citizens Will Be Evacuated from Gaza? Click here to watch the video.
Video: Rep. Ron Paul Opposes Pro-Israel Resolution on House Floor
Statement of Congressman Ron Paul United States House of Representatives Statement on H Res 34, Recognizing Israel’s right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, Reaffirming the United States strong support for Israel, and supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process January 9, 2008 Click here to watch the video of Congressman Paul’sstatement. Madame Speaker, I strongly […]
CAIR-NY: Three Charged in Attacks on Election Night
Like countless other Americans that night, a group of young Staten Island men gathered on Nov. 4 to watch election results, and then took to the streets when it became clear that the country had elected its first black president.But, the authorities say, they were not out to celebrate. Armed with a police-style baton and […]
CAIR-FL: Advocacy Group Counters ‘Propaganda’ Film with Hotline
Not long ago, Miami Herald readers were greeted with an unexpected insert in their Sunday editions: DVDs of a movie that offended many folks who popped it into their Toshibas. No, not Mr. Woodcock. The film was Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West, a controversial documentary decried as anti-Islam propaganda, funded and distributed by […]
Ex-Guantánamo Detainee Describes Torture
LAHORE, Pakistan: When Muhammad Saad Iqbal arrived home here in August after more than six years in U.S. custody, including five at the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, he had difficulty walking, his left ear was severely infected, and he was dependent on a cocktail of antibiotics and antidepressants. In November, a Pakistani surgeon operated […]
DC Rep Wants Hearings on AirTran Incident
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a member of the Homeland Security Committee and the Aviation Subcommittee in the House, and a former chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, said today that she will seek a hearing on airline practices following the expulsion of eight American citizens and a permanent legal resident […]
CAIR: Nine Muslim Passengers Removed from DC Flight
The Council on American-Islamic Relations said that nine American Muslims, most of them headed to Florida for a vacation with family members, were removed from an AirTran Airways flight Thursday afternoon at Reagan National Airport.The group said the incident began when another passenger complained about something that was said while boarding.“We were talking about seat […]
Video: CAIR Rep Discusses Gaza Crisis on CNN
CAIR National Communications Director appeared today on CNN to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. CAIR will co-sponsor a vigil for peace and justice in the Middle East tonight outside the Whit House. Click here to watch the video.
CAIR-KY: Lexington Vigil Protests Israeli Airstrikes Against Gaza
A group of nearly 100 protesters gathered in Triangle Park Tuesday night for a candlelight vigil in opposition to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.The purpose of the event was “to show the support for the victims who are being killed,” said Jamil Farooqui, president of the Islamic Society of Central Kentucky. “They are innocent.”More […]