Video compilation of CAIR condemnations of ISIS terrorism
A compilation of CAIR condemnations of ISIS terrorism and religious extremism. A few written examples: CAIR-OK Condemns Murder of Oklahoma Man by ISIS CAIR Condemns ‘Barbaric Murder’ of U.S. Aid Worker Peter Kassig by ISIS Groups, Individuals Asked to Endorse Open Letter Refuting ISIS’s Ideology
CAIR-Minnesota Asks FBI to Stop Recruiting Informants in Mosques
The head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) tells 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS she would like the FBI to stop visiting Mosques to ask Muslims to spy on each other. Lori Saroya, CAIR-Minnesota Executive Director, speaking on behalf of other Muslims who do not wish to come forward on this issue, says “the FBI has […]
CAIR Rep on MSNBC to Debate Disinviting Islamophobe Bill Maher from UC Berkeley
Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and Ibrahim Hooper, Communications Director of CAIR, debated Bill Maher’s planned commencement address at the University of California-Berkeley on “NewsNation” on MSNBC. The segment aired live on Tuesday, October 28, 2014.
In New Front Against ISIS, Dictionary Becomes a Weapon
By Dan Bilefsky, The New York Times PARIS — After the French mountaineering guide Hervé Gourdel was beheaded by an Algerian jihadist group aligned with the Islamic State last month, hundreds of Muslims gathered outside the Great Mosque of Paris to express their revulsion over the brutality of a group whose name and ideology, they […]
Republican activists denounce leader’s anti-Muslim remarks
Steve Long, Red Dirt Report EDMOND, Okla. — As you might be well aware, State Rep. John Bennett (R-Sallisaw) made some hateful comments about Muslim Americans, stating that we should be wary of them. Understandably, the Executive Director of CAIR-OK, Adam Soltani, requested that the leaders of the GOP denounce these anti-Muslim comments. In response, […]
Minnesota city sued for rejecting Islamic center
By Andy Rathbun, Pioneer Press The U.S. government sued the city of St. Anthony on Wednesday for alleged religious discrimination over its rejection of a proposed Islamic center in 2012. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said the city violated a 2000 federal law when it denied the Abu Huraira Islamic Center a permit to hold religious […]
Russell Brand Slams Sean Hannity, Backs CAIR’s Condemnation of Gaza Killings
The comedian rips apart the ignorance and inherent bias in Hannity’s segment on Israel and Gaza By Prachi Gupta, Salon In his web series “The Trews,” this week comedian Russell Brand watched “Hannity” so that you didn’t have to, and ripped apart Fox News host Sean Hannity for extremely “childish” and biased coverage of the […]
On Facebook, Va. GOP treasurer questions Muslim contributions to U.S. history
By Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post The treasurer of the Virginia Republican Party has questioned the contributions of American Muslims in a public Facebook posting that attacked a recent statement by President Obama. Obama was marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in which devout Muslims fast during daylight hours in order to reflect […]
Jewish advocate uses interfaith work to fight discrimination against Muslims
Bucks County Courier Times, 7/11/14 By Rebecca Guterman Although it might seem unusual for a Jew to lead a Muslim organization, it was a natural next step for Jacob Bender. In October, he became executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Philadelphia chapter — and the first non-Muslim to head up any of the […]
CAIR Joins ‘Stand Against Spying Congressional Scorecard’ Coalition
Today CAIR joined a coalition of organizations from across the political spectrum in promoting the StandAgainstSpying.org Congressional Scorecard to rate each member of Congress on his or her actions to end or promote mass surveillance. The scorecard is meant to recognize those members of Congress who have taken objective, measurable steps to enact meaningful surveillance […]