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Incitement Watch: Pipes Appreciates ‘Spirit’ of Islam-Hater
Frail, slight, and dying of cancer, Oriana Fallaci told a Manhattan audience on Monday that she hates Islam and fears that Muslim immigration poses a greater danger to the West than Islamic terrorism.
ACTION: Oppose Surveillance Powers in Patriot Act
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/29/05) - CAIR is urging American Muslims and other people of conscience to continue voicing opposition to the unsupervised domestic surveillance powers contained in the USA Patriot Act. A House-Senate compromise renewing the Patriot Act was derailed just before Thanksgiving. The renewal process will be concluded within the next few weeks. Sixteen provisions of the Patriot Act are due to expire at the end of December.
Incitement Watch: Daniel Pipes Smears Muhammad Ali
"Awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Muhammad Ali gratuitously celebrated a man profoundly opposed to Mr. Bush's own, his party's, and the country's principles. It represents, I submit, the nadir of his presidency."
ACTION: Reject Legalizing American Torture
Visit the website below to send your message opposing torture today!
Incitement Watch: Krauthammer Says Quran 'Inspires Barbarism'
The norm, however, is how the majority of prisoners at Guantanamo have been treated. We give them three meals a day, superior medical care, and provision to pray five times a day.
Thank Peter Roskam for Standing Up for Muslims in Illinois
(SPRINGFIELD, Ill., 11/18/05) - At the same time that Congressman Mark Kirk stays defiant on explaining or apologizing to his constituents over the bigoted comments he made about the Arab and Muslim communities, strong deference to the many adherents to the Muslim faith in Illinois is being paid by State Senator Peter Roskam (R-Wheaton) who recently introduced a measure to recognize October as the holy month of Ramadan in Illinois.
ACTION: Urge Congress to Reject Patriot Act Reauthorization
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/17/2005) – CAIR today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to contact their elected representatives and urge them to vote against the USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Report.
URGENT: Racial Profiling Hearing in the Senate - Response and Participation Needed
Senate Judiciary Subject Matter Hearing on Racial Profiling and Other Related Issues
Congressman Kirk Unresponsive to Constituents' Concerns
(CHICAGO, 11/11/05) - The following is the latest update on the controversy generated by Congressman Mark Kirk’s recent public comments sanctioning discrimination against Young Arab males from “terrorist-producing countries.”
CAIR-Chicago Demands Apology from U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk
(CHICAGO, 11/08/05) - CAIR-Chicago is seeking to meet with US Congressman Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) to demand a retraction and an apology for recent remarks in which he publicly called for discrimination against young Arab males.
Religious Discrimination Delays Citizenship Process
(CHICAGO, 11/02/05) - As a joint effort with the Arab American Action Network (AAAN), CAIR-Chicago is asking individuals who passed a citizenship examination and have been waiting for over 90 days, or have been waiting for a Green Card for permanent residence for over 90 days, to contact us at either civilrights@cairchicago.org, or mennakhalil@gmail.com.
CAIR Asks U.S. Muslims to Collect Quake Aid on Eid
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/31/05) - A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today asked Muslim communities nationwide to take advantage of the upcoming holiday marking the end of Ramadan to collect funds for earthquake relief in South Asia.
O'Reilly: Muslim Holiday 'Absurd in a Judeo-Christian Country'
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."
ACTION: Reject Legalizing CIA Torture
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/28/05) - 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 U.S. custody.
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 civil rights and advocacy work by raising at least $1,000 for the "$1 MILLION FOR ISLAM IN RAMADAN" annual fundraising drive. (Scholars say CAIR is able to receive Zakat.)
ACTION: Order Eid Stamps Today
Stamps marking the Islamic Eid holidays are available from the United States Postal Service. To order Eid stamps, go to: http://shop.usps.com/cgi-bin/vsbv/postal_store_non_ssl/display_products/productDetail.jsp?OID=2689760.
ACTION: Ask President, Congress to Boost Quake Aid
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/12/05) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today urged American Muslims and other people of conscience to call their elected representatives, including President Bush, to ask that the U.S. government provide more aid for areas traumatized by the South Asia earthquake.
U.S. Muslims Urged to Help, Pray for S. Asia Quake Victims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/9/05) - CAIR today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to help the victims of yesterday’s massive earthquake in South Asia.