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CAIR Asks NYPD to Probe Use of Anti-Muslim Training Film

CAIR-New York today called on the New York Police Department to investigate how a notorious anti-Muslim propaganda film came to be used in mandatory counterterrorism training.

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CAIR Asks NYPD to Probe Use of Anti-Muslim Training Film

CAIR-New York today called on the New York Police Department to investigate how a notorious anti-Muslim propaganda film came to be used in mandatory counterterrorism training.

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Did the U.S. Have an American Muslim Teen Beaten in Kuwait?

Gulet Mohamed, an American teenager detained in Kuwait who claims to have been brutally interrogated there, was arrested and questioned by Kuwaiti security on behalf of the US government, his lawyer and family members charged on Thursday.

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Indiana Lawmakers Asked Not to Consider Anti-Islam Bill

CAIR is calling on Indiana state legislators not to consider what it terms a “fear-mongering” anti-Islam bill when the lawmakers reconvene in Indianapolis tomorrow.

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CAIR Condemns Church Attacks in Egypt, Nigeria

In a statement, CAIR said: “We condemn the heinous attacks on churches in Egypt and Nigeria ... We offer sincere condolences to the loved ones of those killed or injured and call on authorities in both nations to bring the perpetrators to justice.

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CAIR Asks DOJ to Review Use of Muslim-Bashers as Law Enforcement Trainers

CAIR today called on Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to review Justice Department policies on the reported use of anti-Muslim extremists to train counterterrorism officials nationwide

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Working to Boost Social Activism Among Muslims (LA Times)

"One of the solutions to Islamophobia is organizing around city-based issues," says Naim Shah Jr., who has work...

Muslims Saving Jews During World War II

Beginning Jan. 4, Tribeca's Soho Photo Gallery will exhibit many of these pictures. Titled "Besa: Muslims Who S...

Community Heroes: Muslim Couple Spent Decades as Foster Parents

Abbas Ahmad and his wife of 31 years, Eva Jean Wilson, are typically asked to take the hard-to-place children. Volatile ...

Fla. Imam’s Interfaith Work Hooks Gov.-Elect Rick Scott

In fact it was Rasheed's penchant for finding what unites faiths rather than divides them that got the governor-elect's atten...

CAIR-LA Welcomes Approval of Temecula Mosque

Interfaith partners thanked for supporting Muslims’ right to worship...

CAIR-LA: Disney OKs Muslim Intern to Wear Scarf

Disneyland officials have reached an agreement with a Muslim college intern allowing her to wear a head covering while on the job, Mus...

U.S. Muslim Detained in Kuwait Says He was Tortured (Wash. Post)

A 19-year-old U.S. citizen from Alexandria has been detained in Kuwait and says that he was tortured by security agents who questioned...

How Hate Blogs Manufactured the 'Ground Zero Mosque' Controversy

How did a local story about a proposal to build an Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan turn into a national controversy about w...

CAIR-NY Video: Xenophobia in America

America is supposed to be a nation of tolerance. These days however, rising anger and resentment seems to be bleeding through her star...

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