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Voter Registration Deadline 2/21 and Early Voting Begins 2/27
Are you a U.S. citizen over the age of 18 and have not registered to vote? The deadline to vote in the Illinois Primary Elections is fast approaching.
CAIR Declares 2006 'Year Of Prophet Muhammad'
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/14/06) - Alhamdulillah (praise be to God), CAIR today called on Muslims to support a major educational effort, called "Explore the Life of Muhammad," as a positive response to the worldwide controversy over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
CAIR’s ‘Explore the Quran’ Campaign
More than 26,000 people have already requested FREE copies of the Quran through CAIR’s “Explore the Quran” campaign. To SPONSOR or OBTAIN a Quran, go to: http://www.cair-net.org/explorethequran/
Help Defend the Image of Prophet Muhammad
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/2/2006) – CAIR today called on imams and khatibs nationwide to offer Friday khutbas focusing on the significance of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to Muslims worldwide.
Civil Rights and Liberties Under the PATRIOT Act: Act Now!
Sixteen provisions of the PATRIOT Act were set to expire on December 31, 2005. After a very heated debate, Congress extended the expiring provisions until February 3, 2006. Congress is now getting ready to vote on renewing the Act.
Incitement: Posts on Hate Site Applaud Hajj Deaths
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162022"I really can't crank out any tears for these people. Like bedbugs and roaches, the sooner the world is rid of them, the better."
Incitement Watch: ‘Quran Teaches Violence’
Bur first, best selling Christian author and television personality Hal Lindsey will not be returning to his television show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The reason, he claims, is that the network attempted to muzzle his opinions on radical Islam.
CAIR Pocket Guide: Your Rights as an Airline Passenger
As an airline passenger, you are entitled to courteous, respectful and non-stigmatizing treatment by airline and security personnel.
U.S. Congress to Vote on Patriot Act, Anti-Torture Legislation, & Immigration Policy
The House and Senate have resolved to finish all business on legislation by the end of this year and several critical issues of civil liberties and immigration are scheduled for review in the NEXT FEW DAYS. CAIR-Chicago is urging all community members to voice their concerns on such legislation.
Incitement Watch: Complaints Follow Talk on Islam
A speaker at North Idaho College who declared that Islam is a religion of world domination committed to the death of Christians and Jews has riled up some students, who say the speech fed false stereotypes.
CAIR: More Sponsors Needed for Quran Requests
As of today, CAIR has received 24,336 requests from Americans of all faiths for free Qurans through our “Explore the Quran” campaign. So far, CAIR has mailed out some 11,000 Qurans. Another 7,500 will be mailed soon to those who have requested a free Quran.
CAIR Launches Patriot Act Blog
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/1/05) -The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today launched a "blog," or Internet journal, focusing on the negative civil liberties impact of the USA Patriot Act currently up for renewal in Congress.
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
