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==Controversy==

==Controversy==

CAIR is registered as a lobbying group and is required by tax laws to report contributions to the IRS over $5,000. The organization skirts laws by playing a shell game with 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) branches. This allows CAIR to hide donations from foreigners, "make it possible to collect millions of dollars from oil-rich Muslim nations without disclosure." <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/21/cair-collects-millions-from-foreign-donors-thanks-to-non-profit-shell-game/#ixzz2frveOq17 CAIR collects millions from foreign donors thanks to non-profit shell game, TheDailyCaller.com]</ref>

CAIR is registered as a lobbying group and is required by tax laws to report to the IRS contributions over $5,000. The organization skirts disclosure laws by playing a shell game with 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) branches. This allows CAIR to hide donations from foreigners, "make it possible to collect millions of dollars from oil-rich Muslim nations without disclosure."<ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/21/cair-collects-millions-from-foreign-donors-thanks-to-non-profit-shell-game/#ixzz2frveOq17 CAIR collects millions from foreign donors thanks to non-profit shell game, TheDailyCaller.com]</ref>

CAIR likes to name right-leaning organizations as a hate site, "Islamophobes". In addition they like to name individuals, “whose primary purpose is to promote prejudice against or hatred of Islam and Muslims and whose work regularly demonstrates Islamophobic themes.” <ref>[http://www.bizpacreview.com/2013/09/20/cair-releases-islamophobia-report-see-who-made-the-list-83764 CAIR releases ‘Islamophobia Report’: See who made the list, BizPacReview.com, September 20, 2013]</ref> Some of the organizations targeted include [[Fox News]], [[The Washington Times]], The [[Rush Limbaugh]] Show, The [[Mark Levin]] Show, National Review, Christian Broadcasting Network, Family Security Matters and the American Center for Law and Justice. Some individuals targeted include [[Herman Cain]], Rep. [[Peter King]] (R-N.Y.), David Yerushalmi, Former Rep. [[Allen West]] (R-Fla.), Walid Shoebat.

CAIR tends to name right-leaning organizations as a hate site, "Islamophobes". In addition they name individuals, “whose primary purpose is to promote prejudice against or hatred of Islam and Muslims and whose work regularly demonstrates Islamophobic themes.”<ref>[http://www.bizpacreview.com/2013/09/20/cair-releases-islamophobia-report-see-who-made-the-list-83764 CAIR releases ‘Islamophobia Report’: See who made the list, BizPacReview.com, September 20, 2013]</ref> Some of the organizations targeted include [[Fox News]], [[The Washington Times]], The [[Rush Limbaugh]] Show, The [[Mark Levin]] Show, National Review, Christian Broadcasting Network, Family Security Matters and the American Center for Law and Justice. Some individuals targeted include [[Herman Cain]], Rep. [[Peter King]] (R-N.Y.), David Yerushalmi, Former Rep. [[Allen West]] (R-Fla.), Walid Shoebat.

   

   

There is controversy over whether they are a [[civil liberties]] group or just posing as one. <ref>[http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2010/06/cair-instructs-the-police-about-islam CAIR Instructs the Police about Islam, 6/3/2010]</ref> <ref>[http://www.danielpipes.org/3437/cair-islamists-fooling-the-establishment ''Middle East Quarterly, 2006''; CAIR: Islamists Fooling the Establishment by Daniel Pipes]</ref>

There is controversy over whether they are a [[civil liberties]] group or just posing as one.<ref>[http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2010/06/cair-instructs-the-police-about-islam CAIR Instructs the Police about Islam, 6/3/2010]</ref> <ref>[http://www.danielpipes.org/3437/cair-islamists-fooling-the-establishment ''Middle East Quarterly, 2006''; CAIR: Islamists Fooling the Establishment by Daniel Pipes]</ref>

The CAIR has publicly condemned terrorism since their report following the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=oL3ywNT--d4C&pg=PA133&dq=%22cair%22+relations&num=100&ei=aucRS_PCNIXgyATh_93bDA#v=onepage&q=%22cair%22%20relations&f=false The CAIR's North American Muslim Resource Guide]</ref> and since September 11, 2001, has complied a 68 page list of its various anti-terrorism campaigns <ref>[http://www.cair.com/Portals/0/pdf/September_11_statements.pdf CAIR anti-terrorist campaigns]</ref>. Most recently, CAIR joined many Americans in welcoming the death of Osama Bin Laden <ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cair-welcomes-elimination-of-osama-bin-laden-121069664.html]</ref>. However, in the early 1990s CAIR was affiliated with several groups connected to Hamas and several individuals connected to it claimed to support Hamas. Most notable of these is former IAP officer Nihad Awad, the group's executive director.<ref name=fp2006> [http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=1217 CAIR's Pro-Hamas Press] - Front Page Magazine, December 05, 2006</ref> This, along with the Department of Justice's decision to initially list CAIR as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation prosecution, has led to confusion as to whether the group supports Hamas, a known terrorist organization. CAIR claims to address these allegations on its website. <ref>[http://www.cair.com/Portals/0/pdf/Dispelling_Rumors_about_CAIR.pdf CAIR document addressing internet rumors]</ref>

The CAIR has publicly condemned terrorism since their report following the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=oL3ywNT--d4C&pg=PA133&dq=%22cair%22+relations&num=100&ei=aucRS_PCNIXgyATh_93bDA#v=onepage&q=%22cair%22%20relations&f=false The CAIR's North American Muslim Resource Guide]</ref> and since September 11, 2001, has complied a 68 page list of its various anti-terrorism campaigns <ref>[http://www.cair.com/Portals/0/pdf/September_11_statements.pdf CAIR anti-terrorist campaigns]</ref>. Most recently, CAIR joined many Americans in welcoming the death of Osama Bin Laden <ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cair-welcomes-elimination-of-osama-bin-laden-121069664.html]</ref>. However, in the early 1990s CAIR was affiliated with several groups connected to Hamas and several individuals connected to it claimed to support Hamas. Most notable of these is former IAP officer Nihad Awad, the group's executive director.<ref name=fp2006> [http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=1217 CAIR's Pro-Hamas Press] - Front Page Magazine, December 05, 2006</ref> This, along with the Department of Justice's decision to initially list CAIR as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation prosecution, has led to confusion as to whether the group supports Hamas, a known terrorist organization. CAIR claims to address these allegations on its website.<ref>[http://www.cair.com/Portals/0/pdf/Dispelling_Rumors_about_CAIR.pdf CAIR document addressing internet rumors]</ref>

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