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Council on American-Islamic Relations (view source)
Revision as of 00:53, January 17, 2022
, 00:53, January 17, 2022→Controversy: terrorism
A federal judge has determined that the [[Justice Department]] provided "ample evidence" to designate CAIR as an unindicted [[terrorist]] co-conspirator, in fact a front for Hamas. The ruling, handed down July 1, 2010, was unsealed on November 26, 2010.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/files/1425.pdf UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Ruling]</ref><ref>[https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-5th-circuit/1541982.html UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. HOLY LAND FOUNDATION FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT]</ref>
A federal judge has determined that the [[Justice Department]] provided "ample evidence" to designate CAIR as an unindicted [[terrorist]] co-conspirator, in fact a front for Hamas. The ruling, handed down July 1, 2010, was unsealed on November 26, 2010.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/files/1425.pdf UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Ruling]</ref><ref>[https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-5th-circuit/1541982.html UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. HOLY LAND FOUNDATION FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT]</ref>
==Controversy: terrorism==
==With neo-Nazi Baker==
CAIR-sponsored fund-raisers and conferences featured former neo-Nazi leader William Baker and jihadist cleric Wagdy Ghoneim.
At a 1998 CAIR event, Ghoneim sang, "No to the Jews, descendants of the apes." And, after he was deported in 2004 for overstaying his visa, Hussam Ayloush, CAIR's Southern California director, called Ghoneim's removal from the U.S. "a dent in our civil rights struggle."<ref name=tnr-2007>[https://newrepublic.com/article/62964/unfit-print Unfit Print], The New Republic, March 26, 2007
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One Muslim advocacy group's not-so-secret terrorist ties</i><blockquote>
MacFarquhar gets off on the right foot, noting, "Several federal officials said CAIR's Washington office frequently issued controversial statements that made it hard for senior government figures to be associated with the group." But he cites none of these "controversial statements." Nor does he mention the CAIR-sponsored fund-raisers and conferences featuring former neo-Nazi leader William Baker and jihadist cleric Wagdy Ghoneim. (At a 1998 CAIR event, Ghoneim sang, "No to the Jews, descendants of the apes." And, after he was deported in 2004 for overstaying his visa, Hussam Ayloush, CAIR's Southern California director, called Ghoneim's removal from the U.S. "a dent in our civil rights struggle.")</blockquote></ref>
==Terrorism==
CAIR's Nihad Awad, in 1994: "I am in support of the [[Hamas]] movement."<ref name=tnr-2007/><ref>[https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/assets/pdf/israel-international/israel--middle-east/Profile-The-Council-on-American-Islamic-Relations.pdf C.A.I.R.], ADL.<blockquote>Nihad Awad, IAP’s public relations director and contributing editor of the IAP publication Muslim World Monitor, became CAIR’s executive director. During a panel discussion at Barry University in Florida, in March 1994 Nihad Awad said: “I used to support the PLO, and I used to be the President of the General Union of Palestine Students which is part of the PLO here in the United States, but after I researched the situation inside Palestine and outside, I am in support of the Hamas movement more than the PLO.” </blockquote></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>[https://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>[https://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 has publicly condemned terrorism since their report following the 1995 [[Oklahoma City bombing]]<ref>[https://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"/> 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>
CAIR has publicly condemned terrorism since their report following the 1995 [[Oklahoma City bombing]]<ref>[https://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"/> 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>
==Pro-Pakistan propaganda==
CAIR is involved in pushing Anti-Hindu and Pro-Pakistan propaganda. <ref>https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/us-congressional-hearing-hindu-bashing-peddling-fake-narrative-kashmir</ref>
CAIR is involved in pushing Anti-Hindu and Pro-Pakistan propaganda. <ref>https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/us-congressional-hearing-hindu-bashing-peddling-fake-narrative-kashmir</ref>