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The '''Council on American-Islamic Relations''' (CAIR) is an organization based in [[Washington D.C.]] whose stated aim is to portray "a positive image of [[Islam]]" through public relations and the media.

The '''Council on American-Islamic Relations''' (CAIR) is a [[terrorist]] [[propaganda]] organization based in [[Washington D.C.]] whose stated aim is to portray "a positive image of [[Islam]]" through public relations and the media. There is controversy over whether this is their real aim, and over whether they are indeed a [[civil liberties]] group.

 

There is controversy over whether this is their real aim, and over whether they are indeed a [[civil liberties]] group.

The  ''[[Washington Times]]'' calls CAIR a pressure group which is "eager to pull down the nation's [[homeland-security]] procedures" [http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070727/EDITORIAL/107270002]

The  ''[[Washington Times]]'' calls CAIR a pressure group which is "eager to pull down the nation's [[homeland-security]] procedures" [http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070727/EDITORIAL/107270002]

CAIR leadership has been criticized for supporting [[Hezbollah]] and [[Hamas]].<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16384987/site/newsweek/</ref>

CAIR leadership has been criticized for supporting [[Hezbollah]] and [[Hamas]].<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16384987/site/newsweek/</ref>

Co-founder Omar Ahmad reportedly said: "Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran ... should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth."<ref>http://www.danielpipes.org/394.pdf</ref>  Ahmad has said he was misquoted, but the reporter who heard him has not backed down.   

The Co-founder of CAIR, Omar Ahmad, has publicly stated:  

{{cquote|'''Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran ... should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth.'''<ref>[http://www.danielpipes.org/2811/cair-founded-by-islamic-terrorists]</ref>}} Ahmad has said he was misquoted, but the experienced reporter and noted terror expert Daniel Pipes, who heard him say it, stands by his story's accuracy.   

Spokesman Ibrahim Hooper told the ''Star Tribune'' "I wouldn't want to create the impression that I wouldn't like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future, but I'm not going to do anything violent to promote that. I'm going to do it through education."<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=6473</ref>

Spokesman Ibrahim Hooper told the ''Star Tribune'' "I wouldn't want to create the impression that I wouldn't like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future, but I'm not going to do anything violent to promote that. I'm going to do it through education."<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=6473</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>[http://www.wnd.com/files/1425.pdf UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Ruling]</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>[http://www.wnd.com/files/1425.pdf UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Ruling]</ref>

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