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.
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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. <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 ''[[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]