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Council on American-Islamic Relations (view source)
Revision as of 23:24, September 15, 2011
, 23:24, September 15, 2011Greatly expanded controversy section, detailing controversy with added citations
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>
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