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The '''Council on American-Islamic Relations''' (CAIR), officially the Washington Trust Foundation (WTF) <ref>[http://moonbattery.com/?p=37059 CAIR Gets a Name Change, Moonbattery.com, September 24, 2013]</ref> is an Islamic [[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. In 2014, the United Arab Emirates designated CAIR as a terrorist organization.<ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/11/days-before-uae-terror-designation-cair-awards-jihad-terror-leader Days before UAE terror designation, CAIR awards jihad terror leader, JihadWatch.org, November 20, 2014]</ref>

The '''Council on American-Islamic Relations''' (CAIR), officially the Washington Trust Foundation (WTF) <ref>[http://moonbattery.com/?p=37059 CAIR Gets a Name Change, Moonbattery.com, September 24, 2013]</ref> is an Islamic [[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.  

 

 

In 2014, the United Arab Emirates designated CAIR as a terrorist organization.<ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/11/days-before-uae-terror-designation-cair-awards-jihad-terror-leader Days before UAE terror designation, CAIR awards jihad terror leader, JihadWatch.org, November 20, 2014]</ref>

CAIR was founded by three leaders of the [[Islamic Association for Palestine]] (IAP), in June 1994.<ref name=fp2006>[http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=1217 CAIR's Pro-Hamas Press] - Front Page Magazine, December 05, 2006</ref>

CAIR was founded by three leaders of the [[Islamic Association for Palestine]] (IAP), in June 1994.<ref name=fp2006>[http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=1217 CAIR's Pro-Hamas Press] - Front Page Magazine, December 05, 2006</ref>

The group's executive director is Nihad Awad - a [[Hamas]] supporter since Natch 22, 1994.<ref>[https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/local-advocacy-group-lobbied-against-israel-during-gaza-conflict/ Local advocacy group lobbied against Israel during Gaza conflict], ''JC'', October 7, 2014.</ref><ref>https://www.adl.org/education/resources/backgrounders/the-council-on-american-islamic-relations-cair</ref><ref>Nihad Awad stated, "After I researched the situation inside and outside Palestine, I am in support of the Hamas movement ..." [http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=1217]</ref>

The group's executive director is Nihad Awad - a [[Hamas]] supporter since March 22, 1994.<ref>[https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/local-advocacy-group-lobbied-against-israel-during-gaza-conflict/ Local advocacy group lobbied against Israel during Gaza conflict], ''JC'', October 7, 2014.</ref><ref>https://www.adl.org/education/resources/backgrounders/the-council-on-american-islamic-relations-cair</ref><ref>Nihad Awad stated, "After I researched the situation inside and outside Palestine, I am in support of the Hamas movement ..." [http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=1217]</ref>