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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
=== News Update ===
CAIR ACTION ALERT #462
DC RADIO HOST SAYS 'ISLAM IS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION'
Ask WMAL to reprimand Michael Graham for 'hate-filled' remarks
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/25/05) - CAIR today called on a Washington, D.C.,
radio station to reprimand a talk show host who states repeatedly that
"Islam is a terrorist organization." American Muslims are also being urged
to contact the station's advertisers to express their concerns about the
host's Islamophobic views.
CAIR says it has received complaints today from Muslim listeners who heard
WMAL-AM's Michael Graham state: 1. "Islam is a terrorist organization." 2.
"Islam is at war with America." 3. "The problem is not extremism. The
problem is Islam." 4. "We are at war with a terrorist organization named
Islam."
When contacted by CAIR, WMAL's Program Director Randall Bloomquist said he
stands behind Graham. He said that while WMAL would not permit the use of
the "N-word" or anti-Semitic slurs, Graham's remarks about Islam do not
require disciplinary action.
"Such hate-filled and inflammatory remarks only serve to encourage those
who would turn bigoted views into violent or discriminatory actions against
ordinary American Muslims," said CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim
Hooper. "Reasoned discussion on issues related to terrorism should be
encouraged, but extremist anti-Muslim rhetoric harms our nation's image
worldwide and serves as a recruiting tool for terrorists."
Hooper said CAIR is asking American Muslims and other people of conscience
to contact WMAL advertisers and express their concerns about Graham's remarks.
Last year, CAIR challenged on-air remarks by Graham that seemed to make an
implicit call for violence against Muslims. He said: "I don't wanna say we
should kill 'em all [Muslims], but unless there's reform [within Islam],
there aren't a lot of other solutions that work in the ground struggle for
survival." (Graham later claimed he was only referring to so-called
"Islamists," but the context of the quote indicated otherwise.)
Graham also said: "Would you hire an Arab-Muslim group for a friend's
daughter's Bat Mitzvah, I wouldn't, if you would you're a dope, that's not
bigotry, that completely reasonable smart discrimination." Graham's remarks
were highlighted in the announcement of CAIR's "Hate Hurts America"
campaign designed to counter anti-Muslim hate on radio talk shows. SEE:
http://www.cair.com/hatehurtsamerica/
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED: (As always, please be POLITE.)
1. CONTACT WMAL to urge that Michael Graham be reprimanded for his
anti-Islam statements.
CONTACT:
Mr. Randall Bloomquist
Program Director
WMAL
4400 Jenifer Street NW
Washington DC 20015
Switchboard: 202-686-3100,
Direct: 202-895-2327
To be on a WMAL talk show, call 202-432-WMAL, Toll Free 888-630-WMAL.
E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
2. CONTACT the first of WMAL's advertisers:
Mr. Dan Testa
President
TCI - Telcept Holdings, LCC
5554 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22151,
TEL (703) 321-3030, 1-800-824-1001
Fax: (703) 321-5046,
E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] COPY
TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Other advertisers will be listed as required. To see a list of all WMAL's
advertisers, go to: http://wmal.com/listingsEntry.asp?ID=332139 . Please
copy this list as it may be taken down later.)
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