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BREAKING: Muslim on No-Fly List Discusses Talks with FBI (Wash. Post)
...about 30 Muslim Americans have been restricted from leaving,
returning to or traveling within the United States, according to a log kept by
the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations.
CAIR-MI Director Tells African Leaders About U.S. Interfaith Relations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CAIR: Calif. Tea Party to Use Dogs to Harass Muslim Worshippers
Muslim civil rights group calls on officials, interfaith leaders to
support targeted mosque
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/27/10) -- The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today denounced a planned
anti-mosque protest by California Tea Party supporters who are being told to
bring dogs to harass Muslim worshippers during a Friday congregational prayer,
or "Jummah."
CAIR-LA called on local officials and interfaith leaders to show support
for the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley, the target of the July 30 protest by
the Southwest Riverside County (SWRC) Tea Party group. The protest is in
opposition to a proposal for a new mosque in the area.
SEE: Tea Party Anti-Islam Mosque Protest Planned for July 30
An e-mail alert announcing the anti-mosque protest sent to area
newspapers by "a leader of a conservative coalition that has been active with
Republican and Tea Party functions" stated: "An Islamic Mosque is planned to be
built in Temecula. Islam is not a religion. It is a worldwide political
movement meant [sic] on domination of the world. And it is meant to subjugate
all people under Islamic law...Islam permits lying!...The Islam's [sic] treat
women as second class people and they also hate dogs. Women are forbidden to
sing and dogs are killed. We will not be submissive to Sharia Law. Tennessee
was able to stop the Mosque so bring your Bibles, flags, signs, dogs and
singing voice on Friday."
SEE: Temecula Mosque Proposal Targeted in Pending Protest
"Californians of all faiths should repudiate those who would target a
house of worship using tactics specifically designed to cause offense," said
CAIR-LA Executive Director Hussam Ayloush. "National and state Tea Party
leaders should explain why their movement has apparently deviated from its
agenda on fiscal responsibility and limited government to the promotion of
Islamophobia."
Ayloush noted that many Muslims believe the saliva of dogs invalidates
the ritual ablution (wudu) performed before prayer. For this reason, it has
become a cultural norm for individuals not to have dogs in their houses -- not
because the dog is "hated." Islam's Prophet Muhammad allowed the use of dogs
for protection and for hunting, and he related several traditions (hadith) in
which individuals were rewarded by God for protecting animals, including dogs,
and punished for mistreating them.
In response to the planned protest, the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley
released a statement that read in part: "It has come to our attention that a
group of people seek to disrupt our prayer session on Friday, July 30th. We are
disheartened and saddened that a group of our neighbors seeks to disrespect and
make our community feel unwelcomed."
SEE: Temecula-Based Islamic Center Responds to Planned Mosque Protest
Last week, CAIR called on Florida GOP U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio
not to accept an invitation to take part in an August 21 Tea Party rally
featuring an extremist anti-Islam keynote speaker who has stated that Muslims
should not be allowed to hold public office, that an American Muslim "cannot be
a loyal citizen" and that Islam is the "real enemy."
SEE: CAIR Asks Fla. U.S. Senate Hopeful Not to Attend Anti-Islam Rally
Earlier this month, CAIR offered support for an NAACP resolution asking
the Tea Party movement to condemn racism within its ranks.
SEE: CAIR Backs NAACP Resolution on Tea Party Racism
Other Islamophobic incidents nationwide indicate a growing level of
anti-Islam sentiment in American society and a trend toward seeking to restrict
American Muslim civil rights.
SEE: Paranoid Politics: The Denial of Islamophobia
Tennessee Gubernatorial Candidate Takes Heat for Islam Jibe
Anti-Muslim Bigot and Fanatic Explains Islam to the FBI and the
Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force
Video: Fla. Church to Hold Koran Burning
Muslims Attract Suspicion of US Police Over Public Prayer
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy
organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage
dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build
coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
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CONTACT: CAIR-LA Communications Manager Munira Syeda, 714-776-1847 or
714-851-4851; E-mail: [email protected]; CAIR National Communications
Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, E-Mail:
[email protected]; CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787,
202-341-4171, E-Mail: [email protected]
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