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DC: CAIR to Announce 'Learn, Don't Burn' Response to Fla. Quran Burnings
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/8/2010) -- On Thursday, September 9, the Council on
American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a news conference in Washington,
D.C., to announce a major educational initiative in response to an extremist
Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Quran, Islam's holy text, on
September 11. CAIR's "Learn, Don't Burn" initiative involves distribution of
200,000 Qurans to replace the 200 copies that the Florida church plans to burn.
At the news conference, CAIR will also announce other activities planned
on Friday and Saturday in Florida and will release its new "Challenging
Islamophobia" pocket guide.
WHAT: CAIR to Announce Response to Quran Burnings
WHEN: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: CAIR's Capitol Hill Headquarters, 453 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.,
Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper,
202-744-7726, E-Mail: [email protected]
"This educational initiative is designed for those who seek a proactive
and constructive response to the church's very un-American actions," said CAIR
National Executive Director Nihad Awad. "The tiny group of extremists carrying
out the book burnings clearly do not represent our society or its values and
have been repudiated by all mainstream religious and political leaders."
Awad noted that he sent a letter today to CENTCOM Commander General James
N. Mattis asking that he personally visit the Florida church to request that
the September 11 burnings be cancelled.
SEE: CAIR Letter to Gen. Mattis
Last week, CAIR distributed public service announcements (PSAs) designed
to challenge growing anti-Muslim sentiment in American society. Those PSAs have
already been viewed by more than 12 million people.
SEE: FBI Asked to Probe Vandalism at Phoenix Mosque
Earlier this month, CAIR released an online toolkit designed to help
Muslim communities organize proactive local educational and outreach
initiatives such as a "National Day of Unity and Healing" on the upcoming
anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.
The toolkit, called a "Teachable Moment Community Response Guide," offers
guidance, tools and resources to help Muslim communities respond to specific
current events such as the end of Ramadan Eid al-Fitr holiday occurring near
September 11, the upcoming "Burn a Koran Day" by the Florida church, the
anti-Muslim bigotry generated by the smear campaign against a planned Islamic
community center in Manhattan, and the ongoing tension and misunderstanding
surrounding the building or expansion of mosques nationwide.
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 National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper,
202-744-7726, or 202-488-8787, E-Mail: [email protected]; CAIR Communications
Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787, 202-341-4171, E-Mail: [email protected]
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