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- MEDIA ADVISORY - U.S. Muslims to Launch Major News Media Education Campaign Journalists' guides to be distributed to 40,000 American media professionals (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/9/2007) On Tuesday, November 13, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a noon news conference in the nation's capital to announce the launch of a major initiative to help enhance understanding of Islam and Muslims in the news media. Similar news conferences will be held at CAIR offices in Princeton, N.J.; San Diego, Calif.; Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio; Tampa, Fla.; and Dallas, Texas. To contact a CAIR chapter, click here <http://crm.cair.com/site/R?i=U59gJeBe0V9r7aDJEF5TGw..> . The centerpiece of CAIR's educational campaign will be distribution of the newly-published "American Muslims: A Journalist's Guide to Understanding of Islam and Muslims" to some 40,000 media professionals nationwide. Other aspects of CAIR's educational initiative will be outlined at the news conferences. WHAT: Launch of CAIR's News Media Education Campaign WHEN: Tuesday, November 13, Noon (Eastern) WHERE: National Press Club, Lisagor Room, 529 14th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. CONTACT: CAIR Communications Coordinator Rabiah Ahmed, 202-488-8787 or 202-439-1441, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "It is essential that all those who write about or comment on domestic and international events have access to accurate, balanced information about Islam and Muslims," said CAIR Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Director Tahra Goraya. "Because Muslims have a duty to provide that information, we will be calling on the Islamic community to support this important initiative." CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 33 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. 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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
