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Holiday message stresses need to give thanks each day, give to those in need WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today distributed a video message and editorial marking tomorrow's Thanksgiving holiday and stressing the religious obligation to give thanks each day of the year and to share with those in need. CAIR distributed the editorial below, titled "Give Thanks and Give to Those in Need," through ISLAM-OPED, a...

NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC welcomed the strong American, British and French condemnations of today's bombing of a bus in central Tel Aviv. At least 23 people were injured in the attack, which the terrorist group Hamas praised. It was the first terror bombing in Tel Aviv since 2006. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "We are reminded once again of the evil nature of Israel's enemies," said AJC Executive Director David Harris....

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of Angelenos, Jews and non-Jews alike, who are committed to a safe, secure, and prosperous Israel will join in a solidarity rally while the State of Israel is under attack by a barrage of rockets launched by Hamas into Israel. The rally is scheduled for Sunday November 18 at 1:00PM in front of the Los Angeles Federal Building located at 11000 Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles (the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Veteran Ave)....

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Muslim civil rights group asks Tulsa bank to review discriminatory 'no hats' policy OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on Tulsa's Valley National Bank to review its "inappropriate and discriminatory" policy that treats customers wearing religious head coverings differently than other patrons. CAIR-OK said a Muslim customer at a Valley National Bank branch in Tulsa reported that...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the rejection of Islamophobic candidates by voters nationwide. In Florida, Rep. Allen West (R), who claims Islam is not a religion but is instead a "totalitarian theocratic political ideology" that is a "very vile and very vicious enemy," was defeated by a narrow margin. SEE: Top House Islamophobe...

Survey: 91 percent of Muslim voters will go to polls on November 6 WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today released the detailed data from a recent survey indicating that 91 percent of registered Muslim voters will go to the polls on November 6. The CAIR poll of 500 registered Muslim voters, titled "American Muslim Voters and the 2012 Election: A Demographic Profile and Survey of Attitudes," was conducted by Genesis...

Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Whilst Las Vegas has long accepted – proudly as it happens – the moniker of “sin city,” not everyone takes such a light hearted view of gambling. In France a group calling themselves the “Moroccanghost” hacked into a French lottery site and left messages in both French and Arabic denouncing gambling as the “work of the devil.” BBC News reports that the hackers also blocked access to the French EuroMillions site, and...

More than 90 percent of Muslim voters say they will go to polls on Nov. 6 WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today released the results of a survey indicating that 25 percent of American Muslim registered voters are still undecided about who to vote for in this November's presidential election. The new poll, conducted by an independent research firm on behalf of the Washington-based Council on...

Military Heroes Joined by Government, Military, NYC First Responders and Business Leaders to Rededicate Iconic 'Horse Soldier' Statue at WTC Memorial NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Constellations Group: Friday, October 19(th), is 11 years to the day since US Army Special Operations Horse Soldiers joined the Northern Alliance under the cover of snow and darkness to roust the Taliban from their strongholds following the 9/11...