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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Greater Los Angeles Area (CAIR-LA) chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) yesterday sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) urging it to investigate an incident targeting Muslims as a federal hate crime. CAIR-LA said three pig legs were left at the planned mosque site of Al-Nur Islamic Center in Ontario, Calif. Worshipers told CAIR-LA that the pig legs were thrown on the site's driveways just...

Muslim rights group questions why candidate willing to hold private meeting with anti-Muslim extremist WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to clarify his decision to meet privately with a key figure in the Islamophobia movement, retired Lieutenant General William G. "Jerry" Boykin. SEE: Romney Met with Anti-Muslim Activist, Backers of Bachmann...

Video captures vandal smashing sign outside Rhode Island mosque WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today issued a community safety advisory for American mosques following another incident targeting an Islamic house of worship, this time in Rhode Island. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said Muslims in North Smithfield, R.I., have asked for extra police protection after the sign for...

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on mosques and other houses of worship across America to offer prayers for rain to help relieve the drought that is impacting more than half of the nation. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) urged American mosques to offer the prayers, called "Salatul Istisqa" (sal-AT-al-istis-KA), during this week's Friday congregational...

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA), the leading humanitarian Muslim organization in the United States, is hosting an interfaith Capitol Hill Ramadan Reception on July 19th, on the first evening of Ramadan. The event is cohosted by Congressman Andre Carson and Congressman Keith Ellison to celebrate the occasion with American Muslim community members, government officials, interfaith leaders, and executives from leading humanitarian aid...

Multimedia series on militant organization garners The Globe its third Emmy nomination since 2009 TORONTO, July 16, 2012 /CNW/ - The Globe and Mail's multimedia series Inside Hamas, an unprecedented examination of the militant Palestinian organization, has been nominated for a prestigious Emmy award in the category of New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Current News Coverage. Other nominees in this category include The New York Times and ABCNews.com. The Globe...

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Almayadeen is proud to announce it has launched its satellite-based news network on June 11, 2012, targeting Arab and Arabic-speaking audiences, as well as providing some English programming with Arabic subtitles. On its first day of airing, the Almayadeen website received 4 million hits, and viewer base was reported to be considerably higher. The Washington Bureau celebrates this occasion one month after launch to thank the...

Arizona State University communications study shows 'Verse of the Sword' is practically absent in propaganda A common belief in the West is that al Qaeda wishes to impose Islam everywhere. This might be a pipe dream for the group, but a new study of their use of religious texts suggests that Islamists' goals are much more modest. Researchers with Arizona State University's Center for Strategic Communication (CSC) analyzed more than 2,000 items of propaganda from al Qaeda and related...

Muslim civil rights group asks authorities to probe possible bias motive WASHINGTON, July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today asked state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for vandalism of a South Carolina mosque. CAIR said that vandals threw a large outdoor, concrete ashtray through a window at the Islamic Center of South Carolina earlier this week, causing $1,200 in damage. SEE:...

SAN ANTONIO, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The San Antonio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SA) today called on state and local law enforcement authorities and the FBI to investigate a possible bias-motivated attack on a Muslim family home in that city. Family members, who are of Pakistani heritage, told CAIR-SA they discovered the word "terrorist" spray-painted on their house on Wednesday morning. That evening, the family reports that someone rang...