TO READ CAIR’S AMICUS BRIEF CLICK HERESpecial to the Fort-Worth Star-TelegramIn December 2001, the U.S. Treasury Department named the Texas-based Holy Land Foundation (HLF), at that time the nation’s largest Muslim charity, as a terrorist organization. The government seized HLF’s assets and shut it down, effectively freezing millions of dollars in...

Presenters:David Keene, Chairman, American Conservative UnionParvez Ahmed, Chairman, Council on American-Islamic RelationsWHEN: Tuesday, July 17, 2007, 9:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.WHERE: Holeman Lounge, National Press Club, Washington, D.C. Excerpts from Remarks by Parvez Ahmed As a nation, we are at a crossroad. One path is laden with fear and paranoia. The other path...

First published in the Dallas Morning News. Jul 5, 2007A recent poll by the Pew Research Center concluded that American Muslims are “decidedly American in their outlook, values, and attitudes.” Despite such mainstream attitudes, American Muslims remain the subject of profound misunderstandings and deep mistrust. An August 2006 Gallup poll found four in ten...

Published in the Florida Times Union. Jun 27, 2007Federal authorities called the alleged terrorist plot to blow up JFK Airport in New York “chilling.” They said that if the terrorists were able to carry out their plot, they could have caused “unthinkable” damage to life and property, possibly crippling the U.S. economy.Missing from the...

The Florida Times-Union May 10, 2007The Council on American-Islamic Relations has a long history of positive social and political activism.Our educational initiatives have opened doors to dialogue and mutual understanding with Americans of all faiths. Yet a recent letter to the editor was published with a provocative but blatantly false headline, “CAIR supports...

By PHILLIP MILANO The Times-UnionQuestion: Is it so wrong to racially profile people who are flying?Lisa, white, Custar, OhioRepliesI would be nervous if I saw a couple of Middle-Eastern people get on my plane. I think we [whites] should be aware of how the profiling makes others feel, but those who fit the profile should also understand that at the moment it might...