In Defense of the Constitution

News & Analysis
 004/05   Jan. 31, 2005 

- CAIR: Why the Hate?

   The newsobserver.com recently ran an article about the on-going aid to tsunami victims in Asia.   

   In the article, Nihad Awad, CAIR’s Executive Director, is quoted as saying:

  "Just when our nation's image in the Islamic world was improving as a result of the
outpouring of American aid in the tsunami disaster area, we hear from those who would
exploit the tragedy to advance their own extremist agenda…"

   Awad infers the aid to be provided by Christian groups is a plot to advance their own “extremist agenda”.  However, he didn’t tell us just what is extremist about providing information on Jesus Christ, who is revered in both Christianity and Islam. 

   CAIR constantly reminds Americans how similar Islam and Christianity are... 

   Really? 

   If so, then Awad should be calling Christian groups and offering his congratulations to them for providing help CAIR's own Muslim brothers have long denied.

   The Muslim rulers and imams of countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran literally have gold plated bathroom fixtures in their palaces, while the average Muslim lives in squalor and poverty. Saudi Arabians have given more money to blow up Jewish children eating pizza in Israel than they have given to clothe or provide health care for Muslim children suffering due to the tsunami. What does this say about the Muslim leadership?

    And what does Awad's criticisms of Christians who are helping the poor tell us about CAIR? 

    It seems, in our opinion, that CAIR is perfectly willing to preach interfaith unity, and work with Christians and Jews, but only when doing so increases, in CAIR's opinion, "Islamic" power and influence in the United States. 

    To us, the evidence is clear that CAIR turns on Christians and Jews, and screams racism or discrimination, whenever Christians or Jews deviate from CAIR-directed and CAIR-approved behavior, even if the "racist and discriminatory" act is feeding and clothing poor and hungry Muslims, who have been ignored by their co-religionists. 

   There’s a word for that: hypocrisy.

Andrew Whitehead
Director
Anti-CAIR (ACAIR)
ajwhitehead@anti-cair-net.org
www.anti-cair-net.org

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