In
Defense
of
the Constitution
Anti-CAIR
Press Release 001/04
- CAIR’s Mr. Minhaj Arastu & Public School Books, Connection?
-
CAIR’s Man in California Loses Lawsuit; Mr. Shawn Steele
Vindicated
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How CAIR Can Make a Difference
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Response to Reader
CAIR’s Mr. Minhaj Arastu & Public
School Books, Connection?
What do the Council on American Islamic Relations, (CAIR), the
Council on Islamic
Education, (CIE), and Mr. Minhaj Arastu have in
common?
Mr. Minhaj Arastu is a public
high school teacher in
The book,
“Teaching About Islam & Muslims in the
Public School Classroom” is purposely designed as an Islamic puff-piece
that does not critically examine Islam. ACAIR finds
it disingenuous of Mr. Arastu to endorse
this book without revealing his connection to the anti-American CAIR. Are school officials aware of this connection? Do they condone it? If so, why?
Anti-CAIR (ACAIR) calls
on the public school officials of
Questions
that should be asked:
1. Why didn’t Mr. Arastu make
his connection to CAIR clear in his endorsement of the book?
2. Why does Islam require a special teacher’s guide? What is it about Islam that requires special treatment?
3. Does the
4. Is this a covert means of injecting religion into the
public schools?
5. Why is a CAIR-connected public school teacher endorsing
this book? (CAIR is a well known, bigoted group
begun by Islamist
terrorism supporters).
6. What is Mr. Arastu’s true
agenda?
ACAIR calls
on the
CAIR’s Man in California Loses Lawsuit; Mr. Shawn Steele
Vindicated
In
a press release dated September 1, 2003,
Anti-CAIR (ACAIR) reported that Mr. Hussam Ayloush, the executive director
of the Southern California office of the Council on American Islamic Relations
(CAIR) had sued Mr. Shawn Steele, former head of the California Republican
Party. Mr. Ayloush sought compensation for: defamation, invasion of privacy
and intentional infliction of emotional distress. In addition, Mr. Ayloush
sought punitive damages.
On December 16, 2003, The Honorable David R. Chaffee of the Orange
County Superior Court dismissed the entire lawsuit against all defendants.
This is another small victory for those who love their country and
are not afraid to stand up to the Islamist tyranny of CAIR.
Mr. Ayloush, executive director of the Southern California office
of CAIR, sued as an individual. CAIR was not a party to the lawsuit.
How CAIR Can
Make a Difference
When Anti-CAIR
(ACAIR) was
begun, some called us optimists. We were asked
how we expected to be able to stand up to a well-funded, activist Islamist
group with very deep pockets. Well, the answer
is actually very simple: we love our country and we’re optimists. Along the lines of optimism, ACAIR would
like to offer the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) a few
tips on how they can improve their organization and make it truly representative
of Islam, rather than being a mouthpiece for Islamist terrorists.
Since
our inception almost a year ago, ACAIR has
been using the words of CAIR as an effective tool to point out the hypocrisy
and deliberate deception used by CAIR to promote a radical Islamist viewpoint. We’ve pointed out how CAIR was birthed from the Hamas Islamist terrorist network and how CAIR’s senior leadership actively supports Islamist
terrorist groups that are responsible for terror-murdering Americans. We’ve shown how CAIR fails to condemn terrorist acts committed
by their friends in the Islamist movement, while criticizing almost every
move made by the American government to protect its citizens from Islamist
terrorist attack. We’ve noted how CAIR purports
to believe in religious freedom, just as long as those freedoms apply
to Muslims only.
What would
it take to make CAIR into a credible organization, deserving of the name
“civil rights group”? Just what would it take to
make CAIR legitimate in the eyes of most Americans? How
could CAIR clean up its act and begin to be truly representative of the
Muslim faith? Is this an impossible dream?
CAIR could
begin by firing
the troika at the top of the CAIR pyramid. Start with Mr. Nihad Awad, the executive director of CAIR and former public
relations director for the Islamic Association of Palestine. Next, Mr. Omar Ahmad, co-founder of CAIR. Finally, Mr. Ibrahim Hooper,
CAIR spokesman. Just exactly how many times must
we watch Mr. Hooper blow up on television every time a Christian or Jew
asks him a question he classes as Islamophobic?
Just what,
specifically, would it take for CAIR to clean up their act and become
a more responsible “Islamic civil rights” group?
1. Publicly denounce all Islamist terrorist groups. Sever all ties with these groups and stop issuing press
releases heaping praise on those who murder in the name of Allah. CAIR’s support of terrorist
groups, particularly Hamas, reinforces American
beliefs that CAIR is nothing but a spokes group for Islamist terrorists.
2. Publicly cut all ties with the Islamic Development Bank
(IDB). The IDB handles funds for Islamist terrorist
groups. Cutting ties with the IDB will demonstrate
that CAIR will no longer stand with those who financially support Islamist
terror groups.
3. Publicly denounce those prominent Islamist “holy men”
and speakers who call Christians and Jews “pigs and apes”.
This language is meant to be inflammatory and is better suited to
NAZI Germany than to CAIR, which purports to be a “civil rights” group. In addition, CAIR should refuse to sponsor, or attend,
religious gatherings where comments against any other religion are expected
to be made.
4. Establish an outreach program with other religious groups. Extend the hand of friendship to Christians, Jews, and
other faiths. Stand with them in defense of freedom
of religion for all Americans, not just Muslims.
5. Stop launching silly, counter-productive lawsuits. When CAIR launches a lawsuit, they make Islam appear to
be a petty religion that cannot defend itself. When
CAIR members in leadership positions launch lawsuits, they look like
small, petty persons whom are easily insulted. Is
this the impression that the CAIR leadership wishes to convey?
6. Learn the true meaning of the first amendment to our Constitution. Respect the right of all Americans to believe (or not)
in the religion of their choice. Stop going into
anger overdrive every time someone says something about Islam you don’t
like. Recognize that if someone says something perceived
to be negative about Islam, it is their right. Respond
if you care to, but try to keep it civil. Hint:
your public will understand your words better if you aren’t bouncing around
in your chair, foaming at the mouth.
7. Open up the CAIR books to public inspection. Let all Americans know just exactly how CAIR is funded.
8. Cooperate with law enforcement and call on your members
to do so as well. Stop your ridiculous profiling
of the FBI as being “anti-Islamic”. Ask your members
to report suspicious activity to the proper authorities.
That’s it, eight ways we believe
CAIR could transform itself into a true “civil rights” organization. How about it, CAIR? Fire the troika,
knock off the inflammatory language, respect the rights of ALL Americans
and open your books to the public.
The ball
is in your court, CAIR. What are you going to
do with it?
Response to Reader
We’d like to share the following exchange with one of our readers: (We’ve eliminated needless formatting and wording to keep
this short. The following is in chronological
order).
Reader:
Subject: Why
ANTI-CAIR?
I am a firm supporter in CAIR, and I believe they are doing
nothing wrong. They have harmed no one. Why is it then that you feel you have to “expose them”, What harm have they done?
Response:
Thank
you for taking the time to write us and share your concerns over our position
regarding the activities of the Council on American Islamic Relations
(CAIR). We invite you to visit our web site, www.anti-cair-net.org and read
our press release information. After reviewing this
material, we will answer any specific questions you may have regarding CAIR.
Keep in mind that CAIR was founded, and is run, by Islamist
terrorism supporters. We have no respect for CAIR’s leadership and believe that they and their
followers are a danger to our society and a threat to our religious freedoms
and beliefs. CAIR has called for the establishment
of an Islamic theocracy in the
Reader:
Thank
you very much for your response. One more question
though, what is your take on Islam. Do you think
it is a religion of terrorism?
Response:
Hi –
I’m glad our press release
archives were able to answer most of your questions regarding our position
regarding CAIR. As to your question about Islam
being a terrorist religion, the answer is no. Islam
itself isn’t the problem, it’s the so-called “holy men” who have called
upon some ignorant followers of radical Islam to take up arms and murder
in the name of Allah. I can think of very few perversions
that are worse than killing in the name of God.
While not all followers
of Islam are terrorists, I find it very disquieting that the majority
of Muslims do not rise up and take back their faith from those who defile
and pervert Islam to advance their personal goals. My
hope is that the peaceful followers of Islam rise up and cast out those
apostates who tend to make all of Islam appear to be murderous.
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ACAIR
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