PRESS RELEASE by COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS (CAIR) on APRIL 19, 2013: (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/19/13) — Representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined other leaders from the national and Washington-area Muslim community at a news conference in Washington, D.C., to state that Americans will remain united in face of developments in [...]
by DEAN DILLEY and ELIZABETH RYAN for BROOKINGS, NOVEMBER 2012: (Summary Excerpt from paper: *Developing New Mechanisms to Promote the Charitable Sector) An important national security priority for every country is preventing the diversion of charitable assets for illegal purposes. At the same time, many Muslim charities and charities operating in Muslim-majority countries now confront significant [...]
by OMAR SACIRBEY for RELIGION NEWS SERVICE on NOVEMBER 8, 2012: (RNS) American Muslims are celebrating the ouster of two congressmen known for their anti-Islamic rhetoric, and heralding the outcomes as a sign that Muslim voters, at least in some districts, are a political force to be reckoned with.
John Zogby: Don’t Discount the Muslim American “Influence” Vote
by JULIE POUCHER HARBIN for ISLAMiCommentary on DECEMBER 5, 2012: “What we had was a huge demographic victory, not quite an ideological victory,” said John Zogby to an Islamic studies and public policy audience at Duke University, a week after the re-election of President Barack Obama. Zogby, Senior Analyst with the polling firm JZ Analytics, had [...]
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