Help CAIR Raise Funds
to Enhance Understanding of Islam
Washington, DC: Alhamdulillah (praise
be to God), CAIR October 4 announced its annual fundraising
drive intended (inshallah) to raise $1 million during the
month of Ramadan, the month of giving, and culminating with
the national fundraising dinner on December 3 in Washington,
DC.
To donate online, go to: https://www.cair-net.org/asp/donate.asp
A CAIR message says: NOW is the time to show your support
for CAIR, an organization that has been defending Muslims
and Islam in America for more than a decade. Your generous
donation is more important than ever and will be greatly
appreciated.
Funds raised during the campaign, themed "$1 MILLION
FOR ISLAM IN RAMADAN," will be used to defend the civil
and religious rights of American Muslims, defend against
defamatory attacks on Muslims and Islam and promote greater
understanding of Islam.
"The success of CAIR is only through the grace of God
and the generosity of our donors," said CAIR Board
Chairman Parvez Ahmed. "I hope that every member of
our community will help CAIR reach its $1 million Ramadan
goal for the second straight year." He quoted Ibn Abbas
who said: "The Prophet was the most generous of all
the people, and he used to become (even) more generous in
Ramadan." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, 4:754)
Ahmed also outlined some of the important work CAIR has
done in the recent past:
* CAIR'S "EXPLORE THE QURAN" PROJECT - Following
reports that the Qur’an had been desecrated by guards
in Guantanamo Bay, CAIR launched the "Explore the Qur’an"
campaign to put the holy text into the hands of Americans
of all faiths. More than 20,000 Qur’ans have been
requested and some 10,000 have already been delivered. Help
us send the rest! SEE: http://www.explorethequran.org/
* ISLAM TV ADS - CAIR launched this TV and radio public
service announcement (PSA) campaign to counter claims that
Muslims have failed to condemn terrorism and extremism.
Millions of American have seen and heard these PSAs. SEE:
http://www.cair-net.org/video/psa.ram
* FATWA AGAINST TERRORISM - CAIR coordinated the release
of a Fatwa against terrorism and religious extremism issued
by the Fiqh Council of North America. SEE: http://cair.com/includes/Anti-TerrorList.pdf
* MUSLIMS CARE - CAIR launched an initiative to promote
volunteerism in the American Muslim community. This effort
lets Americans see the true nature of Islam as Muslims help
to feed the poor, rebuild places of worship and generally
uplift local communities through positive actions. SEE:
www.muslims-care.org
* CHALLENGING MUSLIM-BASHERS
AND ISLAMOPHOBES - CAIR takes the lead in challenging the
smears, lies and distortions of anti-Muslim bigots. We lead
the successful campaign to expose the extremist anti-Muslim
views of a Washington, DC, talk show host who repeatedly
called Islam a "terrorist organization." The host
was fired after thousands of people responded to a CAIR
request to contact the station.
* DEFENDING YOUR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS - Whether its
fighting for religious accommodation in the workplace or
schools, challenging unconstitutional provisions of the
USA Patriot Act, working with local and national authorities,
or exposing anti-Muslim hate crimes, CAIR is at the forefront
of the struggle to maintain your rights and enhance understanding
of Islam.
* OTHER CAIR INITIATIVES: Summer Internship Program for
Muslim youth; get-out-the-vote campaigns; daily CAIR-NET
and ISLAM-INFONET e-mails to the Muslim community and opinion-leaders;
countless interviews by local, national and international
media outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, BBC, ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS,
Washington Post, USA Today, New York Times, to name just
a few. (Factiva lists more than 11,000 media mentions of
CAIR in just the past five years.)
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