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The opening as it read in 2015
Council on American–Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) is a Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization that deals with civil advocacy.1 It is headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. , with regional offices nationwide. Through media relations, lobbying, and education, CAIR presents an Islamic perspective on issues of importance to the American public, and seeks to empower the American Muslim community and encourage its social and political activism. Annual banquets, through which CAIR raises the majority of its funds, are attended by American politicians, statesmen, interfaith leaders, activists and media personalities. Critics of CAIR consider it to be pursuing an extreme Islamic agenda. In 2007 the organization was named, along with 245 others, by U.S. Federal prosecutors in a list of unindicted co-conspirators and/or joint venturers in a Hamas funding case involving the Holy Land Foundation , which in 2009 caused the FBI to cease working with CAIR outside of criminal investigations due to its designation. CAIR was never charged with any crime, and it complained that the designation had tarnished its reputation. Following a motion from CAIR and other groups, a federal appeals court sealed the list on October 20, 2010, ruling the designation violated the group's rights and was the result of "simply an untested allegation of the Government, made in anticipation of a possible evidentiary dispute that never came to pass." CAIR has been criticized numerous times by various officials and organizations. The organization was criticized as pursuing an extremist Islamist agenda, and putting out propaganda. It has been listed as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates . Muslim group gets mixed ruling on Hamas reference | JTA – Jewish & Israel News .2
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The opening as it stood in 2005
The Council on American-Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) is the largest Muslim civil rights organization in North America. A non-profit , non-governmental organization , its stated goals are to promote a positive image of Islam in the United States , empower the American Muslim community, and promote understanding. Its critics charge that the group has ties to terrorist organizations and does not do enough to denounce Islamist terrorism worldwide. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. , with 31 regional offices and chapters in the U.S. and Canada , CAIR was founded in 1994 by Nihad Awad , Omar Ahmad, and other former members of the Islamic Association of Palestine , which in turn was founded by senior Hamas figure Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, later deported from the U.S. CAIR has been critical of a number of U.S. criminal prosecutions , arguing, for example, that Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman , deemed the ringleader of the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, and convicted of conspiring to blow up the Lincoln Tunnel and other New York City landmarks, did not receive a fair trial. In 2003, the Ohio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union gave its annual Liberty Flame Award to the Ohio chapter of Cair "for contributions to the advancement and protection of civil liberties." [1] .
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The opening as it stood in 2010 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
The Council on American-Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) is America's largest Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization that deals with civil advocacy and promotes human rights .It is headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. , with regional offices nationwide and in Canada .Through media relations, lobbying, and education, CAIR presents what it views as an Islamic perspective on issues of importance to the American public, and seeks to empower the American Muslim community and encourage its social and political activism.Annual banquets, through which CAIR raises the majority of its funds, are attended by American politicians, statesmen, interfaith leaders, activists and media personalities.
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American Muslim advocacy group The Council on American–Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) is a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group . It is headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. , with regional offices nationwide. Through civil rights actions, media relations, civic engagement, and education, CAIR promotes social, legal and political activism among Muslims in America .The government of the United Arab Emirates has designated CAIR as a terrorist organization.Critics of CAIR have accused it of pursuing an Islamist agenda and have claimed the group is connected to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood , which CAIR has rejected and described as an Islamophobic smear campaign .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
American Muslim advocacy group The Council on American–Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) is a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group . It is headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. , with regional offices nationwide. Through civil rights actions, media relations, civic engagement, and education, CAIR promotes social, legal and political activism among Muslims in America . Critics of CAIR have accused it of pursuing an Islamist agenda and have claimed the group is connected to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood , which CAIR has rejected and described as an Islamophobic smear campaign . The Civil Rights Project (UCLA) website .
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American Muslim advocacy group The Council on American–Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) is a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group . It is headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. , with regional offices nationwide. Through civil rights actions, media relations, civic engagement, and education, CAIR works to promote social, legal and political activism among Muslims in America . The Civil Rights Project (UCLA) website . "Islam Matters - How the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) promotes the legitimacy of American Muslims" .
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The opening as it stood in 2026
American Muslim advocacy group The Council on American–Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) is a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group . It is headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. , with regional offices nationwide. Through civil rights actions, media relations, civic engagement, and education, CAIR works to promote social, legal and political activism among Muslims in the United States . The Civil Rights Project (UCLA) website . "Islam Matters – How the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) promotes the legitimacy of American Muslims" .
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largest muslim civil rights organization in north america
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muslim civil rights and advocacy group
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