by Daniel Pipes Nov 11, 2016 Cross-posted from National Review Online The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) successfully presents itself to the media as a benign civil rights organization, comparable to the NAACP or the ADL, a description that conservatives ineffectively rail against. In this light, perhaps a tweet sent out just after midnight EST […]
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online November 28, 2014 We who follow the Islamist movement fell off our collective chair on Nov. 15 when the news came that the United Arab Emirates’ ministerial cabinet had listed the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as one of 83 proscribed terrorist organizations, up there with the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, […]
by David J. Rusin PJ Media October 31, 2014 An analysis of federal campaign contributions finds that key figures at six of America’s most prominent Islamist organizations have favored Democrats over Republicans by a ratio of 12 to 1 since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This trend began with multiple donations to Cynthia McKinney dated September […]
When Bin Laden was killed, the Muslim American Society defended his goal of creating an Islamic state in Afghanistan. BY RYAN MAURO Tue, April 22, 2014 The Muslim American Society, which federal prosecutors confirm was “founded as the overt arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in America,” is boasting on its new website of how it’s been embraced by the U.S. government and […]
An exclusive report based on newly declassified documents obtained by the Clarion Project BY RYAN MAURO Wed, April 23, 2014 Newly declassified documents obtained by the Clarion Project show that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) misled members of Congress in 2012 about its involvement with Muslim Brotherhood-linked entities. Further, the documents show […]
(CNSNews.com) – Having failed in an earlier attempt to scupper the appointment of a prominent anti-Islamist Muslim to a statutory international religious freedom watchdog, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is actively trying to have him removed from the post. CAIR, a controversial lobby group that describes itself as “America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and […]
by Daniel Pipes The Washington Times April 24, 2013 N.B.: Text differs slightly from the Washington Times What will be the long-term impact of the Apr. 15-19 Boston Marathon attack and the ensuing action-movie-style chase, killing a total of four and wounding 265? Let’s start with what its impact will not be. It will not […]
by Daniel Pipes FrontPageMagazine.com October 1, 2012 This past Saturday, folks, was a big day for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Its “Leadership Conference 18th Annual Banquet” at the Marriott Crystal Gateway Hotel in Arlington, Va. lasted from 9 am until past 10 pm. Sadly, I missed the event. Not that I wouldn’t eagerly have […]
by David J. Rusin • Jan 28, 2013 at 10:46 am Islamist Watch (IW) maintains an extensive archive of news items on nonviolent Islamism in the Western world. The complete collection can be found here; lists organized by topic are accessible on the right side of the IW homepage. The following are some of the […]
by Cinnamon Stillwell FrontPage Magazine January 25, 2013 Scholars of the Middle East would do well to follow the lead of the Associated Press (AP), which last year struck the political term “Islamophobia” from the new edition of its widely used Stylebook, explaining that “‘-phobia,’ an irrational, uncontrollable fear, often a form of mental illness […]
