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* CAIR-LA: Mosque Protests Louder in the Tea Party Era
Rallies Over Mosque Near Ground Zero Get Heated
* Speaker Brings Anti-Islam Message to FL Tea Party Rally
CAIR Video: KY Protesters Aim to Stop Mosque Construction
CAIR-NJ: S. Jersey Had Own Fuss Over Mosque
* Mormonism's '9/11 Mosque Moment' Came in 1903
* Photo Essay: A Brief History of Intolerance in America

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* CAIR Board Member Ihsan Bagby on Opposition to Mosques
* Atlanta Muslims Help Homeless for Ramadan
* CA Muslims Generous with aid to Pakistani Flood Victims

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Become a Fan of CAIR on Facebook Subscribe to CAIR's E-Mail List ----- CAIR-LA: Mosque Protests Louder in the Tea Party Era Aaron Claverie, North County Times, 8/21/10 Opposition to the construction of a mosque in Southern California is nothing new, but the tenor and the verbiage associated with the debate has intensified in recent years, according to area Muslim leaders. . . According to [CAIR's] Syeda, there has been an uptick in what she called "blatant Islamophobia" in the last year, a period that coincides with the rise of the tea party movement and comments by leaders such as Sarah Palin, the former Republican Party vice presidential candidate who came out recently against plans for a mosque near ground zero. (More) ----- Rallies Over Mosque Near Ground Zero Get Heated Verena Dobnik, Associated Press, 8/22/10 NEW YORK - The proposed mosque near ground zero drew hundreds of fever-pitch demonstrators Sunday, with opponents carrying signs associating Islam with blood, supporters shouting, "Say no to racist fear!" and American flags waving on both sides. (More) ----- Speaker Brings Anti-Islam Message to FL Tea Party Rally Jeff Barker, Daily News, 8/21/10 OKALOOSA ISLAND - Brigitte Gabriel, a prominent activist who says she's fighting to keep the United States from being overrun by Islam, asked local tea party supporters to join her cause Saturday. (More) ----- CAIR Video: KY Protesters Aim to Stop Mosque Construction View the video. Protesters in Northern Kentucky are trying to stop the construction of a mosque. Flyers are circulating in Florence, Ky. asking that city government officials intervene. . . Karen Dabdoub, Council on American Islamic Relations, said "I think a lot is driven by the New York issue and if it wasn't for that and for election season, perhaps a lot of this wouldn't have happened." (More) ----- CAIR-NJ: S. Jersey Had Own Fuss Over Mosque Shruti Mathur Desai, Courier-Post Staff, 8/22/10 As national debate focuses on an Islamic center and mosque planned two blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks, local Muslims of different backgrounds agree on one issue: The Manhattan mosque has a right to its place. . . James Yee, a former Army chaplain and the new head of the New Jersey chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations, said he understands the emotional associations with ground zero. But he is quick to add that Muslims died in the attack, too. (More) ----- Mormonism's '9/11 Mosque Moment' Came in 1903 Pat Bagley, Salt lake Tribune, 8/21/10 Before a proposed mosque in Manhattan focused the nation's attention on "terroristic" tendencies of everyday Muslims, Mormons faced the same scrutiny. (More) ----- Photo Essay: A Brief History of Intolerance in America View the images. Time, 8/30/10 View the images. ----- CAIR Board Member Ihsan Bagby on Opposition to Mosques Merlene Davis, Herald-Leader, 8/22/10 Protestors in Florence are trying to stop construction of a proposed mosque in Northern Kentucky. Controversy has erupted over plans to build an Islamic cultural center two blocks from the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. They are two of several protests brewing throughout the nation as sentiment against Muslims seems to be growing. But in Lexington and several other Kentucky cities, the climate is much less turbulent. "The community has not been under any real threat here and has not experienced any violence," said Ihsan Bagby, an associate professor of Islamic studies at the University of Kentucky who has become a sought-after national expert since plans for the Cordoba House in New York were announced. "So overall I think the experience of Muslims in Kentucky has been very good." (More) ----- Atlanta Muslims Help Homeless for Ramadan CBS, 8/22/10 ATLANTA -- Hundreds of Muslims in the Atlanta area marked Ramadam by reaching out to those in need Sunday. (More) ----- Sacramento Muslims Generous with aid to Pakistani Flood Victims Gina Kim, Sacramento Bee, 8/22/10 Friday prayer at the downtown Sacramento mosque has taken on extra meaning these past few weeks, not only because of the holy month of Ramadan but due to the swollen waters sweeping through a country 7,500 miles away. (More) ----- Become a Fan of CAIR on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/CAIR/42590232694 Subscribe to CAIR's E-Mail List http://tinyurl.com/cairsubscribe

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