• CAIR-FL: Questions Remain In Todashev Shooting (WBUR)
  I was with Hassan Shibley, an attorney and executive director of the Florida chapter of the civil rights group known as the Council on American Islamic Relations. "If you have one chair -- which we can assume Todashev sat in, surrounded for five hours by several armed officers, without an attorney present -- it raises a lot of questions," he said.
  
• CAIR: Islamophobic 'List' Used to Justify Suspicion of Muslims (Salem-News)
  
  • Michigan Republican Dave Agema Under Fire Again for Questioning Contributions of American Muslims
  • Mississippi Senate Candidate: There Aren't Enough Muslim Movie Villains!(Mother Jones)
  • Jefferson Was the First President Defamed for Mentioning Islam
    
• Ending Islamophobia #2: Can you spare 5 minutes to answer a question?
  Last week, CAIR asked for your thoughts regarding ending Islamophobia. Hundreds of you kindly took the time to share your experience and insights. Thank you. This week brings a new question with another request for your thoughts how to end Islamophobia. Please help us by spending a few minutes answering one survey question. Click here to go to the survey: Ending Islamophobia Question #2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Now on Kindle: CAIR's Groundbreaking Islamophobia Report
Research identifies 37 organizations dedicated to promoting anti-Islam prejudice

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/14/14) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that its recent report, "Legislating Fear: Islamophobia and its Impact in the United States," is now available for Kindle.

CAIR's report reveals that anti-Islam groups received more than $119 million in funding between 2008 and 2011. Due to its popularity, almost all of the 3,000 hardcopies of the report have been distributed.

The report also identifies 37 organizations dedicated to promoting anti-Islam prejudice in America and reveals to the reader the impact those groups have on our nation's discourse about Islam, pluralism and the future of the protections enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.

KINDLE: Legislating Fear: Islamophobia and its Impact in the United States

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.