I don't know anything about the Muslim Brotherhood or what they have to do with the topic at hand. I do however know something about CAIR and it is by no means a terrorist organization:
The
Council on American–Islamic Relations (
CAIR) is a
Muslim civil rights[2][3][4] and
advocacy group.
[1] 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.
History
The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) was created as an "organization that challenges stereotypes of Islam and Muslims" (CAIR letter to Vice President Gore, June 10, 1995), a "Washington-based Islamic advocacy group" (Press release, August 28, 1995) and an "organization dedicated to providing an Islamic perspective on issues of importance to the American public" (Press release, December 13, 1995). Prior to establishing CAIR, its founders observed that "the core challenge [in America], that of stereotyping and defamation, was having a devastating effect on our children and paralyzing adults from taking their due roles in civic affairs" ("The Link," a newsletter published by Americans for Middle East Understanding, February–March 2000). Within that understanding, they formed CAIR to challenge anti-Muslim discrimination nationwide.
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Early years (1994–2001)
CAIR was founded in June 1994.
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CAIR's first office was located in Washington D.C., as is its present-day headquarters on
Capitol Hill. Its founding was partly in response to the film
True Lies, starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger which Arab and Muslim groups condemned for its stereotyping of Arab and Muslim villains.
[14] The offices opened a month before the film's release. CAIR's first advocacy campaign was in response to an offensive greeting card that used the term "shia" to refer to human excrement. CAIR led a national campaign and used activists to pressure the greeting card company, which eventually withdrew the card from the market.
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In 1995, CAIR handled its first case of
hijab (the headscarf worn by Muslim women) discrimination, in which a Muslim employee was denied the right to wear the hijab; this type of complaint is now one of the most common received by CAIR's civil rights department.
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CAIR continued its advocacy work in the aftermath of the April 19, 1995
Oklahoma City bombing of the Murrah Federal Building. Following the attack, Muslim-Americans were subjected to an upsurge in harassment and discrimination, including a rise in hate crimes nationally;
[20][21] 222 hate crimes against Muslims nationwide were reported in the days immediately following the bombing.
[22][23] The bombing gave CAIR national stature for their efforts to educate the public about Islam and religious bias in America; their report was featured on the front page of
The New York Times on August 28, 1995 and was subsequently mentioned on
ABC World News Tonight.
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Council on American–Islamic Relations - Wikipedia