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CAIR-CT Week in Review

3:30 p.m. --- Hartford is open for business! Mayor Perezwill welcome the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR Connecticut) to Hartford!

CAIR is one of the largest Islamic civil liberties groups in thecountry, with 32 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. This organization will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new office, located on 57 Pratt Street, Suite 707 in DowntownHartford.

Click here to view the full media advisory and to view some some of the pictures of ribbon cutting ceremony of our new office.
Also see:
http://www.courant.com/topic/hc-digbrf0624.art12jun24,0,2232729.story


Thank ABC for Highlighting Islamophobia

CAIR today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to thank ABC "Primetime" for a segment that highlighted both the Islamophobic attitudes present in our society and the support ordinary citizens of all faiths will offer to those targeted by bias.

CAIR Action Alert #536:


2008 Election

CAIR 2008 Election website provides the latest news and opinions relating to Muslims and elections nationwide. It also includes positions of the presidential candidates on key issues, examples of anti-Muslim rhetoric from candidates for all levels of public office and links to the websites of Muslims running for public office.


Civic Participation Handbook

CAIR has also published a new Civic Participation Handbook that provides Muslim voters with best practices and step-by-step guides for everything from holding voter registration drives to making the most of a meeting with elected officials. CAIR_Civic_Guide.pdf


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