(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/5/12) — A coalition of 11 major American Muslim organizations today called on the Republican Party to reach out to Muslim voters by rejecting anti-Islam bias and discriminatory legislation. At a noon news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the coalition announced the publication of a full-page advertisement in the…
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), released the results of an informal exit poll indicating that more than 85 percent of American Muslim voters picked President Obama in Tuesday’s election. [NOTE: A similar CAIR exit poll in 2008 showed that 89 percent of American Muslim voters picked then-candidate Barack Obama. Two percent of respondents said…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today released the results of a survey indicating that 25 percent of American Muslim registered voters are still undecided about who to vote for in this November’s presidential election. The new poll, conducted by an independent research firm on behalf of the…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2012 — Results show Muslims may be key voting bloc in swing states nationwide. On Wednesday, October 24, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), along with the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT*), will hold a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to announce…
American Muslim leaders and organizations rushed on Wednesday to condemn the attacks on American diplomatic outposts in Libya and Egypt, issuing news releases and giving interviews that seemed aimed as much at an American audience as at Muslims overseas. Referring to the anti-Muslim video at the center of the attacks that is believed to…
