CAIR: Texas Muslims to Launch Billboard Campaign Against Islamophobia
HOUSTON, June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, June 10, the Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Texas (CAIR-Houston) will hold a news conference to launch a billboard campaign designed to help challenge growing anti-Muslim sentiment in American society.
The launch of the CAIR-Houston "Peace and Unity" campaign will take place under a billboard depicting diverse representatives of the state's Muslim community, with the headline "Proud Americans, Proud Texans, Proud Muslims." Other billboards in the CAIR-Houston campaign will stress interfaith understanding.
SEE: CAIR-Houston 'Peace and Unity' Billboard
http://www.cair.com/Portals/0/pdf/CAIR-T-Billboard.pdf
WHAT: CAIR-Houston 'Peace and Unity' Billboard Launch
WHEN: Friday, June 10, 10 a.m.
WHERE: 6003 Richmond Avenue, Houston, Texas (CAIR's news conference will be held in the parking lot of Barry's Pizza.)
CONTACT: CAIR-Houston Executive Director Mustafaa Carroll, 832-549-1042, 713-838-2247, E-Mail: [email protected]
"This pro-active campaign is designed to promote mutual understanding and to highlight the contributions of American Muslims to our society," said CAIR-Houston Executive Director Mustafaa Carroll.
Carroll noted that there have been a number of recent bias incidents targeting Muslims in Texas and around the nation.
Video: Houston Mosque Deliberately Set On Fire (CAIR)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgT-8DOMDvE
Idaho Man Pleads Guilty for Harassing Muslim Woman
http://tinyurl.com/3doklkp
Video: Muslim Students Bullied in N.C. Schools
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdJtlhpDZzI
CAIR: Stockton Mosque Fire an Arson (Sacramento Bee)
http://tinyurl.com/3chtl4x
SEE: Tenn. Mosque's 'Adopt A Highway' Sign Vandalized
http://www.wsmv.com/news/28025774/detail.html
Video: Anti-Muslim Note Left on Woman's Car (CAIR-WA)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBUU-85wbKg
Video: Florida Mosques Targeted by Hate (CAIR)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF0fVr8Qq0c
Video: CAIR Calls La. Mosque Vandalism an Act of Intimidation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvEMtEbZcr4
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.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, or 202-488-8787, E-Mail: [email protected]; CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787, 202-341-4171, E-Mail: [email protected]
SOURCE Council on American-Islamic Relations
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