CAIR Calls New Yorker Obama Cartoon 'Inflammatory'
Last update: 7:01 p.m. EDT July 14, 2008
WA****NGTON, July 14, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A
prominent national Islamic
civil rights and advocacy organization today called a satirical cartoon on
the front cover of
the New Yorker magazine "inflammatory" for its depiction of Barack and
Michelle Obama intended
to ****tray them as Muslim, militant, pro-terrorist, and anti-American.
SEE: Magazine's 'Satirical' Cover Stirs Controversy (AP)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jNPgefV9BiTHTv8K2VaxcvZbkjAQD91TLR0G0
In a statement, the Wa****ngton-based Council on American-Islamic Relations
(CAIR) said:
"Unfortunately, the New Yorker's front cover cartoon failed to achieve its
stated goal of
exposing and lampooning right-wing caricatures of the Obamas. These
inflammatory images and
spurious associations will only serve to reinforce the racism and
anti-Muslim stereotypes that
the magazine says it is out to challenge."
CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 35 offices and
chapters nationwide
and in Canada. 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.
CONTACT: Corey Saylor, CAIR National Legislative Director,
+1-202-384-8857, csaylor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Rehab, CAIR Strategic Communications Director, +1-202-870-0166,
arehab@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or Amina
Rubin, CAIR Communications Coordinator, +1-202-341-4171, arubin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Council on American-Islamic Relations
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