The taqiyya handbook.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today released an online toolkit designed to help leaders and members of the American Muslim community challenge potential anti-Muslim bias in hearings on “radicalization” announced by U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-NY).
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Muslims say Rep. King has a long history of troubling rhetoric and baseless claims about their community, which raise reasonable concerns about the form his hearings may take.
In 2004, Rep. King said “85 percent” of American Muslim community leaders are “an enemy living amongst us.” He has recently said he will “stand by” the 85 percent number. In 2007, Rep. King said “we have too many mosques in this country.” In early 2010, he implied that American Muslims are not true “Americans.”
CAIR’s online toolkit, called “Teachable Moment Community Response Guide: Guidance for Local Communities to Respond to Possibly Biased Congressional Hearings on ‘Radicalization’ in the American Muslim Community,” includes background information on Rep. King’s anti-Muslim rhetoric, recommended community actions such as contacting committee members or writing letters to the editor, expert resources on the American Muslim community, and advice on how Islam’s Prophet Muhammad dealt with defamation.