Posted on 07/30/2016 9:54:36 AM PDT by heterosupremacist
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – On Monday, August 1, the California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) will join Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) in the presentation of House Resolution 59, which recognizes the month of August 2016 as “Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month.”
WHAT: Presentation of HR 59, to Recognize August 2016 as “Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month WHEN: Program begins at 11:30 a.m.; Resolution Presentation, 1 p.m. WHERE: Program – Capitol Room 2163; Resolution Presentation – Assembly Floor CONTACT: CAIR-Sacramento Valley Programs Consultant Maheen Ahmed, 916.605.6099 mahmed@sacval.cair.com; CAIR-Sacramento Valley Executive Director Basim Elkarra, 916.441.6269 belkarra@cair.com
“I am proud to celebrate the first ever Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month by honoring generations of Muslim Americans for their many social, cultural, and economic contributions to California,” Assemblymember Quirk stated. “The rhetoric surrounding this election makes the presentation of this resolution more important for me,” he said. “It is appropriate to acknowledge and promote awareness of the myriad invaluable contributions of Muslim Americans in California and across the country, and extend to them the respect and camaraderie every American deserves.”
CAIR-CA’s recently-released Civil Rights Report indicates that bias incidents spiked by 58 percent between 2014 and 2015, which is attributed to public hostility generated by international acts of violence and hateful rhetoric utilized by candidates since the start of the election cycle.
A total of 1,556 incidents were reported to CAIR-California over the course of the 2015-year. These included complaints involving: employment discrimination, federal law enforcement questioning, housing discrimination, immigration issues, hate crimes, school bullying, and several categories.
“During these difficult times of increased anti-Muslim rhetoric and hate incidents, Assemblymember Quirk’s resolution and recognition of Muslim Americans is uplifting for our community and immensely appreciated,” said CAIR-Sacramento Valley Executive Director Basim Elkarra. “It is truly a historic moment for all Californians.”…
Skip the “Appreciation” and concentrate on the “Awareness.”
San Fransisco needs to especially appreciate Muslims. They need to throw themselves off buildings to properly express their appreciation.
In my HOME, with my FAMILY...there will be NO appreciation or concern for ANY MUSLIM...ANYWHERE!!!
How about 1st Amendment - doesn’t that top a State Constitution?
Good one.
Just like Communists ... a ‘good mohammedan is ...’
How many Americans do the Hindus and Buddhists need to kill to get their own Appreciation Month?
(they’re way behind - have got a lot of catching up to do)
UN-fricking-believable. The WHOLE MONTH of August. One month before the WTC attack.
At least seven board members or staff at CAIR have been arrested, denied entry to the U.S., or were indicted on or pled guilty to (or were convicted of) terrorist charges: Siraj Wahhaj, Bassem Khafagi, Randall (“Ismail”) Royer, Ghassan Elashi, Rabih Haddad, Muthanna Al-Hanooti, and Nabil Sadoun.*
*http://www.nationalreview.com/article/393614/cair-terror-group-daniel-pipes
I am already as aware of this menace as I wish to be.
I possess all of the awareness of muslims that i will ever need...
That should bring on at least one attack.
The motive will be a mystery.
I get the awareness part.
Where are the cries of separation of church and state?...
And you probably never will until it’s FOIA’d. Some filthy California mooselimb probably contributed to Hillary’s campaign fund. The timing is suspicious.
I'm guessing the 10th applies.
Course, with the way the US Constitution has been battered, who knows
The month of August 2016, one time? (Still one time too many). I didn’t read anything in the article that implies this is a yearly proclamation into perpetuity. Need to read the resolution if I can find it.
Couldn’t California have it on September, with the biggest Muslim Appreciation festivies on 9/11??
I imagine something in California will be blown up this month. The terrorists tend to take these endorsements as signs of weakness.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160HR59
California HR 59
No indication of annual recognition.
I’m still betting on this being a payback for DNC contribution.
Isn’t this a violation of separation of church and state and unconstitutional to these same demerits?
Have we ever had an appreciation month for any OTHER religion, oh, let us say “Christian Appreciation Month”? Or ... even DAY.
How about Hindu Appreciation Month? There are more Hindus in the US than Muslims.
WHY Muslim? They should be appreciated more than Christians or Hindus or others? What should I appreciate them for?
Let us say a Muslim makes a new form of cheap gasoline. And we are told we should appreciate this person. Shouldn’t we just appreciate the person by name, not “Muslims”.
I suppose a Satanism has done something we should appreciate. I knew a great vet of horses who was a Satanist. Should we have Satanism Appreciation Month? No difference.
The far left and Democrats worship Islam because they think of the terrorists as their little soldiers along with ghetto thugs to wage was on the West and America against “colonialists” and want then to kill our police and others and ultimately us.
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