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Obama's Cairo Speech Inspires Islamic Group to Give Qurans to US Leaders [put one million Qurans]
ABC News ^

Posted on 06/30/2009 4:28:35 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Obama's Cairo Speech Inspires Islamic Group to Give Qurans to US Leaders

June 30, 2009 6:02 PM

ABC News' Elizabeth Gorman reports:

Prompted by President Obama's speech directed to the Muslim world in Cairo in early June, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today launched its "Share the Quran" campaign distributing free Qurans to local, state, and national leaders across the United States.

The organization's spokesperson said it will also send a copy to Obama and Vice President Biden.

"This is pure educational. I want to make it clear that this is not proselytizing or a campaign or project to convert people to Islam," said CAIR's director Nihad Awad today at a press conference. "We want people to be aware and informed about Islam."

Awad said the idea to gift high-end Qurans ($78 each) to American legislators, law enforcement officers, media leaders, governors, local elected and public officials, was directly inspired by Obama's Cairo speech:

"We were astonished he quoted the Quran." Awad told ABC News. "We know it. But I think the majority of Americans have no idea that maybe these quotes are direct from the Quran, they're unequivocal, and they cover the issues of . . . values we need today, in order to work together, fight extremism and terrorism, and turn the page. And bring the relationship to its rightful position between the American and Muslim world."

The organization chose Muhammad Asad's (a European) English translation of the Quran, and asks Muslims to donate $48 to help subsidize its multi-million dollar project as part of a grassroots campaign.

"The long-term goal of the campaign is to put one million Qurans in the hands of ordinary Americans of all faiths over the next 10 years," according to a CAIR statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bhoegypt; cair; husseinobama; korans
Just swell...........
1 posted on 06/30/2009 4:28:35 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

Well, they had to help support Obama’s claim that the USSA, formerly the USA, is one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.


2 posted on 06/30/2009 4:32:50 PM PDT by JavaJumpy
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To: Sub-Driver
"We want people to be aware and informed about Islam."

I do too.

Maybe then more people will stop appeasing it's adherents.

3 posted on 06/30/2009 4:33:07 PM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American (E)
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To: Sub-Driver
Actually, a reading of some of those pages would send a sane man running for the door (and probably his rifle)...'He did what?!' ... 'He said what?!' ... 'Isn't that lying?'... 'Isn't that murder?' ... 'Wouldn't that be considered rape, in 57/57 States?'...
... There's no Holy Spirit residing in the pages of 'that book'. Maybe a demon or two, but if you want a ghoulish scare - just rent the movie 'Halloween' (and you'll only have burned a couple of hours).
4 posted on 06/30/2009 4:34:55 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: Sub-Driver
"The long-term goal of the campaign is to put one million Qurans in the hands of ordinary Americans of all faiths over the next 10 years."

From my hand...to the nearest toilet.

5 posted on 06/30/2009 4:35:08 PM PDT by rickmichaels
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To: Sub-Driver

And is Hillary in talks with Muslim countries about sending a similar amount of Bibles?

Didn’t think so.


6 posted on 06/30/2009 4:36:29 PM PDT by JavaJumpy
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To: Sub-Driver

7 posted on 06/30/2009 4:37:17 PM PDT by shooter223 (the government should fear the citizens......not the other way around)
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To: JavaJumpy

Oh definitely. We need to start pushing for a “Share the Bible” project. Purely educational you know. Seriously, I told a friend that as ignorant as the American people are about Christianity, we need to write a book titled “Christianity For Dummies” and distribute it specifically to the media folks and politicians.


8 posted on 06/30/2009 4:49:15 PM PDT by WVNan ( (Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.: Sun Tzu))
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To: shooter223

PERFECT, LMAO


9 posted on 06/30/2009 4:49:18 PM PDT by peace with honor
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To: JavaJumpy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-3X5hIFXYU

If anyone is in doubt about that Barry Soetoro is a planted Muslim, he/she is out of their minds???

Or, rather a huge conspiracy in disguise of sweet talking like Jim Jones, NO question about it. Prayers for our grandchildren are needed!!!


10 posted on 06/30/2009 4:57:17 PM PDT by danamco
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To: TheClintons-STILLAnti-American

The korans they distribute are the soft-sell versions that change arabic “kill the infidel” to English “persuade the infidel,” etc

Misinfo campaign.


11 posted on 06/30/2009 5:02:28 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Sub-Driver
"The long-term goal of the campaign is to put one million Qurans in the hands of ordinary Americans of all faiths over the next 10 years," according to a CAIR statement.

Great. The more people read about the “Religion of Pieces (of infidels)”, the better. Maybe they will understand this cult religion of death. Unfortunately, they will probably just put them on an end table to show how ‘enlightened’ they are.

Sura (2:191-193) - "And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution of Muslims is worse than slaughter of non-believers...and fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is for Allah."

Sura (5:33) - "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement"

Sura (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them"

Bukhari (52:177) - Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him."

Tabari 7:97 The morning after the murder of Ashraf, the Prophet declared," Kill any Jew who falls under your power."

Ibn Ishaq: 327 - “Allah said, ‘A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.’”

الاسلام هو شر لا مثيل لها ، ويجب القضاء عليه

12 posted on 06/30/2009 5:20:30 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is an EVIL like no other, and must be ERADICATED. Barack OBORTION is a close second.)
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To: Sub-Driver

He can’t honestly believe Obama doesn’t already own a Koran.


13 posted on 06/30/2009 5:21:58 PM PDT by Fantasywriter
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To: rickmichaels

Its ignoble verses make for great bumfodder..


14 posted on 06/30/2009 5:30:55 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Sub-Driver

bring the relationship to its rightful position between the American and Muslim world.”

That rightful position would be homing in on the twin towers at 450 mph.

Sorry, had enough of Islam.


15 posted on 06/30/2009 5:38:40 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Toilet paper.


16 posted on 06/30/2009 5:42:35 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Send me a case...we’re short of skeet at the range.....


17 posted on 06/30/2009 6:52:59 PM PDT by Shamrock-DW
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To: Sub-Driver

18 posted on 06/30/2009 7:18:42 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: TheClintons-STILLAnti-American

19 posted on 06/30/2009 7:20:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Beautiful in its simplicity.


20 posted on 06/30/2009 8:48:26 PM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American (E)
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